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The PiPiano <\/a>is a new add-on board for the Raspberry Pi which plugs into the GPIO header and gives you access to 13 buttons, 3 LEDs and a buzzer. It’s been designed to be used as a piano input device for the Pi. It does this via a port expander chip which uses the I2C protocol and\u00a0leaves most of the rest of the GPIO pins available.<\/p>\n The PiPiano <\/a>is the brainchild of 14-year old Zach Igielman who has designed not only the hardware but the software as well. I know Zach\u00a0well from the Cambridge Raspberry Jams where he has helped to run workshops and has co-presented a talk on PID controllers for robotics. He’s a really trustworthy guy with bags of enthusiasm for this project. I volunteered to help him\u00a0by documenting the assembly of the board and commenting the code modules and it’s been a great experience. He’s very dedicated and focused on making the project a success.<\/p>\n So,\u00a0where can you get a PiPiano? Simple, by backing it on IndieGoGo<\/a>. The boards start from \u00a316 for an unsoldered kit with a standard header. It’s excellent value for all the components you get and soldering it all together is great fun. You can, of course, get the\u00a0soldered version, which starts at \u00a322.<\/p>\n I’m proud to say that even though I’ve already got a PiPiano board that Zach sent to me for doing the assembly guide, I’m still backing the project to get another one!<\/p>\n If you need further convincing, please read the IndieGoGo page<\/a> or view the video below and watch Phil Howard (@Gadgetoid) and Zach introduce the board.<\/p>\n Please help this project become a reality for Zach by backing it today<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n