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Picade X HAT USB-C

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Picade X HAT USB-C - Pimoroni - 0606034879416

Raspberry Pi HAT for arcade cabinet builds with joystick and button inputs, 3W I2S DAC/amplifier, and soft power switch. Powered via USB-C.

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Picade X HAT USB-C — Pimoroni — 0606034879416

Offers

  • Kiwi Electronics
  • Pimoroni£15.90

Offers

  • Kiwi Electronics
  • Pimoroni£15.90

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
PICADE X HAT USB-CGPIO12GPIO22GPIO6GPIO23GPIO20GPIO24GPIO16GPIO17GPIO5GPIO4GPIO11GPIO18GPIO8GPIO19GPIO25GPIO26GPIO9GPIO21GPIO10GPIO13GPIO27
  • GPIO12Picade HAT control header

    Joystick Up input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO6Picade HAT control header

    Joystick Down input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO20Picade HAT control header

    Joystick Left input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO16Picade HAT control header

    Joystick Right input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO5Picade HAT button header

    Button 1 input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO11Picade HAT button header

    Button 2 input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO8Picade HAT button header

    Button 3 input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO25Picade HAT button header

    Button 4 input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO9Picade HAT button header

    Button 5 input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO10Picade HAT button header

    Button 6 input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO27Picade HAT control header

    Enter input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO22Picade HAT control header

    Escape input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO23Picade HAT control header

    Coin input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO24Picade HAT control header

    Start input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO17Picade HAT power control

    Power button input

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO4Picade HAT power control

    Power-off output asserted by gpio-poweroff

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO18Raspberry Pi 40-pin header

    I2S bit clock / PCM_CLK for audio

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO19Raspberry Pi 40-pin header

    I2S frame sync / PCM_FS for audio

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO26Raspberry Pi 40-pin header

    I2S data in reassigned by Pimoroni overlay

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO21Raspberry Pi 40-pin header

    I2S data out / PCM_DOUT for audio

    Type · GPIO
  • GPIO13Picade HAT activity LED

    Activity LED controlled by gpio-leds overlay

    Type · GPIO
PinPositionTypeFunction
GPIO12Picade HAT control headerGPIOJoystick Up input
GPIO6Picade HAT control headerGPIOJoystick Down input
GPIO20Picade HAT control headerGPIOJoystick Left input
GPIO16Picade HAT control headerGPIOJoystick Right input
GPIO5Picade HAT button headerGPIOButton 1 input
GPIO11Picade HAT button headerGPIOButton 2 input
GPIO8Picade HAT button headerGPIOButton 3 input
GPIO25Picade HAT button headerGPIOButton 4 input
GPIO9Picade HAT button headerGPIOButton 5 input
GPIO10Picade HAT button headerGPIOButton 6 input
GPIO27Picade HAT control headerGPIOEnter input
GPIO22Picade HAT control headerGPIOEscape input
GPIO23Picade HAT control headerGPIOCoin input
GPIO24Picade HAT control headerGPIOStart input
GPIO17Picade HAT power controlGPIOPower button input
GPIO4Picade HAT power controlGPIOPower-off output asserted by gpio-poweroff
GPIO18Raspberry Pi 40-pin headerGPIOI2S bit clock / PCM_CLK for audio
GPIO19Raspberry Pi 40-pin headerGPIOI2S frame sync / PCM_FS for audio
GPIO26Raspberry Pi 40-pin headerGPIOI2S data in reassigned by Pimoroni overlay
GPIO21Raspberry Pi 40-pin headerGPIOI2S data out / PCM_DOUT for audio
GPIO13Picade HAT activity LEDGPIOActivity LED controlled by gpio-leds overlay
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
PICADE X HAT USB-CGPIO12GPIO22GPIO6GPIO23GPIO20GPIO24GPIO16GPIO17GPIO5GPIO4GPIO11GPIO18GPIO8GPIO19GPIO25GPIO26GPIO9GPIO21GPIO10GPIO13GPIO27

Pin details

21 connections
  1. GPIO12

    Joystick Up input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT control header
  2. GPIO6

    Joystick Down input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT control header
  3. GPIO20

    Joystick Left input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT control header
  4. GPIO16

    Joystick Right input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT control header
  5. GPIO5

    Button 1 input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT button header
  6. GPIO11

    Button 2 input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT button header
  7. GPIO8

    Button 3 input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT button header
  8. GPIO25

    Button 4 input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT button header
  9. GPIO9

    Button 5 input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT button header
  10. GPIO10

    Button 6 input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT button header
  11. GPIO27

    Enter input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT control header
  12. GPIO22

    Escape input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT control header
  13. GPIO23

    Coin input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT control header
  14. GPIO24

    Start input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT control header
  15. GPIO17

    Power button input

    GPIO
    Picade HAT power control
  16. GPIO4

    Power-off output asserted by gpio-poweroff

    GPIO
    Picade HAT power control
  17. GPIO18

    I2S bit clock / PCM_CLK for audio

    GPIO
    Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
  18. GPIO19

    I2S frame sync / PCM_FS for audio

    GPIO
    Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
  19. GPIO26

    I2S data in reassigned by Pimoroni overlay

    GPIO
    Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
  20. GPIO21

    I2S data out / PCM_DOUT for audio

    GPIO
    Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
  21. GPIO13

    Activity LED controlled by gpio-leds overlay

    GPIO
    Picade HAT activity LED

Start wiring

Shield

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

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