Unlock your inner Mozart with Piano HAT, a mini musical companion for your Raspberry Pi!
Piano HAT is inspired by Zachary Igielman's PiPiano and made with his blessing. It has taken his fabulous idea for a dinky piano add-on for the Raspberry Pi, made it touch-sensitive and added barrels of our trademark Pimoroni polish.
Play music in Python, control software synths on your Pi, and take control of hardware synthesizers!
Features
16 capacitive touch pads (link each to their own Python function!)
13 piano keys (a full octave)
Octave up/down buttons
Instrument cycle button (great for use with synthesizers)
16 bright white LEDs (let them light automagically, or take control with Python)
2x Microchip CAP1188 capacitive touch driver chips
Use it to control software or hardware synths over MIDI
Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models
Comes fully assembled
Downloads
Python library
Pinout
A meteorologically minded Raspberry Pi HAT designed to make hooking up weather sensors a breeze (or a squall, or a gale). Weather HAT is an all-in-one solution for hooking up climate and environmental sensors to a Raspberry Pi. It has a bright 1.54' LCD screen and four buttons for inputs. The onboard sensors can measure temperature, humidity, pressure and light. The sturdy RJ11 connectors will let you easily attach wind and rain sensors. It will work with any Raspberry Pi with a 40-pin header. You could install it outside in a suitable weatherproof enclosure and connect to it wirelessly – logging the data locally or piping it into Weather Underground, a MQTT broker or a cloud service like Adafruit IO. Alternatively, you could house your weather Pi inside and run wires to your weather sensors outside - making use of the nice screen to display readouts. Features 1.54' IPS LCD screen (240 x 240) Four user-controllable switches BME280 temperature, pressure, humidity sensor (datasheet) LTR-559 light and proximity sensor (datasheet)
Nuvoton MS51 microcontroller with inbuilt 12-bit ADC (datasheet) RJ11 connectors for connecting wind and rain sensors (optional) HAT-format board Fully-assembled Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models Downloads Python library Schematic Included Weather HAT 2 x 10 mm standoffs
Pico Display lets you turn a Pico into a compact user interface device for a bigger project, capable of giving instructions, displaying readouts and even incorporating elaborate nested menus. If you'd rather use your Pico as a standalone device you could make a little rotating slideshow of images, display beautiful graphs from sensor data or build your own Tamagotchi or matchbox sized text adventure game.Features
1.14” 240x135 pixel IPS LCD screen
4 x tactile buttons
RGB LED
Pre-soldered female headers for attaching to Pico
Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico.
Fully assembled
No soldering required (as long as your Pico has header pins attached).
Dimensions: approx 53 x 25 x 9 mm (L x W x H)
Screen usable area: approx 25 x 15 mm (L x W)
C/C++ and MicroPython libraries
With a 6x20 grid of 2.54 mm spaced holes for easy soldering and labelled Pico pins so you know what's what, Pico Proto is perfect for when you're happy with your breadboard project and want to give it a secure, smart and compact long-term home. Pico Proto doesn't come with any headers attached, so you will need to either solder it directly to your Pico's male header pins (for a permanent, but super slim sandwich) or solder it to some female header. Features 40 2.54 mm spaced holes for attaching to your Pico. 120 2.54 mm spaced holes (6x20 grid) for attaching other things Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico. Dimensions: approx 51 x 25 x 1 mm (L x W x H)
The Unicorn Pack fits nicely on the back of your Pico - with a tidy 7x16 matrix (that's 112 RGB LEDs!) it's surely the fanciest backpack going. The four tactile buttons can be used to switch between modes, as controls for simple games, or adjusting brightness. It's possible to control the colour and brightness of each LED individually so you can use it to display animations, text, simple images, and more. Make a mini photo FX lamp, a smart status light for Zoom, use it to display colourful scrolling messages on your fridge, or just enjoy some pretty animations. Features 16x7 matrix of RGB LEDs (112 total) Individual colour/brightness control of each LED 4 x tactile buttons Pre-soldered female headers for attaching to Pico Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico. Fully assembled No soldering required (as long as your Pico has header pins attached). Dimensions: approx 62mm x 25mm x 10mm (L x W x H, including headers and buttons) C/C++ and MicroPython libraries
We've incorporated tinkering essentials like a mini breadboard, motor drivers, ADC inputs, a built in speaker, general purpose inputs/outputs, switches, and two Breakout Garden slots so you can add on a couple of breakouts.
We've also managed to fit in a vibrant 240x240 IPS LCD screen with four tactile buttons so you can easily monitor and control what your project is doing. It's all wrapped up in a nice, sturdy baseboard with a pleasingly compact footprint which won't involve nearly as many trailing wires as if you were experimenting with a traditional breadboard setup.
Our comprehensive MicroPython and C++ libraries will let you control every aspect of the board like a digital maestro. It's great for beginners and advanced users.
Features
Pico Explorer Base
Piezo speaker
1.54' IPS LCD screen (240x240)
Four user-controllable switches
Two Half-Bridge motor drivers (with over current indicator LED)
Easy access GPIO and ADC pin Headers
Two Breakout Garden I²C sockets
Mini breadboard
Rubber feet
Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico
No soldering required (as long as your Pico has header pins attached).
Dimensions: approx 117 x 63 x 20 mm (L x W x H, assembled)
C/C++ and MicroPython libraries
Schematic
Raspberry Pi Pico Wireless Pack attaches to the back of your Pico and uses an ESP32 chip to let your Pico connect to 2.4 GHz wireless networks and transfer data. There's a microSD card slot for if you want to store lots of data locally as well as a RGB LED (for status updates) and a button (useful for things like enabling/disabling Wi-Fi).Great for quickly adapting an existing Pico project to have wireless functionality, Raspberry Pi Pico Wireless Pack would come in handy for sending sensor data into home automation systems or dashboards, for hosting a web page from a matchbox or for letting your Pico interact with online APIs.Features
ESP32-WROOM-32E module for wireless connectivity (connected via SPI) (datasheet)
1x tactile button
RGB LED
Micro-SD card slot
Pre-soldered female headers for attaching your Raspberry Pi Pico
Fully assembled
No soldering required (as long as your Pico has header pins attached)
Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico
Dimensions: approx 53 x 25 x 11 mm (L x W x H, including headers and components)
C++ and MicroPython libraries
The Raspberry Pi Zero W extends the Raspberry Pi Zero family. The Raspberry Pi Zero W has all the functionality of the original Raspberry Pi Zero, but comes with added connectivity consisting of:
802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
Other Features
1 GHz, single-core CPU
512 MB RAM
Mini HDMI and USB On-The-Go ports
Micro-USB power
HAT-compatible 40-pin header
Composite video and reset headers
CSI camera connector
Downloads
Mechanical Drawing
Schematics
Struggling to choose which Pico add-on to go for? Pico Omnibus lets you plug in two Pico Packs or Bases at once, or you can use the extra set of male GPIO pins to easily attach other devices, jumper wires or circuitry – very useful for prototyping. We've added useful labels to all three sets of connectors, so you can be sure that all those lovely wires are going to the right places. We've also thrown in some little feet to keep everything solid.Features
One landing area with labelled female headers for attaching to your Pico.
Two landing areas with labelled (mirrored) male headers for attaching add-ons.
4x rubber feet
Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico.
99% assembled – just need to stick on the feet!
Fully assembled.
No soldering required.
Dimensions: approx 94 x 52 x 12 mm (L x W x H, including headers)
This board is an all-digital conversion of Raspberry Pi's VGA reference design, great for if you want to start hacking on video and/or audio output from a Raspberry Pi Pico and piping it straight into a modern monitor.Features
HDMI connector
PCM5100A DAC for line out audio over I²S (datasheet)
SD card slot
Reset button
Socket headers to install your Raspberry Pi Pico
Three user-controllable switches
Rubber feet
Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico
No soldering required (as long as your Pico has header pins attached)
Programmable with C/C++
Note: Raspberry Pi Pico is not included. Your Pico will need to have pin headers soldered to it (with the pins pointing downwards) to attach to our add-on boards.Downloads
Schematic
GitHub
Based on the reference design by Raspberry Pi, our Pimoroni Pico VGA Demo Base is a great way to start experimenting with Raspberry Pi Pico/RP2040. It's the perfect way to demo of some of the fun things you can achieve with the RP2040 microcontroller such as generating a solid VGA output without taxing the CPU at all!
Amaze your friends by showing them you still own a D-sub cable!
Bask in the glory of 15-bit analog video!
Get teary eyed over the warm, authentic, RC filtered PWM audio!
This board will run the various video example programs that Raspberry Pi have put together to demonstrate features of the RP2040.Features
15-pin VGA (D-sub) connector
PCM5100A DAC for line out audio over I²S (datasheet)
PWM audio output
SD card slot
Reset button
Female headers to install your Raspberry Pi Pico
Three user-controllable switches
Rubber feet
Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico
No soldering required (as long as your Pico has header pins attached)
Programmable with C/C++
Pico Breakout Garden Base sits underneath your Pico and lets you connect up to six of our extensive selection of Pimoroni breakouts to it. Whether it's environmental sensors so you can keep track of the temperature and humidity in your office, a whole host of little screens for important notifications and readouts, and, of course, LEDs. Scroll down for a list of breakouts that are currently compatible with our C++/MicroPython libraries!As well as a labelled landing area for your Pico, there's also a full set of broken out Pico connections, in case you need to attach even more sensors, wires, and circuitry. We've thrown in some rubber feet to keep the base nice and stable and to stop it from scratching your desk, or there are M2.5 mounting holes at the corners so that you can bolt it onto a solid surface if you prefer.The six sturdy black slots are edge connectors that connect the breakouts to the pins on your Pico. There's two slots for SPI breakouts, and four slots for I²C breakouts. Because I²C is a bus, you can use multiple I²C devices at the same time, providing they don't have the same I²C address (we've made sure that all of our breakouts have different addresses, and we print them on the back of the breakouts so they're easy to find).As well as being a handy way to add functionality to your Pico, Breakout Garden is also very useful for prototyping projects without the need for complicated wiring, soldering, or breadboards, and you can grow or change up your setup at any time.Features
Six sturdy edge-connector slots for breakouts
4x I²C slots (5 pins)
2x SPI slot (7 pins)
Landing area with female headers for Raspberry Pi Pico
0.1” pitch, 5 or 7 pin connectors
Broken-out pins
Reverse polarity protection (built into breakouts)
99% assembled – just need to stick on the feet!
Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico