Qwiic pHAT for Raspberry Pi Hookup Guide

Contributors: bboyho, Englandsaurus

Hardware Assembly

To get started with your Qwiic pHAT, simply plug it into the headers on the Raspberry Pi with the letters facing you. We'll use the Qwiic pHAT v1.0 in the following images to connect a Qwiic device.

Once the pHAT is plugged in, you can start plugging in any Qwiic enabled sensors.

Note: The Qwiic pHat is also compatible with single board computers (like the NVIDIA Jetson Nano or the Google Coral) that utilize the 40-pin Raspberry Pi header footprint. Below are images of v2.0 and v1.0 stacked on the different single board computers.

Standoffs and Mounting Holes

Depending on your project, you can mount a qwiic enabled board on the mounting holes using standoffs. Below are two images showing Qwiic devices mounted on each version of the Qwiic pHAT.

Qwiic Devices Mounted on v2.0	Qwiic Device Mounted on v1.0

Stackable Headers

When placing a Raspberry Pi and the pHat in an enclosure (like the Pi Tin), we noticed that the pHAT was not fully inserted in Pi's header pins. You will need an additional pair of stackable headers for a secure connection depending on your enclosure. Otherwise, the original Qwiic HAT would be better if you need to using the boards in an enclosure.