Preassembled 40-pin Pi Wedge Hookup Guide

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Contributors: Byron J.

Resources and Going Further

If you want more detailed information about the Wedge and the interfaces it breaks out, check out the following materials:

  • To take a closer look at programming for the I/O on a Pi, in both Python and C, take a look at our Raspberry gPIo tutorial.
  • If you want to use the synchronous serial interface broken out by the wedge, you can learn more in out I2C & SPI tutorial
  • The design files for the PCB, and some WiringPi software examples can be found in the 40-pin Pi Wedge GitHib repository.

Raspberry gPIo

How to use either Python or C++ to drive the I/O lines on a Raspberry Pi.

Raspberry Pi SPI and I2C Tutorial

Learn how to use serial I2C and SPI buses on your Raspberry Pi using the wiringPi I/O library for C/C++ and spidev/smbus for Python.

Python Programming Tutorial: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi

This guide will show you how to write programs on your Raspberry Pi using Python to control hardware.

Python GUI Guide: Introduction to Tkinter

Tkinter is the standard graphical user interface package that comes with Python. This tutorial will show you how to create basic windowed applications as well as complete full-screen dashboard examples complete with live graph updates from matplotlib.

Looking for more inspiration? Check out these other Rasperry Pi tutorials:

Serial Terminal Basics

This tutorial will show you how to communicate with your serial devices using a variety of terminal emulator applications.

How to Install CH340 Drivers

How to install CH340 drivers (if you need them) on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

SparkFun Top pHAT Hookup Guide

The pHAT to sit above your other HATs. Does that make it the "king" of the pHATs? This guide will help you get started using the Top pHAT with the Raspberry Pi.

Raspberry Pi Safe Reboot and Shutdown Button

Safely reboot or shutdown your Raspberry Pi to avoid corrupting the microSD card using the built-in general purpose button on the Qwiic pHAT v2.0!

For more information about the Raspberry Pi B+ and the software described here, please visit their sites.


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