Picade X HAT USB-C
Raspberry Pi HAT for arcade cabinet builds with joystick and button inputs, 3W I2S DAC/amplifier, and soft power switch. Powered via USB-C.
Raspberry Pi HAT for arcade cabinet builds with joystick and button inputs, 3W I2S DAC/amplifier, and soft power switch. Powered via USB-C.
Joystick Up input
Joystick Down input
Joystick Left input
Joystick Right input
Button 1 input
Button 2 input
Button 3 input
Button 4 input
Button 5 input
Button 6 input
Enter input
Escape input
Coin input
Start input
Power button input
Power-off output asserted by gpio-poweroff
I2S bit clock / PCM_CLK for audio
I2S frame sync / PCM_FS for audio
I2S data in reassigned by Pimoroni overlay
I2S data out / PCM_DOUT for audio
Activity LED controlled by gpio-leds overlay
| Pin | Position | Type | Function | Voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIO12 | Picade HAT control header | digital io | Joystick Up input | |
| GPIO6 | Picade HAT control header | digital io | Joystick Down input | |
| GPIO20 | Picade HAT control header | digital io | Joystick Left input | |
| GPIO16 | Picade HAT control header | digital io | Joystick Right input | |
| GPIO5 | Picade HAT button header | digital io | Button 1 input | |
| GPIO11 | Picade HAT button header | digital io | Button 2 input | |
| GPIO8 | Picade HAT button header | digital io | Button 3 input | |
| GPIO25 | Picade HAT button header | digital io | Button 4 input | |
| GPIO9 | Picade HAT button header | digital io | Button 5 input | |
| GPIO10 | Picade HAT button header | digital io | Button 6 input | |
| GPIO27 | Picade HAT control header | digital io | Enter input | |
| GPIO22 | Picade HAT control header | digital io | Escape input | |
| GPIO23 | Picade HAT control header | digital io | Coin input | |
| GPIO24 | Picade HAT control header | digital io | Start input | |
| GPIO17 | Picade HAT power control | digital io | Power button input | |
| GPIO4 | Picade HAT power control | digital io | Power-off output asserted by gpio-poweroff | |
| GPIO18 | Raspberry Pi 40-pin header | i2s | I2S bit clock / PCM_CLK for audio | |
| GPIO19 | Raspberry Pi 40-pin header | i2s | I2S frame sync / PCM_FS for audio | |
| GPIO26 | Raspberry Pi 40-pin header | i2s | I2S data in reassigned by Pimoroni overlay | |
| GPIO21 | Raspberry Pi 40-pin header | i2s | I2S data out / PCM_DOUT for audio | |
| GPIO13 | Picade HAT activity LED | digital io | Activity LED controlled by gpio-leds overlay |
Shield
Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.
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