Explorer HAT Pro

by Pimoroni

Explorer HAT Pro adds a lot of useful tools to your Raspberry Pi.

It has digital inputs and outputs, capacitive touch pads, croc. clip compatible pads, coloured LEDs, analog inputs, motor drivers, and a mini breadboard for prototyping your projects

Great for little robots, games, science experiments, exploring small electronic circuits, and interacting with your Pi.

We've put together a handy little Explorer HAT Pro parts kit with everything you need to get started building circuits including LEDs, dials, a buzzer, and even a temperature sensor! Explorer HAT Pro also goes great with our no-soldering-required micro metal gearmotors.

Features

  • Four buffered 5V tolerant inputs (perfect for Arduino compatibility)
  • Four powered 5V outputs (up to 500mA total across all four channels)
  • Four capacitive touch pads (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4)
  • Four capacitive crocodile clip pads (labelled 5, 6, 7, 8)
  • Four coloured LEDs (red, green, blue, and yellow)
  • Four analog inputs
  • Two H-bridge motor drivers (up to 200mA per channel; soft PWM control)
  • A heap of useful (unprotected) 3v3 goodies from the GPIO
  • A mini breadboard on top!
  • Explorer HAT Pro pinout
  • Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models
  • Python library
  • Comes fully assembled

Software

We've made it super-quick to get to grips with Explorer HAT Pro with our Python library, including a bunch of examples to show off all of Explorer HAT Pro's functions.

Notes

  • The inputs use a 5-channel buffer that will accept anything from 2V-5V as logic high
  • Mini breadboard has 170 points, 17x5 per half of the breadboard
  • Due to exciting global electronic parts shortages, some Explorer Hat Pros manufactured in 2021 have an ADS1115 ADC instead of the usual ADS1015. Our Python libraries have been updated to automatically detect and adjust for this chip change.

26 customer reviews

2 years ago
Did not work with my Raspberry Pi, contacted technical help that made a suggestion that did not help then never heard back from them again!
by Bhavik about Explorer HAT Pro via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Really cool HAT! The motor drivers, touch pads, and analog outputs are super useful, and the python package is really simple and easy to use.
by Anonymous about Explorer HAT Pro via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Fine addition to your Pi, with protection built-in. Mini breadboard for your projects
by Mark about Explorer HAT Pro via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Superb little 'hat'. I'm pretty much a beginner and I got it going quite quickly, making the PIN entry system game as a learning experience. Delivery, packaging and quality all good. For me, access to the helpful Pimoroni website was essential as putting 'Explorer Hat' into Google just gave me pictures of safari hats....
by Christopher about Explorer HAT Pro via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Cool kit to get playing with your Pi. It opens up loads of connection possibilities. Really pleased with it.
by Robert about Explorer HAT Pro via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
If you want a head start exploring phyisical compuiting on the Pi and you don't want to solder, the Explorer HAT pro is a great way to get going quickly. Well designed hardware supported by a Python library that's really easy to use.
by Romilly about Explorer HAT Pro via REVIEWS.io
6 years ago
Easy installation, the pins were clearly marked making wire connections a snap,
by NIO about Explorer HAT Pro via REVIEWS.io