One of the things that makes Raspberry Pi’s small and inexpensive single-board computers interesting is the 40-pin connectors that makes it possible to connect expansion boards called HATs (which ...

Mick Jagger famously said that you cain’t always get what you want. But this is Hackaday, and we make what we want or can’t get. Case in point: [Andrew Tudoroi] is drawn to retro LEDs and wanted one ...

What are Hats and what do they offer? Types of functionality available with Hats. The range of potential applications with Hats. Raspberry Pi Hats are specialized add-on boards that increase the Pi's ...

Anyone creating autonomous systems using the Raspberry Pi range of mini PCs might be interested in the new Multi-iO HAT specifically designed for Raspberry Pi automation. Compatible with all Raspberry ...

In today’s internet age, you can learn how to fix your car, master a programming language and even earn an electrical engineering degree, without ever leaving home. If you want to apply this knowledge ...

The new Raspberry Pi Model B+ may not have a faster processor or more memory than the original Raspberry Pi mini-computers that launched 2 years ago. But it has twice as many USB ports, more GPIO pins ...

I personally am not a fan of the laminate-type acrylic cases. I bought one from "smraza" and one of the inner bits on one of the layers snapped right off just from disassembling it. That probably ...

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) isn’t something solely to have hooked up to your desktop PC. Your Raspberry Pi SBC might also benefit from it. Yet the available options aren’t too great, or are ...

Raspberry Pi sells little add-on boards that fit on top of the tiny computer. This kind of board is called a hat. Pardon me, it’s HAT for “hardware on top.” C’mon, that’s freakin’ adorable. Anyway, ...

Mark explains more about his latest Raspberry Pi battery HAT and its features : The Pi18650 is an add on HAT which plugs into the 26/40 pin connector on the Raspberry Pi. This HAT allows you to ...