Raspberry Pi Build HAT - connection between Raspberry Pi and LEGO® Education

Raspberry Pi Build HAT, Connect Raspberry Pi Computing Power With LEGO Technic Motors And Sensors

Raspberry Pi Build HAT

Raspberry Pi X LEGO

Build Robust, Intelligent Machines 
That Combine Raspberry Pi Computing Power With LEGO Components.

Product Features

The Raspberry Pi Build HAT fits any Raspberry Pi with a 40-pin GPIO header and lets you control up to four LEGO Technic motors and sensors from the LEGO Education SPIKE Portfolio, a flexible system with unlimited possibilities.

• Onboard Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller manages low-level control of LEGO Technic devices
• Onboard 4x LPF2 connectors for LEGO Technic motors and sensors
• Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO interface
• With external 8V power supply, allows powering your Raspberry Pi (except Raspberry Pi 400, cause it can't be powered via GPIO) and all connected devices

RP2040 Microcontroller

Controls Various Sensors And Motors

The LEGO Education SPIKE Portfolio features a wide variety of sensors and motors that you can control with the Build HAT Python library on your Raspberry Pi. Explore the world around you with sensors to detect distance, force, and colour, and choose from a variety of motor sizes to suit any build. The Build HAT also supports motors and sensors from the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor kit, as well as most other LEGO devices that use an LPF2 connector.

More Application Examples

Build with Raspberry Pi and the LEGO bricks you love
The new, specially designed LEGO Maker Plate is the first LEGO element ever designed to connect to something that isn’t another piece of LEGO. It allows you to attach your Raspberry Pi to your LEGO creations, and it's available with the SPIKE Prime Expansion Set (45681).

 

In the classroom
Easily integrate LEGO Education SPIKE Prime with Raspberry Pi computers. Supported by guided projects from the Raspberry Pi Foundation designed for secondary school students, the Raspberry Pi Build HAT delivers a unique hands-on learning experience that's accessible, engaging, and confidence-building for all students.

Dimensions

The Raspberry Pi Build HAT is an add-on board that connects to the 40-pin GPIO header of your Raspberry Pi, which was designed in collaboration with LEGO® Education to make it easy to control LEGO® Technic™ motors and sensors with Raspberry Pi computers. It provides four connectors for LEGO® Technic™ motors and sensors from the SPIKE™ Portfolio. The available sensors include a distance sensor, a color sensor, and a versatile force sensor. The angular motors come in a range of sizes and include integrated encoders that can be queried to find their position. The Build HAT fits all Raspberry Pi computers with a 40-pin GPIO header, including — with the addition of a ribbon cable or other extension device — Raspberry Pi 400. Connected LEGO® Technic™ devices can easily be controlled in Python, alongside standard Raspberry Pi accessories such as a camera module. The Raspberry Pi Build HAT power supply, available separately, is designed to power both the Build HAT and Raspberry Pi computer along with all connected LEGO® Technic™ devices.

Features

• Controls up to four LEGO® Technic™ motors and sensors included in the SPIKE™ Portfolio
• Easy-to-use Python library to control your LEGO® Technic™ devices
• Fits onto any Raspberry Pi computer with a 40-pin GPIO header
• On board RP2040 microcontroller manages low-level control of LEGO® Technic™ devices
• External 8V PSU available separately to power both Build HAT and Raspberry Pi

Documents

• Product Brief
• Getting Started Guide
• Python Library
• Build HAT Projects