You can screw them in if you want, but it isn’t mandatory. The Sense Hat is provided with a few screws to attach it to the Raspberry Pi. If the Sense Hat is plugged correctly, all the LEDs on the top will light up to draw a rainbow for a few seconds: Finally, start your Raspberry Pi again.Then, put the Sense Hat on the GPIO pins and push it gently to connect it.Start with the Raspberry Pi off (unplug the power cable).The Sense HAT has a GPIO connector that slot into all the pins, so you don’t have to think on where to plug it in. The Sense Hat installation on the Raspberry Pi is straightforward. Once ready, you can stop your Raspberry Pi and move to the Sense Hat installation. It’s not mandatory for now, but you’ll need it in a following part of this tutorial. Check that the Internet connection is working (this step is mainly for Wi-Fi connections).Once on Raspbian Desktop, I recommend to: If needed, you can find my recommendations for an SD card here, and a tutorial on how to install Raspbian Desktop here.įor now, don’t plug in the Sense Hat, we will get to this as soon as the operating system is ready. You also need to prepare a SD card with Raspbian Desktop (or Full) on it. If you have your Raspberry Pi (3B+ or 4 is perfect) and your Sense Hat, you are ready to go. So, once you have your Sense Hat, you don’t need much else. If you plan to use it for a long time, this is probably something to consider.
This one, for example, is perfect for this (also on Amazon). It’s not mandatory, but you can purchase specific cases to accommodate the Raspberry Pi and the Sense Hat together. The first third of the book teaches you the basics, but the following chapters include projects you can try on your own. It’s a 30-day challenge, where you learn one new thing every day until you become a Raspberry Pi expert. If you are looking to quickly progress on Raspberry Pi, you can check out my e-book here. In this post, I will explain what exactly you can do with Sense Hat, where to buy it, how to install it and ensure that everything is ok. Python code can be used to control all of this.īut before playing with it, there are a few things you need to do and understand, which is the main goal of this first part of the article. It’s an expansion card, created by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, that provides many sensors, a LED matrix and a joystick. The Sense Hat is the most popular HAT on Raspberry Pi. This tutorial is finally online, and consists of several parts. I didn’t know how to organize everything in order to make it a complete tutorial that wasn’t too long. I’ve had my Sense Hat for a few months, and I’m excited to share what I’ve learned with you.īut it’s been difficult to write this post because there are so many things to explain.
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