{"product_id":"pirate-audio-3w-stereo-amp","title":"Pirate Audio: 3W Stereo Amp for Raspberry Pi","description":"\u003cp\u003eBring an old radio or set of speakers into the 21st century with Pirate Audio 3W Stereo Amp for Raspberry Pi! Get punchy digital audio through the push-fit terminals and control your music with the built-in colour LCD and playback control buttons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe push-fit connectors on Pirate Audio 3W Stereo Amp make it super-simple to connect up a set of speakers, whether they're bookshelf or floor-standing speakers, or the speakers in an old radio. Play crisp digital audio from local files (MP3, FLAC, etc.) or stream from online services. The combined DAC and amp gives you crisp 24-bit \/ 192KHz digital audio through your connected stereo speakers (or mixed-down mono through a single channel).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePirate Audio is a range of all-in-one audio boards for Raspberry Pi, with high-quality digital audio, beautifully-crisp IPS displays for album art, tactile buttons for playback control, and our custom Pirate Audio software and installer to make setting it all up a breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMAX98357A DAC \/ amplifier chip x2 (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/MAX98357A-MAX98357B_cbc17da5-cbd8-4a52-9867-a495a77985a2.pdf?26825\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edatasheet\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStereo 3W (per channel) audio out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePush-fit speaker terminals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitch for stereo \/ mixed-down mono modes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3\" IPS colour LCD (240x240px) (ST7789 driver)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour tactile buttons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMini HAT-format board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pirate-audio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePirate Audio software\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 65x30.5x9.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pirate-audio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePirate Audio software and installer\u003c\/a\u003e installs the Python library for the LCD, configures the I2S audio and SPI, and then installs Mopidy and our custom Pirate Audio plugins to display album art and track info, and to use the buttons for playback control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's how to get started:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet an SD card up with the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnect to Wi-Fi or a wired network.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen a terminal and type the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccode\u003egit clone https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pirate-audio\u003cbr\u003ecd pirate-audio\/mopidy\u003cbr\u003e.\/install.sh\u003c\/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReboot your Pi\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find more detailed instructions here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pirate-audio\/tree\/master\/mopidy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pirate-audio\/tree\/master\/mopidy\u003c\/a\u003e or get tonnes more info in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/tutorial\/sandyj\/getting-started-with-pirate-audio\"\u003eGetting Started with Pirate Audio\u003c\/a\u003e tutorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote that our installer, linked above, does all of the below for you, but if you're an intrepid hacker then you might need to know this stuff!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe push-fit connectors require you to push gently on the tab to allow the cable to be inserted \/ removed. Do this carefully, to avoid breaking the clip!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe DAC can be configured by adding \u003ccode\u003edtoverlay=hifiberry-dac\u003c\/code\u003e to the \u003ccode\u003e\/boot\/config.txt\u003c\/code\u003e file.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a DAC enable pin—BCM 25— that must be driven high to enable the DAC. You can do this by adding \u003ccode\u003egpio=25=op,dh\u003c\/code\u003e to the \u003ccode\u003e\/boot\/config.txt\u003c\/code\u003e file.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe buttons are active low, and connected to pins BCM 5, 6, 16, and 24.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe display uses SPI, and you'll need to enable SPI through the Raspberry Pi configuration menu.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you want to use these boards with a Pibow Coupé case (either for the Zero \/ Zero W or Pi 4), then you'll need to use a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/booster-header\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebooster header\u003c\/a\u003e to raise it up a little.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum wire size for the push fit connectors is 0.75mm² (1mm diameter, 18AWG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31189753233491,"sku":"PIM484","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/pirate-audio-4.jpg?v=1574158600","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/pirate-audio-3w-stereo-amp","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}