DESCRIPTION
Control the same hardware as used in space...build your very own Astro Pi with the new
Raspberry Pi Sense HAT! The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT is attached on top of the Raspberry Pi
via the 40 GPIO pins to create an ‘Astro Pi’. The Sense HAT has several integrated circuit based
sensors can be used for many different types of experiments, applications, and even games.
And it's being used in conjunction with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to perform science
experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS)!
The sensors enable you to read:
Orientation (yaw, pitch & roll) via an accelerometer, 3D gyroscope, and magnetometer
Pressure
Humidity
Temperature
The Sense HAT supports a whole host of projects for the Raspberry Pi, it can measure how fast
is the Pi itself travelling (i.e. measure your speed), how hot is it? how humid is it? (air humidity),
which direction is the Raspberry Pi facing? And more.
The 8x8 LED Matrix enables you to display the data from the various sensors, it can show you
which way is geomagnetic North by programming a compass using the magnetometer, or
simply be used to play games like Tetris, Pong and Snake with the joystick. The joystick can
also be used to enable a human user to interact with the programs running on the Raspberry Pi
Sense HAT.
Writing programs for the Sense HAT is very simple with a Python library available to get started
quickly and easily. For a truly out of world projects check out the AstroPi website, containing a
host of ideas and instructions.
To Install:
Connect your Sense HAT to the Raspberry Pi via the 40 GPIO Pins
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 | bash
(This will take approximately 5 minutes to run on the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, and
approximately 20 minutes on earlier models of the Raspberry Pi)
When the install is finished you will need to reboot your Raspberry Pi
Note: The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT is compatible with the Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi 2,
Model B+, and Model A+, but NOT the earlier 26-pin models of Raspberry Pi 1 Model B & A's. Pi
not included!
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Gyroscope
Angular rate sensor (dps): ~245/500/2000
Accelerometer
Linear acceleration sensor (g): ~2/4/8/16
Magnetometer
Magnetic sensor (gauss): ~4/8/12/16
Barometer: 260 - 1260 hPa absolute range (accuracy depends on the temperature and
pressure, ~0.1 hPa under normal conditions)
Temperature sensor: Accurate to ~2°C in the 0-65°C range
Relative humidity sensor: Accurate to ~4.5% in the 20-80%rH range, accurate to ~0.5°C in
15-40°C range
8x8 LED matrix display
Small 5 button joystick
Standoffs may come in plastic or metal varieties
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Product Dimensions: 65.1mm x 56.6mm x 13.9mm / 2.6" x 2.2" x 0.5"
Product Weight: 20.4g / 0.7oz
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