Pimoroni Rainbow HAT for Raspberry Pi
The Pimoroni Rainbow HAT is an advanced add-on board for all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models, co-developed with Google’s Android Things team. It integrates displays, sensors, sound, and a wealth of LEDs, making it an ideal platform for both Android Things and Raspbian Python development.
Features
- Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models, ensuring broad usability.
- Features seven APA102 multicolor LEDs and four 14-segment alphanumeric displays for rich visual feedback.
- Includes a BMP280 temperature and pressure sensor for environmental monitoring applications.
- Integrates three capacitive touch buttons for intuitive user input without external components.
- Offers convenient breakout pins for Servo, I2C, SPI, and UART (all 3.3V) for extended peripheral connectivity.
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The Pimoroni Rainbow HAT is a versatile expansion board for the Raspberry Pi, designed in collaboration with the Android Things team at Google. This feature-rich HAT provides a comprehensive suite of displays, environmental sensors, sound capabilities, and multiple LED indicators, making it an excellent choice for educational projects, IoT prototyping, and interface development with Android Things.
Beyond its utility in the Android Things ecosystem, the Rainbow HAT is fully supported by a comprehensive Python API for use with Raspbian. This ensures that makers and developers can leverage its impressive array of features—including the APA102 multicolor LEDs, 14-segment alphanumeric displays, capacitive touch buttons, and the BMP280 sensor—within their preferred Linux-based Raspberry Pi projects. It’s praised for its impressive feature set, enabling a wide variety of applications.
Additional Information
| Weight | 0.026 kg |
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| Dimensions | 6.5 × 5.5 cm |














