{"product_id":"picade-max-usb-audio","title":"Picade Max USB Audio","description":"\u003cp\u003eConnect a pair of small speakers up to a Raspberry Pi (or other computer) easily with this RP2040-powered USB-C sound card\/3W stereo amplifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe made this RP2040 board to drive the speakers on \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/picade-max\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePicade Max\u003c\/a\u003e, but we thought it might also be useful for other builds where you want to connect some speakers up over USB-C - especially since 3.5mm audio jacks are now starting to become somewhat of a rarity!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are two screw terminals to connect the wires from your speakers, you'll need a 2mm or 2.5mm flat blade screwdriver for this. Once it's plugged into your computer, you may need to set this board as your default audio output device (in Raspberry Pi OS you can \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.raspberrypi.org\/en\/projects\/raspberry-pi-using\/4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eright click on the speaker in the menu bar\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeed some speakers? Check out the recommendations in the extras! \u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered by RP2040\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual ARM Cortex M0+ with 264kB of SRAM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x screw terminals to attach speakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI2S audio DAC with 3W stereo amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnector to add encoder for volume control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-C connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQw\/ST (Qwiic\/STEMMA QT) connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatus LED\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBOOT and RESET buttons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled (no soldering required)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/picade-max-audio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC firmware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/Picade_Max_USB_Audio_Schematic.pdf?v=1732196468\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSchematic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout RP2040\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaspberry Pi's RP2040 microcontroller is a dual core ARM Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz. It bundles in 264kB of SRAM, 30 multifunction GPIO pins (including a four channel 12-bit ADC), a heap of standard peripherals (I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, clocks, etc), and USB support.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne very exciting feature of RP2040 is the programmable IOs which allow you to execute custom programs that can manipulate GPIO pins and transfer data between peripherals - they can offload tasks that require high data transfer rates or precise timing that traditionally would have required a lot of heavy lifting from the CPU.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42067341770835,"sku":"PIM742","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/picade-max-audio-1.jpg?v=1721996391","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/picade-max-usb-audio","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}