{"id":16272,"date":"2017-01-19T16:26:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T15:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16272"},"modified":"2017-01-19T16:27:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T15:27:39","slug":"new-product-from-pimoroni-for-the-raspberry-pi-the-speaker-phat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16272","title":{"rendered":"New product from Pimoroni for the Raspberry Pi &#8211; the Speaker pHAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/Speaker_pHAT_4_of_6_1024x1024.JPG?resize=560%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pimoroni have just announced, via their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuiDNTaTdPTGZZzHm0iriGQ\" target=\"_blank\">Bilge Tank videocast<\/a>, the launch of the Speaker pHAT board. The Zero-form-factor board comes as a kit that requires soldering and has the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I2S audio DAC with 3W mono amplifier (MAX98357A)<\/li>\n<li>Default output of 0.45W\/26.5dB<\/li>\n<li>8\u03a9 2W Mylar\u00a0speaker<\/li>\n<li>Routed holes to channel sound<\/li>\n<li>10 bright white LEDs<\/li>\n<li>SN3218 LED driver chip<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3, 2, B+, A+, and Zero<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That means that you can just plug this in and play audio, albeit mono, very simply. While it&#8217;s not good enough for a full hi-fi system such as the IQaudIO boards or JustBoom selection, it is very useful for if you want a bit of sound on your project. <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/collections\/raspberry-pi\/products\/speaker-phat\" target=\"_blank\">The board sells for \u00a312 and is available from the Pimoroni website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pimoroni have just announced, via their Bilge Tank videocast, the launch of the Speaker pHAT board. 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