Other Boards
PiFace Digital is designed to plug on to the GPIO of your Raspberry Pi, allowing you to sense and control the real world. With PiFace Digital 2 you can detect the state of a switch, for example from a door sensor, a pressure pad or any number of other switch types. Once this state has been detected, you can write your own software for the Raspberry Pi that determines how to respond to that switch state. You can drive outputs to power motors, actuators, LEDs or anything else you can imagine!
- Plugs directly onto the Raspberry Pi GPIO socket
- Fits Directly over the Raspberry Pi and within the Raspberry Pi's footprint
- 2 Changeover Relays
- 4 Tactile Switches
- 8 Digital Inputs
- 8 Open-Collector OutPuts
- 8 LED Indicators
- Easy to program in Python, Scratch and C
- Graphical Emulator and Simulator
- Relays can be used to switch voltages up to 20V (Max) or currents up to 5A (Max)
- Experiments with Scratch
- Light Gates
- Detectors and Alarms
- Birdbox Sensor
- Simon (Game)
- Game Controllers
Downloads, Tutorials and Guides:
The Cluster HAT is the perfect tool for modelling, testing and teaching small scale clusters. The Cluster HAT is designed to interface a controller (Raspberry Pi A+/B+/2/3) with 4 Raspberry Pi Zero's configured to use USB gadget mode.
This Kit Includes 1 x Cluster HAT, 4 x Raspberry Pi Zero's V1.3, 4 x 16GB Micro SD Cards.
Please Note. A Raspberry Pi 3, with SD Card & Power Supply are also required for set up. These items are NOT Included in the Kit but can be purchased separately.
The Cluster HAT Kit Features:
- Small Scale Cluster Simulator
- USB Gadget Mode: Ethernet and Serial Console.
- Onboard 4 port USB 2.0 hub.
- Zeros are powered via Controller Pi GPIO
- Individual Raspberry Pi Zero power controlled via Controller Pi GPIO
- Connector for Controller Serial Console (FTDI Basic).
Kit includes:
- Cluster HAT
- HAT standoffs and screws
- Short USB rope (colour may vary)
- 4 x Raspberry Pi Zero
- 4 x 16GB Class 10 Micro SD Cards
The MagPi magazine review on the cluster hat
Colour might differ between blue and red as per manufacturer stock availability.
This T shaped breakout board makes it easier to use the GPIO pins as it is bigger in size and labeled.
The board also tightly fits on to a breadboard making electronic experiments much easier.
40 Pins means it's ready for use on the Pi3B,Pi2B and B+
Raspberry Pi Not Included
The Gert VGA 666 (6 bits per colour channel, hence 666) is a breakout/add on board for the Raspberry Pi Model B+,Pi 2 B and Pi 3 B (will not work with Model A/B as the additional GPIO pins are required). It is an open source hardware design recently released publicly by Gert van Loo who was one of the hardware engineers that was instrumental in the initial design of the original Raspberry Pi (also one of the chip architects on the BCM2835 chip at the heart of the Raspberry Pi) and someone that many of you may have spoken to at Raspberry Jams or on the Raspberry Pi forums. This was announced on the Raspberry Pi website and the full design files, schematics and other details are available onGitHub.
The Raspberry Pi has an HDMI port to connect a display. If your monitor only has VGA, you have to use an adapter. Because this requires a digital-to-analogue conversion, those adapters can be quite pricey, and they can draw lots of power. So our friend Gert van Loo has created a VGA adapter that uses the Pi’s GPIO.
This wasn’t possible on the Model A or B, but now the B+ and newer models exposes 40 GPIO pins, there’s more to play with. As well as just allowing you to connect a VGA monitor natively, it also means you can use it as a secondary monitor alongside HDMI. And unlike composite video, the DPI interface can be run independent of the HDMI. The software for dual screens is still under development, but we expect that to arrive in the next couple of weeks. Running two screens at maximum resolution will consume SDRAM bandwidth, and is yet to be tested. (And there’s a catch: as the board uses most of your GPIO pins, you lose access to them.)
The VGA output supports the same resolution as your HDMI one: from 640 x 480 up to 1920 x 1024 at 60fps. At the highest resolution the pixel quality is almost as good as HDMI. The adapter uses a simple resistor ladder network as a digital-to-analogue converter, so the colour quality depends on how well-balanced your resistors are. There is slight colour banding, and with 6 bits per channel you have a maximum of 262144 colours.
Dom has been working on the software side and the new DPI (read: VGA) driver software has been added to the latest release.
RASPBERRY PI NOT INCLUDED
This is a Mini Real-Time Clock module, it's design for the Raspberry Pi, but it can also be used with an Arduino.
Simply plug this tiny module into the GPIO header on the Raspberry Pi and away you go!
Features:
- Smaller
- Work in 3.3V and 5V
- Supported Raspberry Pi and Arduino
Specification:
- DS3231 RTC IC
- Self-adjust 3.3V and 5V
- Size: 14x14x12 mm
Include:
- 1x RTC Module
- 1x Battery
The PicoBorg is an ultra compact motor controller for the Raspberry Pi. With PicoBorg, you can turn on and off fans, motors, solenoids or relays from your Raspberry Pi. There are 4 low side drivers, so you can turn on and off 4 devices, and one device is connected to the RPi PWM pin, so you can vary the speed of that motor! Motor control is accessed via a simple GUI, which can be installed by following the PicoBorg installation instructions. Motor power is not taken directly from the Raspberry Pi, so there's no risk of your Pi dropping out. Instead, the PicoBorg utilises a battery pack to drive the motors; meaning you're not restricted to 5V motors, in fact you can drive ANY motors up to 20V! Why not create your own Raspberry Pi Cyborg?
The PicoBorg is perfect for any small motor project, for example:
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4 fans on/off control over all and vary speed on one fan
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4 solenoids
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4 DC motors (on / off control over all and vary speed on one motor)
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Control one 6 wire stepper motor in both directions
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Rover project!
The PicoBorg Features:
- Drive 4 x DC Motors (on/off) or 1 x 6-Wire Stepper motor (Bi-Direction)
- Allows speed control on 1 x Motor
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Max 20V recommended 12V or less
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Max current 2.5A (stall) or less
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Primarily designed to be used with large resistance, low inductance motors and for learning and experimenting purposes.
- As there are no pull up or pull down resistors on the inputs, the picoBorg expects the Pi to be controlling the pins when the power is applied. Power the Pi first, run the software and then apply power to the PicoBorg.
- There is no thermal shutoff, keep an eye on temperature of the FETs and diodes
- There is no current limiting, you must observe current restrictions
- There is no short circuit or reverse voltage protection
- For commercial applications and control of larger motors and lower resistance coils etc, PiBorg or PiBorg nano may be a better solution
- If you are new to electronics and getting started, we recommend you don't use a battery, rather a low current <100mA power supply as this can be more forgiving if you get things wrong
- Be very careful of connections and soldering as mistakes could potentially hurt your picoBorg and Raspberry Pi.
RASPBERRY PI NOT INCLUDED(Neither the keys for those who wondered)
This cute little GPIO reference board from ModMyPi allows you to quickly and easily distinguish between the different pins of the Raspberry Pi Model B+, Raspberry Pi 2B and Pi 3B! It's even got a key chain hole, so you can carry it around and keep it handy - you'll never know when you need to hack a Pi!
The GPIO reference board features BCM numbering on one side and the pin names on the other. It can be soldered for permanent referencing, or slipped on and off when required.
The Sense HAT is an add-on board for Raspberry Pi, made especially for the Astro Pi mission! It’s going to the International Space Station in December 2015 – and is now available to buy from PiShop.
The Sense HAT has an 8×8 RGB LED matrix, a five-button joystick and includes the following sensors:
- 3D Gyroscope
- Accelerometer (Yaw, Pitch & Roll)
- Magnetometer
- Temperature
- Barometric Pressure
- Humidity
The Raspberry Pi Foundation have also created a Python library providing easy access to everything on the board.
Sensing Elements Technical Specification:
Pressure / Temperature (ST Micro LPS25H)
– 24-bit pressure measurement resolution (260hPa to 1260hPa)
– 16-bit temperature measurement resolution (0-125°C)
Datasheet
Humidity / Temperature (ST Micro HTS221)
– 16-bit humidity measurement resolution (0-100% relative humidity)
– 16-bit temperature measurement resolution (0-60°C)
Datasheet
Acceleration/Gyroscope/Magnetic field (ST Micro LSM9DS1)
– 9 degrees of freedom (X, Y, Z independent axes for all sensors)
– ±16 g acceleration measurement range
– ±16 gauss magnetometer measurement range
– ±2000 dps (degrees per second) gyroscope measurement range
Each of these measurement channels has 16 bits of resolution.
Datasheet
All of these sensors have features for periodic sampling of sensor values, complete with internal FIFO storage. The LPS25H and HTS221 have maximum sample rates of 25 per second, the LSM9DS1 has a maximum sample rate of 952Hz
LED Matrix
The LED matrix is driven by a combination of a constant-current LED driver and an Atmel ATTiny88 running a custom firmware that delivers an 8×8 display with 15-bit resolution RGB colour. If you want to get into the gory details, the AVR firmware is available on Github.
Joystick
The Atmel is responsible for sampling the joystick. We didn’t have enough pins left on the Atmel to dedicate the five that we needed to sample the joystick axes independently, so they’ve been spliced into the LED matrix row selects. The joystick gets updated at approximately 80Hz, which is the scan rate of the LED matrix.
All of the sensors (and the base firmware for the Atmel) are accessible from the Pi over I2C. As a fun bonus mode, the SPI peripheral on the Atmel has been hooked up to the Pi’s SPI interface – you can reprogram your HAT in the field! We use this method to get the firmware into the Atmel during production test – and we leave it unprotected so you can substitute the stock firmware to get it to do whatever you want. Seriously. First person to turn this sensor HAT into a quadcopter controller HAT wins a cookie from me.
Getting Started
Connect your Sense HAT to the Raspberry Pi via the 40 GPIO Pins.You will then need to install the software:
Open up a terminal and run the following command:
wget -O - http://www.raspberrypi.org/files/astro-pi/astro-pi-install.sh --no-check-certificate
When the install has finished you will need to reboot your Raspberry Pi!
This IO kit is the second in our range and the ideal breakout board to learn how to control the RPi GPIO using python or on your Arduino.
This kit includes
- pcb
- 3 x LEDs, red, yellow and green
- 3 x 330 Ohm resistors
- 8 pin male to male pcb connector
- 1 x Light dependant resistor
- 1 x 1uF capacitor
- 1 x buzzer
- 1 x tactile switch
- Traffic light
- Disco/christmas running lights
- Status indicator LEDs for alarm,robotics or related projects
- Learn how to measure light intensity
- Learn how to detect when a button is pressed
- Basic soldering skills and your soldering kit
- 8 female to female jumpers to connect to your Pi
- 8 male to female jumpers to connect to your Arduino
- Safety first
- Soldering irons get very hot - be careful when soldering to avoid burns.
- It is good practice to shut down the Pi/Arduino and unplug the power before connecting or disconnecting jumpers to the GPIO.
Sample code is available here in a Python tutorial to assist you
Let your robotic dreams come true with the new DC+Stepper Motor HAT from Adafruit. This Raspberry Pi add-on is perfect for any motion project as it can drive up to 4 DC or 2 Stepper motors with full PWM speed control.
Raspberry Pi and motors are not included.
Since the Raspberry Pi does not have a lot of PWM pins, we use a fully-dedicated PWM driver chip
onboard to both control motor direction and speed. This chip handles
all the motor and speed controls over I2C. Only two pins (SDA & SCL)
are required to drive the multiple motors, and since it's I2C you can
also connect any other I2C devices or HATs to the same pins.
In fact, you can even stack multiple Motor HATs, up to 32 of them, for controlling up to 64 stepper motors or 128 DC motors (or a mix of the two) - just remember to purchase and solder in a stacking header instead of the one we include.
Motors are controlled by TB6612 MOSFET drivers with 1.2A per channel and 3A peak current capability, a big improvement over L293D drivers and there are built-in flyback diodes as well.
We even had a little space so we added a polarity protection FET on the power pins and a bit of prototyping area. And the HAT is assembled and tested here at Adafruit so all you have to do is solder on the included 2x20 plain header and the terminal blocks.
Lets check out these specs again:
- 4 H-Bridges: TB6612 chipset provides 1.2A per bridge (3A peak) with thermal shutdown protection, internal kickback protection diodes. Can run motors on 4.5VDC to 13.5VDC.
- Up to 4 bi-directional DC motors with individual 8-bit speed selection (so, about 0.5% resolution)
- Up to 2 stepper motors (unipolar or bipolar) with single coil, double coil, interleaved or micro-stepping.
- Big terminal block connectors to easily hook up wires (18-26AWG) and power
- Polarity protected 2-pin terminal block and jumper to connect external 5-12VDC power
- Works best with Raspberry Pi model A+, B+, Pi 2 B or Pi 3 B.
- Install the easy-to-use Python library, check out the examples and you're ready to go!
Comes with an assembled & tested HAT, terminal blocks, and 2x20 plain header. Some soldering is required to assemble the headers on. Stacking header not included.
Raspberry Pi, motors, and battery pack are not included but we have lots of motors in the shop and all our DC motors, and stepper motors work great. Check out Adafruit's detailed tutorial for tons of info including schematics, wiring diagrams, python libraries and example walkthroughs.
Description:
The expansion board is directly connected on top of the Raspberry Pi using the board GPIO header pins, and no wiring nor soldering is required, and duplicated the 40-pin header of the R-Pi in order to support existing expansion boards. X200 is fully compatible with Raspberry Pi Model B+ and Pi2 model B.
The company emphasizes that their HDMI to VGA converter is not powered by the R-Pi HDMI port, as this is known to cause issues. You can find more information, including instructions to build the RTC drivers and control the servo with WiringPi, on the company’s Raspberry Pi page.
Features:
Input Voltage – 6V to 21Vdc converted to 5V, 3A via step-down DC/DC converter to power the Raspberry Pi.
VGA output – HDMI to VGA converter supporting up to UXGA (1600×1200) and 1080p with 10-bit DAC
Audio – 3.5mm MIC in jack, 3.5mm stereo audio jack, SPDIF output, audio IO connector (Microphone input and stereo audio amplifier 3.3Wx2)
Wireless - WiFi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) with antenna, IR sensor (38KHz)
USB – self-powered USB hub with 3 ports
RTC – Based on DS3231SN with included CR2032 battery
Servo support – 8-channel Darlington driver chip (ULN2803) allowing to control electronic circuits which require more current.
I/Os – Power output connector, headers to access camera connector on top of the Raspberry Pi
Misc – DIP switch to remove connection from RPi’s pin header
Dimensions – 85 x 56mm (Same size as Raspberry Pi)
Read more : http://www.suptronics.com/Xseries/x200.html
Package includes:
1 x Supstronics X200 Multifunction Expansion Board
1 x Case
Input Voltage: 6V to 24V dc converted to 5V, 3A via step-down DC/DC converter to power the Raspberry Pi
Wireless: Built in IR sensor (38KHz)
- Full-HD audio – up to 24-bit/192kHz playback
- Class leading audio; 112db SNR, and THD of 0.0019%
- Audiophile TI Burr Brown 32-bit/384kHz DAC (TI PCM5122)
- Uses the digital I2S audio signals to reduce CPU load over USB audio solutions
- Integrated hardware volume control
- Mute can be enabled / disabled via jumper
- Built in High quality audio headphone amplifier (TI TPA6133A)
- Earphone AMP can be enabled / disabled via jumper
- Built in High quality Class-D stereo audio amplifier (TI TPA3118D2)
- Up to 2 x 20W into 4 ohm
- AMP can be enabled / disabled via jumper
- Phono/RCA connectors
- 3.5mm stereo audio jack
- Speaker terminals
- Power output socket
- DIP switch to remove connection from RPi’s pin header
- Directly connected on top of the Raspberry Pi using the board GPIO header pins
- No wiring nor soldering is required
- Duplicated the 40-pin header of the R-Pi in order to support existing expansion boards
- Suitable for Raspberry Pi Model B+ and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
More information:
http://www.suptronics.com/Xseries/x400.html
Package included:
1 x Expansion board
1 x Pack of plastic screws
2 x Jumper caps
Features:
Input Voltage: - 6V to 20Vdc converted to 5V, 3A via step-down DC/DC converter to power the Raspberry Pi and SATA device
SATA: Allows you to connect SATA devices to your Raspberry Pi
Wireless: - Built in IR sensor (38KHz)
- Power output socket
- Directly connected on top of the Raspberry Pi using the board GPIO header pins
- No wiring nor soldering is required
- Duplicated the 40-pin header of the R-Pi in order to support existing expansion boards
Note:
1. The RCA L/R output will not have sound if the incoming audio is multi-channel audio (>2CH). Set EDID switch to 2CH for RCA L/T stereo application.
2. TOSLINK optical audio output does not support Dolby Digital Plus (used by Roku and Chromecast) and higher formats, such as HD audio (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, PCM5.1 and beyond).
3. Set audio EDID to 5.1CH for DD5.1CH / DTS5.1CH, use optical output to connect to audio receiver for surround sound.
More information: http://www.suptronics.com/Xseries/x600.html
Package included:
1 x Expansion board
1 x HDMI to VGA connector
1 x USB male to male connector
1 x Pack of install screws
Description:
There are two L9110S motor controller chips onboard
This module can simultaneously drive two DC motors or a 4-wire 2-phase stepper motor
Feature:
Work under low static current
Power supply voltage: DC 2.5V - 12V
Each channel has 800mA continuous current output
Low saturation pressure drop
TTL / CMOS output level compatible, can be connected directly to the CPU
Output built-in clamping diode, apply to the perceptual load
Control and drive integrate in IC
Pin high pressure protection function
Working temperature: 0°C - 80°C
Size: 29 x 21mm(L x W)
Circuit diagram:
Package includes:
1x L9110S stepper motor driver
Double H bridge drive
Chip: L298N (ST NEW)
Logical voltage: 5V
Drive voltage: 5V-35V
Logical current: 0mA-36mA
Drive current: 2A (MAX single bridge)
Storage temperature: -20 to +135
Max power: 25W
Weight: 30g
Size: 43 x 43 x 27mm
Note:
This module has a built-in 5v power supply, when the driving voltage is 7v-35v, this supply is suitable as a power supply.
DO NOT connect input voltage to +5v on controller interface.
When ENA is enabled IN1 IN2 control OUT1 OUT2
When ENB is enabled IN3 IN4 control OUT3 OUT4
Note: Package does not include the screws.
Package included:
5 x L298N Module
This is a Raspberry GPS HAT expansion board designed specifically for the Raspberry Pi B+, A+ and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B! It's a simple to install and use GPS module, that utilises the Raspberry Pi the serial ports (UART) for communication. The board is compliant with Raspberry Pi HAT specification, and includes a 2x20 way header and stand-offs to provide a robust solution to Raspberry Pi GPS function.
We also have cases available for the Raspberry Pi and GPS HAT combination in Clear, and you'll probably need an external Antenna to get going!
It's great for accurate timing applications or general applications that require GPS information. It's equipped with the latest Ublox MAX-M8Q low power, high performance positioning module and features an RTC Crystal for timing applications, making it more than adequate for a Pi based NTP Server. Its worth noting the module can, with a serial command, be placed in “Stationary” dynamic mode which is the default mode for the much more expensive timing modules.To facilitate PPS, the time pulse output is connected to GPIO18, so you can utilise this board to give NTP PPS discipline.
The board features an SMA Female connector for an active patch antenna power, PPS LED's, and an on board 6 hour supercap which can be used to retain any custom settings in the event of power loss.
Please Note. This board is NOT compatible with the original Raspberry Pi A and B boards.
Please Note. This board has firmware version 2.01 and is currently unable to receive Galileo signals.
Features:
- Raspberry Pi HAT Compliant GPS Module
- MAX-M8Q GPS Chipset
- Utlises Pi Serial UART Connection
- PPS connected to GPIO18 (Pin 12)
- RTC Crystal
- Navigation Sensitivity: –167 dBm
- Position accuracy: 2.0m CEP
- Power Consumption: 25 mA @ 3.0 V (approx.)
- Connector: SMA Female
- Supercap for setting retention
Tutorials
- GPS SMA to uFL Adaptor Cable
- Ultimate GPS Breakout Board
- GPS HAT Mini
- GPS Logger Shield
- 28dB Active External Antenna
- Gain 28 dB
- Operating Frequency 1575.42MHz ± 1.023MHz (T1)
- Output Impedance 50 ohms
- Bandwidth 10 MHz minute @ S11 ≤ -10dB
- Output VSWR 2.0 Max
- Voltage 2.3~5.5V
- Dimensions: L 41.2xW38.5xH13.3 mm
- Mount: Magnetic Antenna
- Coaxial Cable: RG174 Length 5m
- Cable Connector: SMA MALE
- Operating Temperature: -30°C to +85°C
The GPIO Paddle Board Breakout Kit enables you to bring the Raspberry Pi B+ GPIO connections out from your Raspberry Pi to a 'push wire' paddle terminal board! This kit requires absolutely no soldering, but will allow you to jump straight from the Pi to your project or breadboard without the use of a cobbler kit. All terminals are labelled on the PCB silkscreen and the kit includes a Rainbow GPIO Ribbon cable.
The 'push wire' terminals can be utilised with solid core wire stripped to around 10mm of exposed copper.
The GPIO Paddle Board Breakout Kit Features:
- 1 x GPIO Paddle Breakout Board
- 1 x 200mm Rainbow Ribbon Cable Assembly
The bundle is discounted to save you some hard earned cash rather than paying full price for loose components.
Package includes:
1 x BreadBoard 400 tie points
1 x 40-Pin Gray Ribbon Cable (29cm)
1 x GPIO T Board for easy breadboard connection
It is a neat and very useful solution for using a VGA display/monitor with your Raspberry Pi and is cheaper than an HDMI to VGA adapter or similar. The VGA connection is driven natively in hardware over the GPIO pins (using a parallel interface) and uses around the same CPU load as the HDMI connection on board. It is capable of displaying 1080p60 VGA video with no CPU load. It is also possible to drive this interface at the same time as the HDMI connection, so a dual screen set up is also possible.
This add-on board uses all but 6 of the GPIO pins so it may not be possible to use other add-on boards at the same time as the VGA adapter. You should disable all of the GPIO pin's function so that it can work properly.
We strongly recommend that you use 800x600 resolution. The highly resolution will slow down your Pi and use more RAM.
Feature:
- Support for Raspberry Pi 3B / 2B / B+ / A+
- The VGA output supports resolution:from 640 x 480 up to 1920 x 1024 at 60fps.
- With 6 bits per channel you have a maximum of 262144 colours.
- No soldering required.
- Easy to setup.
- Easy to configure.
- Dimension: 64.00mm x 32.3mm
- Net weight: 16.5g
Note:
Raspberry Pi main board is not included.
More about this item: http://wiki.52pi.com/index.php/VGA666_Module_For_RPi_SKU:EP-0073
Package includes:
1 × VGA Adapter Board