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.
Pinout
- 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
| Pin | Position | Type | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPIO12 | Picade HAT control header | GPIO | Joystick Up input |
| GPIO6 | Picade HAT control header | GPIO | Joystick Down input |
| GPIO20 | Picade HAT control header | GPIO | Joystick Left input |
| GPIO16 | Picade HAT control header | GPIO | Joystick Right input |
| GPIO5 | Picade HAT button header | GPIO | Button 1 input |
| GPIO11 | Picade HAT button header | GPIO | Button 2 input |
| GPIO8 | Picade HAT button header | GPIO | Button 3 input |
| GPIO25 | Picade HAT button header | GPIO | Button 4 input |
| GPIO9 | Picade HAT button header | GPIO | Button 5 input |
| GPIO10 | Picade HAT button header | GPIO | Button 6 input |
| GPIO27 | Picade HAT control header | GPIO | Enter input |
| GPIO22 | Picade HAT control header | GPIO | Escape input |
| GPIO23 | Picade HAT control header | GPIO | Coin input |
| GPIO24 | Picade HAT control header | GPIO | Start input |
| GPIO17 | Picade HAT power control | GPIO | Power button input |
| GPIO4 | Picade HAT power control | GPIO | Power-off output asserted by gpio-poweroff |
| GPIO18 | Raspberry Pi 40-pin header | GPIO | I2S bit clock / PCM_CLK for audio |
| GPIO19 | Raspberry Pi 40-pin header | GPIO | I2S frame sync / PCM_FS for audio |
| GPIO26 | Raspberry Pi 40-pin header | GPIO | I2S data in reassigned by Pimoroni overlay |
| GPIO21 | Raspberry Pi 40-pin header | GPIO | I2S data out / PCM_DOUT for audio |
| GPIO13 | Picade HAT activity LED | GPIO | Activity LED controlled by gpio-leds overlay |
Pin details
21 connections- GPIO12Picade HAT control header
Joystick Up input
GPIO - GPIO6Picade HAT control header
Joystick Down input
GPIO - GPIO20Picade HAT control header
Joystick Left input
GPIO - GPIO16Picade HAT control header
Joystick Right input
GPIO - GPIO5Picade HAT button header
Button 1 input
GPIO - GPIO11Picade HAT button header
Button 2 input
GPIO - GPIO8Picade HAT button header
Button 3 input
GPIO - GPIO25Picade HAT button header
Button 4 input
GPIO - GPIO9Picade HAT button header
Button 5 input
GPIO - GPIO10Picade HAT button header
Button 6 input
GPIO - GPIO27Picade HAT control header
Enter input
GPIO - GPIO22Picade HAT control header
Escape input
GPIO - GPIO23Picade HAT control header
Coin input
GPIO - GPIO24Picade HAT control header
Start input
GPIO - GPIO17Picade HAT power control
Power button input
GPIO - GPIO4Picade HAT power control
Power-off output asserted by gpio-poweroff
GPIO - GPIO18Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
I2S bit clock / PCM_CLK for audio
GPIO - GPIO19Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
I2S frame sync / PCM_FS for audio
GPIO - GPIO26Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
I2S data in reassigned by Pimoroni overlay
GPIO - GPIO21Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
I2S data out / PCM_DOUT for audio
GPIO - GPIO13Picade HAT activity LED
Activity LED controlled by gpio-leds overlay
GPIO
Start wiring
Shield
Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.
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