PIMORONI PIM089 Educational Kit Explorer HAT Pro Parts Kit
The Pimoroni Explorer HAT Pro Parts Kit provides all the essential electronic components needed to start prototyping circuits with the Pimoroni Explorer HAT Pro. Supplied in a compact storage tin, this educational kit includes a balanced assortment of LEDs, analog sensors, rotary dials, capacitors, resistors, and integrated circuits designed for hands-on electronics learning and Raspberry Pi STEM experimentation.
Features
- Targeted Companion Pack: Designed specifically to complement the input/output capabilities of the Explorer HAT Pro and Explorer pHAT boards.
- Output Channel Expansion: Features an 8-bit shift register IC to drive up to eight independent outputs from fewer control pins.
- Analog Sensing & User Inputs: Includes an analog temperature sensor and dual rotary potentiometers for experimenting with analog-to-digital converter (ADC) pins.
- Prototyping Ready: Packed with color-coded LEDs and 100mm male-to-male jumper wires that fit directly into breadboards.
Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Pimoroni |
| Product Category | Educational / Prototyping Component Kit |
| Compatibility | Pimoroni Explorer HAT Pro, Explorer pHAT, Solderless Breadboards |
| Packaging | Reusable Branded Metal Storage Tin |
| Package Weight | ~60 g |
| Country of Origin | Great Britain (GB) |
Applications
- PIN Entry System
- Traffic Light Circuits
- Visual Thermometer
- Blinky Light Displays
Package Content
- 16x 5mm LEDs: 4x Red, 4x Green, 4x Blue, and 4x Yellow
- 1x Piezo Transducer: Audio transducer for buzzers, tones, or alarms
- 10x 470 Ω Resistors: Standard current-limiting resistors for LEDs
- 5x 10 kΩ Resistors: Ideal for pull-up resistor configurations on Explorer HAT outputs
- 2x 10 kΩ Rotary Potentiometers: Smooth rotary dials for analog input control
- 1x SN74HC595N Shift Register IC: DIP-16 8-bit serial-in/parallel-out shift register
- 1x TMP36 Analog Temperature Sensor: Precision centigrade temperature sensor
- 2x 0.1 µF Ceramic Capacitors: For circuit decoupling and noise reduction
- 1x 20-Way Male-to-Male Jumper Wire Ribbon: 100mm Jumper Junior strip
- 1x Storage Tin: Metal tin with PIM089 product label