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WM8960 Hi-Fi Sound Card HAT for Raspberry Pi

OverviewWiringAlternates
WM8960 Hi-Fi Sound Card HAT for Raspberry Pi - Waveshare - WM8960 Audio HAT

WM8960-based Hi-Fi stereo CODEC HAT for Raspberry Pi with audio playback and recording.

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WM8960 Hi-Fi Sound Card HAT for Raspberry Pi — Waveshare — WM8960 Audio HAT

Offers

  • Waveshare$18.99

Offers

  • Waveshare$18.99

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
WM8960 HI-FI SOUND CAR5VSCLGNDCLKSDA
  • 5Vofficial Waveshare interface table

    5V; Power positive (5V power input)

    Type · Power
  • GNDofficial Waveshare interface table

    GND; Power Ground

    Type · Ground
  • SDAofficial Waveshare interface table

    P2/SDA; I2C data input

    Type · I2C
  • SCLofficial Waveshare interface table

    P3/SCL; I2C clock Input

    Type · I2C
  • CLKofficial Waveshare interface table

    P18; I2S bit clock input

    Type · SPI
PinPositionTypeFunction
5Vofficial Waveshare interface tablePower5V; Power positive (5V power input)
GNDofficial Waveshare interface tableGroundGND; Power Ground
SDAofficial Waveshare interface tableI2CP2/SDA; I2C data input
SCLofficial Waveshare interface tableI2CP3/SCL; I2C clock Input
CLKofficial Waveshare interface tableSPIP18; I2S bit clock input
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
WM8960 HI-FI SOUND CAR5VSCLGNDCLKSDA

Pin details

5 connections
  1. 5V

    5V; Power positive (5V power input)

    Power
    official Waveshare interface table
  2. GND

    GND; Power Ground

    Ground
    official Waveshare interface table
  3. SDA

    P2/SDA; I2C data input

    I2C
    official Waveshare interface table
  4. SCL

    P3/SCL; I2C clock Input

    I2C
    official Waveshare interface table
  5. CLK

    P18; I2S bit clock input

    SPI
    official Waveshare interface table

Start wiring

UART · I2S · Module

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

Module pins: 5V, GND, SDA, SCL, CLK. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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