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4.8 Rating 33 Reviews
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The basic functionality is as you would expect (what could go wrong with one LED and five buttons?) but it's a shame it doesn't fit Pimoroni's own PiBow Zero case. I know I should have looked closely (it's obvious once you do) but given that they're both Pimoroni products, I didn't think I needed to check... (hence the missing star) Anyway, I've had to make a couple of modifications to my design, so all is good. Just be aware that if you want to use this with a PiBow Zero, you'll need to be prepared to get the saws and sandpaper out.
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Posted 6 years ago
Richard Gemmell
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Needs to be soldered to the provided header. Works well. The provided python code and sample programs work really well.
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Posted 6 years ago
Sylvain Gougouzian
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Small, combinable with other phats, this is a good solution to have physical buttons to do actions.
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Posted 6 years ago
Very easy to get the shim up and running once soldered.
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Posted 6 years ago
Buttony goodness!
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Posted 6 years ago
Matthew Sage
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Simple set up and neat little package. Careful to solder the right way up as there is no examples on the product page. (Letters pointing up)
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Posted 6 years ago
Just got the Btn shim thanks to my awesome postman. im planning on using it on a pizerow topped with a blinkt, i know i want one of the buttons to scroll through different examples, and i'm brainstorming about the other 3, I like the on/off feature and the Led is a total bonus. Shim Shim!
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Posted 7 years ago
I solder it directly to the GPIO connector of the Raspberry Pi Zero. I just solder the pins 1 to 6 and 17. And also the pins 39 and 40 to prevent it from moving. Then, above of these I connected the Scroll pHAT HD. Easy to configure it and use it with the libraries.
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Posted 7 years ago