{"product_id":"adafruit-animated-eyes-bonnet-for-raspberry-pi-mini-kit-without-displays","title":"Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Raspberry Pi Mini Kit - Without Displays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSnake Eyes Bonnet\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003eRaspberry Pi accessory\u003c\/strong\u003e for driving \u003cstrong\u003etwo 128x128 pixel OLED\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eTFT LCD\u003c\/strong\u003e displays, and also provides four \u003cstrong\u003eanalog inputs\u003c\/strong\u003e for sensors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's perfect for making cosplay masks, props, spooky sculptures for halloween, animatronics, robots...anything where you want to add a pair of animated eyes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product is just the Pi Bonnet itself, and some headers so you can plug it into a Pi. While it will work with any Raspberry Pi with a 2x20 Header (Pi B+, Pi 2, Pi 3, Pi Zero, etc) you'll get best performance from a Pi 3 since we do some heavy duty OpenGL rendering!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product \u003cstrong\u003edoesn't include two displays or connector cables!\u003c\/strong\u003e You'll want 1 or 2 of \u003cem\u003eeither\u003c\/em\u003e the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-1-44-color-tft-lcd-display-with-microsd-card-breakout-st7735r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdafruit 1.44\" TFT Breakout\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eor\u003c\/em\u003e the Adafruit 1.5\" OLED Breakout. The OLED looks better with higher contrast and viewing angle, but is more expensive. \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/jumper-jerky\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYou'll also want a bunch of 12\" F-F jumper cables to connect your displays\u003c\/a\u003e. Soldering is required to attach headers onto the Bonnet and displays, so make sure you have a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/antex-xs25-soldering-iron-uk-plug\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esoldering iron\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/copper-solder\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esolder\u003c\/a\u003e and some basic hand tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/animated-snake-eyes-bonnet-for-raspberry-pi\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFor all the details on how to use this Bonnet, check out the tutorial which has code, diagrams and some creative ideas for usage!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a follow-on of sorts to another project: \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/animated-electronic-eyes-using-teensy-3-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eElectronic Animated Eyes Using Teensy 3.2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/teensy-3-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTeensy 3.2\u003c\/a\u003e is a \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e capable microcontroller, and the code for that project squeezed every bit of space and performance from it. We had been experimenting with the Raspberry Pi as an alternative…while it’s still very experimental, why not make that work available to others?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Raspberry Pi offers some potential \u003cstrong\u003ebenefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware-accelerated \u003cstrong\u003e3D graphics\u003c\/strong\u003e (OpenGL), including \u003cstrong\u003eantialiasing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003efaster CPU\u003c\/strong\u003e, ample \u003cstrong\u003eRAM\u003c\/strong\u003e and dual SPI buses could yield faster frame rates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard graphics formats like \u003cstrong\u003eJPEG\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePNG\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSVG\u003c\/strong\u003e can be decoded on the fly; \u003cstrong\u003eno preprocessing step\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe eye rendering code is written in a \u003cstrong\u003ehigh-level language\u003c\/strong\u003e — Python — making it easier to customize.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/raspberry-pi\/products\/raspberry-pi-3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRaspberry Pi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-1-44-color-tft-lcd-display-with-microsd-card-breakout-st7735r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edisplays\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/jumper-jerky\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejumper wire\u003c\/a\u003e not included!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTECHNICAL DETAILS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/animated-snake-eyes-bonnet-for-raspberry-pi\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInstructions, datasheets, schematics, files, Fritzing object and more in the product guide.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Dimensions: 66.0mm x 30.0mm x 2.0mm \/ 2.6\" x 1.2\" x 0.1\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Weight: 6.3g \/ 0.2oz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36398531850,"sku":"ADA3356","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/3356.jpg?v=1665160130","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-animated-eyes-bonnet-for-raspberry-pi-mini-kit-without-displays","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}