{"id":388,"date":"2018-02-26T18:59:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.igfasouza.com\/blog\/?p=388"},"modified":"2021-04-27T10:46:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T09:46:43","slug":"sense-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.igfasouza.com\/blog\/sense-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"Sense HAT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What\u2019s the story Rory?<\/b><\/p>\n

The Sense HAT is an add-on board for Raspberry Pi, made especially for the Astro Pi mission \u2013 it launched to the International Space Station in December 2015 \u2013 and is now available to buy. The Sense HAT has an 8\u00d78 RGB LED matrix, a five-button joystick and
\nincludes the following sensors: Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Barometer, Temperature sensor and Relative Humidity sensor.<\/p>\n

HAT stands for \u201cHardware attached on top\u201d. It is a new hardware specification for add-one modules for the Raspberry Pi. HATs have several advantages compared to older add-on modules for the Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n

www.raspberrypi.org\/products\/sense-hat\/<\/a>
\nwww.raspberrypi.org\/blog\/announcing-2017-18-astro-pi\/<\/a>
\nwww.astro-pi.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Technical Specification:<\/b><\/p>\n

Gyroscope \u2013 angular rate sensor: +\/-245\/500\/2000dps
\nAccelerometer – Linear acceleration sensor: +\/-2\/4\/8\/16 g
\nMagnetometer – Magnetic Sensor: +\/- 4\/8\/12\/16 gauss
\nBarometer: 260 \u2013 1260 hPa absolute range (accuracy depends on the temperature and pressure, +\/- 0.1 hPa under normal conditions)
\nTemperature sensor (Temperature accurate to +\/- 2 degC in the 0-65 degC range)
\nRelative Humidity sensor (accurate to +\/- 4.5% in the 20-80%rH range, accurate to +\/- 0.5 degC in 15-40 degC range)
\n8×8 LED matrix display
\nSmall 5 button joystick<\/p>\n