Robot HAT

Robot HAT is a multifunctional expansion board that allows Raspberry Pi to be quickly turned into a robot. An MCU is on board to extend the PWM output and ADC input for the Raspberry Pi, as well as a motor driver chip, I2S audio module and mono speaker. As well as the GPIOs that lead out of the Raspberry Pi itself.

It also comes with a Speaker, which can be used to play background music, sound effects and implement TTS functions to make your project more interesting.

Accepts 7-12V PH2.0 5pin power input with 2 battery indicators, 1 charge indicator and 1 power indicator. The board also has a user available LED and a button for you to quickly test some effects.

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Left/Right Motor Port

  • 2-channel XH2.54 motor ports.

  • The left port is connected to GPIO 4 and the right port is connected to GPIO 5.

I2C Pin/Port

  • I2C pins from Raspberry Pi.

SPI Pin

  • SPI pins from Raspberry Pi.

UART Pin

  • UART pins from Raspberry Pi.

PWM Pin

  • 12-channel PWM pins, P0-P12.

ADC Pin

  • 4-channel ADC pins, A0-A3.

Digital Pin

  • 4-channel digital pins, D0-D3.

Type-C USB Port

  • Energize this port to activate the battery.

  • Used to charge the battery.

Battery Indicator

  • Two LEDs light up when the voltage is higher than 7.8V.

  • One LED lights up in the 6.7V to 7.8V range.

  • Below 6.7V, both LEDs turn off.

Power Indicator

  • If Robot HAT is working, it lights up.

Chip Work Indicator

  • If Robot HAT chip is working, it lights up.

Charge Indicator

  • On when charging the battery.

  • Off when the battery is fully charged.

User LED

  • Set by your program. (Outputting 1 turns the LED on; Outputting 0 turns it off.)

RST Button

  • Short pressing RST Button causes program resetting.

  • Long press RST Button till the LED lights up then release, and you will disconnect the Bluetooth.

USR Button

  • The functions of USR Button can be set by your programming. (Pressing down leads to a input “0”; releasing produces a input “1”. )

Power Switch

  • Turn on/off the power of the robot HAT.

  • When you connect power to the power port, the Raspberry Pi will boot up. However, you will need to switch the power switch to ON to enable Robot HAT.

Power Port

  • 7-12V PH2.0 5pin power input.

  • Powering the Raspberry Pi and Robot HAT at the same time.