The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT is attached on top of the Raspberry Pi via the 40 GPIO pins with orientation, pressure, humidity and temperature sensors. The Sense HAT has several integrated circuit based sensors that can be used for many different types of experiments, applications, and even games.
Onboard sensors:
- 8x8 LED matrix display
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Magnetometer
- Air Pressure sensor
- Temperature sensor
- Humidity Sensor
- Small Joystick
Specifications:
- Gyroscope - angular rate sensor: ±245/500/2000dps
- Accelerometer - Linear acceleration sensor: ±-2/4/8/16 g
- Magnetometer - Magnetic Sensor: ± 4/8/12/16 gauss
- Barometer - 260 €“ 1260 hPa absolute range
- Temperature sensor - to ± 2 degC in the 0-65 degC
- Relative Humidity sensor
- 8x8 LED matrix display
- Small 5 button joystick
- Core Architecture: AVR
- Compatibility: Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 Model B, Raspberry Pi Model B+/A+
- Silicon Core Number: ATtiny88
- Silicon Family Name: tinyAVR
- Silicon Manufacturer: Atmel
Getting Starterd with the SenseHAT
The Sense HAT: Headgear for the terminally curious (RaspberryPi.org blog)
Raspberry Pi Sense HAT is being used in conjunction with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to perform science experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS) Astro Pi