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THE 10 BEST RASPBERRY <strong>PI</strong> HATS<br />
Feature<br />
UPS <strong>PI</strong>CO<br />
EXPLORER HAT<br />
Electronic projects are made perfectly<br />
simple with this prototyping HAT<br />
The Explorer HAT makes it much easier to<br />
build prototypes on top of your Raspberry Pi. It<br />
provides buffered 5V tolerant inputs and outputs,<br />
so you can attach and detach components to/<br />
from your Pi without worrying about damage.<br />
It also has capacitive touch pads and crocodile<br />
clip pads, along with four coloured LEDs to serve<br />
as alert lights. A PRO version (£18) adds analogue<br />
inputs and motor drivers. All of this sits beneath<br />
a mini breadboard that’s ideal for working<br />
on smaller projects.<br />
At £10, it’s a great way to add a little extra<br />
functionality to your Raspberry Pi and make<br />
it easier to learn electronics projects.<br />
Keep the power running<br />
with this Raspberry Pi<br />
power solution<br />
When building real-world<br />
devices that are designed to<br />
just work, the prospect of<br />
interrupted power often rears<br />
its ugly head.<br />
Fortunately, the UPS Pico cut; the advanced model will<br />
(Uninterrupted Power Supply) keep it up and running for eight<br />
saves the day. Its main function hours then shut it down safely.<br />
is to keep the Raspberry Pi safe It keeps itself charged up via the<br />
during a power cut. The basic G<strong>PI</strong>O pins, and an embedded<br />
model will safely shut down the measurement system detects<br />
Raspberry Pi during a power if a power problem has occurred.<br />
€25.99 (£19.83)<br />
pimodules.com<br />
£10<br />
magpi.cc/1OAKy46<br />
<strong>PI</strong>ANO HAT<br />
Discover your inner Mozart with this musical HAT<br />
Piano HAT started out as an<br />
Indiegogo project by Zachary<br />
Igielman, who wanted to create<br />
a musical add-on board for<br />
the Raspberry Pi that would<br />
teach soldering skills and<br />
the exploration of music and<br />
sound generation.<br />
Pimoroni picked up the<br />
project and worked with Zach to the octave and one for switching<br />
turn it into the stylish Piano HAT. the instrument. It comes with a<br />
It slots on top of the Raspberry Pi software library, so you can play<br />
and adds 13 capacitive piano keys, example tracks and use the Piano<br />
along with two keys for changing HAT to explore music.<br />
UNICORN HAT<br />
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a rainbow<br />
of colour with this stylish Unicorn HAT<br />
The Unicorn HAT is one of the coolest HATs<br />
around. It features 64 RGB LEDs arranged in an 8×8<br />
pattern to form a vibrant display. The LED lights<br />
are phenomenally bright, and the Python A<strong>PI</strong> can<br />
be used to create all kinds of crazy visual displays.<br />
There are some great projects around. You can<br />
create pixel works of art from your web browser,<br />
make rainbows appear, build animations, and even<br />
create basic retro games like Pong. It’s one of the<br />
most fun HATs around, and a great way to make<br />
programming instantly vibrant and interesting.<br />
£15<br />
magpi.cc/1OALwNT<br />
£24<br />
magpi.cc/1PCpRZ5<br />
raspberrypi.org/magpi February 2016<br />
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