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40-pin GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi

This 175mm long GPIO (general purpose input/output) ribbon cable lets you extend the reach of your Raspberry Pi's pins, bridging them out to other boards or PCBs.

The Raspberry Pi's GPIO can be used for all sorts: twiddling pins on or off, providing 3.3V or 5V power, communicating with I2C or SPI devices, and much more. This cable gives you a bit more flexibility in where you route those signals.

This cable works great with our pHAT Stack and Mini Black HAT Hack3r boards.

Specification

  • 175mm long x 51mm wide
  • 40 wires, 2x20 pin female connectors
  • Pin 1 is marked by the white/pink wire

Notes

Be careful to connect this cable to your board the correct way around. You can't use it with a male header to connect to a HAT's female header, as the pins will be mirrored. You'll risk damaging both your board and your Raspberry Pi if you connect the cable incorrectly so, if in doubt, check the order of the pins on the connector with a multimeter before connecting things up!

    40 customer reviews

    5 years ago
    A bit overpriced in comparison of most other BME680 sensors available online but with this one, you're sure it's working with the Adafruit libraries. I had this issue when buying 2 BME280 sensors from China, one of the two was actually a BMP280 in stead of BME280 so, it couldn't work with the library even if written on the article description as compatible.
    by Melvin about BME680 Breakout - Air Quality, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    6 years ago
    Love the BME680. Very easy to install and the Example files are great for getting started. Have found out from this Pimoroni Forum post : https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/bme680-air-quality-low/6293/9 that the whole AQ subject is very complex, however It's a really interesting topic and one that I am looking forward to understanding better! I'd assumed that it was only detecting VOCs (volatile organic compounds) but there's a hint that it might be detecting other gases. (I'm using a Breakout Garden pHAT with PiZero W, BME680 and 11x7 matrix to show an AQ score.)
    by Anne about BME680 Breakout - Air Quality, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    6 years ago
    I appreciate the thought put into the design of this board. It is nice that the pins line up with the GPIO, it’s easier to assemble and more presentable to have around the house. I also appreciate that their software has a “try” statement that looks for an Adafruit addressed chip as well as this Pimoroni one, since I have a mix of both around. Very good product, very much recommend it!
    by Paul about BME680 Breakout - Air Quality, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    6 years ago
    The board is high quality and easy to mount (on a featherwing proto) - note to Pimoroni (perhaps you could develop sensors already mounted on featherwing format?). The driver software is a little harder to get working than I expected - still can't see have to get the AQI (air quality index) as an output from the Bosch library or through the wrapper Adafruit library.
    by Anonymous about BME680 Breakout - Air Quality, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    6 years ago
    I am glad I lived long enough to see this awesome technology! I was a bit out of practice with the soldering iron but even I managed to sort out the connection to the Raspberry Pi. It is now being used to monitor the environment in conjunction with a ground source heat pump via Home Assistant. Thank you very much!
    by Gerald about BME680 Breakout - Air Quality, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    7 years ago
    Very nice all in one sensor for most basic Environmental sensors. The Air Quality sensor (Gas Ohm resistance detection) does take awhile to stabilize (at least 20 min on first start, about 5 for ones after that). It might get better as I use it more, as I only used it for about 12 hours.
    by Chad about BME680 Breakout - Air Quality, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io
    7 years ago
    Up and running in minutes after a false start but recovered quickly owing the prompt technical support. Good excuse to refresh minimal soldering skills. Robust module supersedes previous models. Temperature (with humidity) sensors are a dime a dozen, the barometric sensor is an added plus but the air quality sensor is the deal breaker for the price.
    by Matha about BME680 Breakout - Air Quality, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor via REVIEWS.io

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