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Picade Plasma Kit - Illuminated Arcade Buttons

by Pimoroni

Add technicolour brilliance to your Picade or Picade Console with this addressable RGB LED arcade button kit, available in a 10-button kit (all buttons).

Swap out your Picade's arcade buttons for the crystal clear ones in this kit, pop one of the Picade Plasma PCBs over the button's spade terminals, hold the PCB in place with the spade connectors, and chain all of the Plasma PCBs together with the included cables. Use the host cable to connect the Plasma chain to your Picade X HAT, install our Picade Plasma software, and BAM, your Picade is 110% more colourful!

Each Picade Plasma PCB has four tiny, addressable, RGB LEDs (APA102) and a data in and data out JST connector. They're designed to fit neatly inside the recess on the back of our low-profile arcade buttons and shine their light through the clear plastic. The white PCB bounces an spilled light from the LEDs to give them extra GLOW.

Kit Contents

  • 10x clear 30mm push-fit arcade buttons
  • 10x Picade Plasma PCBs
  • 5x 10cm button cables
  • 4x 30cm buttons cables
  • 1x 30cm host cable

Picade Plasma Features

  • APA102 addressable RGB LEDs
  • Chain-able
  • JST ZH connectors for data in and data out
  • Designed for our low-profile arcade buttons
  • Connects to the Hack Header on our Picade X HAT
  • Python daemon for Retropie/Raspberry Pi OS

As well as using Plasma buttons with Picade and Picade X HAT, you can connect them straight to GPIO on your Pi, or other microcontroller. This makes them ideal for DIY arcade builds and even building things like your own DIY midi controller.

You can read our tutorial on fitting Picade Plasma buttons to find out how to fit the buttons and control them with the Picade Plasma software.

Notes

  • PCB dimensions: 24mm diameter, 5.75mm thick (including JST connector)
  • LED brightness is limited to a sensible level in software. Adjust this at your peril!
  • Picade Console is for illustration only, and not included!
  • Please note we've tested our Plasma Python daemon with Retropie/Raspberry Pi OS only - getting it to work with other distros (especially non-Raspberry Pi OS based ones) might be more complicated. You might find it easier to look for a native APA102 library for your chosen OS!

17 customer reviews

2 months ago
Awesome case. Simple to put together, protects well and great value.
by Nicholas about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
7 months ago
so far i'm loving this case, i did try to fit the pi0-2w into my pi0 case and i had to break a piece off the case - much better to get a case designed for the pi0-2w. It has a nice set colours and it shows the pi0-2w in all it's tiny/funcional glory
by Robbie about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
8 months ago
Didn't read description so surprised about assembly required but ready to put together.
by Anonymous about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Nice quality with clear instructions. It was pretty easy to get the protective film off and the addition of a thin shim makes the board sit even nicer than in the original Pibow
by Teun about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
Quality little case. And it's purple. What more do you need? Well, easy access to the SD card but other than that it's all good.
by Howard about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
It's a little fiddly to get together, but it's a very cute case, and it does the job perfect!
by Liam about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Loving the extra Pi 'ness in this new version of the Pi Zero!
by Vincent about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
well made case, good price, decent appearance for under the TV
by Edward about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Nice little enclosure to keep the Zero out of "shorting range" of other stuff on your desk ;)
by Christian about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
I received the two parts in good condition and well protected.
by TERRY about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
It's a case for the Pi Zero 2 W. Like all the Pibow cases - well designed and made. Nothing more to say other than efficient and fast shipping from a reliable supplier.
by Alan about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Fits the Zero perfectly, would be even better if you could access the SD card, however you still gain full access to the GPIO pins, which is a massive plus
by Stephen about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Everything is fine, just waiting for a Pi Zero 2 W to come into stock
by John about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
An excellent, colourful way to protect your Pi Zero 2. Very easy to construct. You do need to take it apart to replace the micro SD card, but that doesn't take long.
by Simon about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Works great, assembly makes sense if you check the website first for instructions!
by Richard about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Great new pibow. With blue and indigo. I really like this pi zerow2 case. I have the 1.2 pi zero bloue pibow; the pibow pi zero 1.3 camera accommodating orange case case and now this beautiful indigo & blue one. These look great!
by Angelo about Pibow Zero 2 W via REVIEWS.io

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