Adafruit Proto Under Plate PiCowBell for Pico
TheĀ AdafruitĀ Proto Under Plate PiCowBellĀ is intendedĀ to be treated like a mini solder-less proto plate to simplify programming and sensor connectivity for your Raspberry PiĀ Pico board.
Reset button? Yes! STEMMA QT / Qwiic connector for fast I2C? Indeed. Plug-and-play so no soldering necessary when used with aĀ Pico HĀ orĀ Pico WH? Here you go!
This board has double sockets already soldered on, you can plug in your Pico board directly in, and get access to a prototyping area underneathĀ as well asĀ a second row of socket pins. The second row means you can connect wires just by poking them into the header, either directly to LEDs or buttons or to jumper to a breadboard. So you don't have to look up or count pins, each socket is nicely labeled. There's also 4 mounting holes for easy attachment to an underplate.Ā
The dual socket headers we use are 'hollow' - that means youĀ canĀ connect through the back if desired. Specifically, you can useĀ Pico Stacking HeadersĀ toĀ plug through to some other device that is expecting Pico pins. Also, in theory, if you soldered pin headers on the 'wrong side' of a Pico, you could plug it up through the bottom.
We recommend picking up a set ofĀ little rubber feetĀ to protect your desk if you're not mounting this board to something else.
The Proto Under Plate PiCowBellĀ provides you with the following:
- 2x20 slim socket headersĀ - plug in your Pico and have an extra row of sockets for each pin!Ā
- Right angleĀ reset buttonĀ that sticks out the end
-
Right angle JST SH connector forĀ I2C / Stemma QT / QwiicĀ connection. Or can use it for plain GPIO wiring if you don't have any I2C devices to attach. Provides 3V, GND, IO4 (SDA), and IO5 (SCL)
There is an extra set of 4 breakout holes next to the JST SH if you want more I2C connections or want to re-assign the I2C port. - 3 hole-connected strips areĀ in the center area. You can cut the traces between the holes, but they're intended to be treated like a mini-mini breadboard
- Every pad on the Pico has a duplicate hole padĀ next to it for solder-jumpering
- The ground pads have white silkscreen rectanglesĀ to easily identify, plus one longĀ ground strip near the reset button
- One long strip of connected holesĀ for 3.3V power
- Gold-plated pads for easy soldering
We do not have I2C pullups on the board, but your Qwiic/QT breakout board or accessory likely already has them onboard. If using the Philhower Arduino core, the Wire peripheral is already set up to use IO4 and IO5. If using CircuitPython or MicroPython, you'll need to let the code know to look at 4+5 for SDA+SCL pins.
Technical Details
Product Dimensions: 52.0mm x 38.2mm x 5.6mm / 2.0" x 1.5" x 0.2"
Product Weight: 9.1g / 0.3oz
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Adafruit Proto Under Plate PiCowBell for Pico
TheĀ AdafruitĀ Proto Under Plate PiCowBellĀ is intendedĀ to be treated like a mini solder-less proto plate to simplify programming and sensor connectivity for your Raspberry PiĀ Pico board.
Reset button? Yes! STEMMA QT / Qwiic connector for fast I2C? Indeed. Plug-and-play so no soldering necessary when used with aĀ Pico HĀ orĀ Pico WH? Here you go!
This board has double sockets already soldered on, you can plug in your Pico board directly in, and get access to a prototyping area underneathĀ as well asĀ a second row of socket pins. The second row means you can connect wires just by poking them into the header, either directly to LEDs or buttons or to jumper to a breadboard. So you don't have to look up or count pins, each socket is nicely labeled. There's also 4 mounting holes for easy attachment to an underplate.Ā
The dual socket headers we use are 'hollow' - that means youĀ canĀ connect through the back if desired. Specifically, you can useĀ Pico Stacking HeadersĀ toĀ plug through to some other device that is expecting Pico pins. Also, in theory, if you soldered pin headers on the 'wrong side' of a Pico, you could plug it up through the bottom.
We recommend picking up a set ofĀ little rubber feetĀ to protect your desk if you're not mounting this board to something else.
The Proto Under Plate PiCowBellĀ provides you with the following:
- 2x20 slim socket headersĀ - plug in your Pico and have an extra row of sockets for each pin!Ā
- Right angleĀ reset buttonĀ that sticks out the end
-
Right angle JST SH connector forĀ I2C / Stemma QT / QwiicĀ connection. Or can use it for plain GPIO wiring if you don't have any I2C devices to attach. Provides 3V, GND, IO4 (SDA), and IO5 (SCL)
There is an extra set of 4 breakout holes next to the JST SH if you want more I2C connections or want to re-assign the I2C port. - 3 hole-connected strips areĀ in the center area. You can cut the traces between the holes, but they're intended to be treated like a mini-mini breadboard
- Every pad on the Pico has a duplicate hole padĀ next to it for solder-jumpering
- The ground pads have white silkscreen rectanglesĀ to easily identify, plus one longĀ ground strip near the reset button
- One long strip of connected holesĀ for 3.3V power
- Gold-plated pads for easy soldering
We do not have I2C pullups on the board, but your Qwiic/QT breakout board or accessory likely already has them onboard. If using the Philhower Arduino core, the Wire peripheral is already set up to use IO4 and IO5. If using CircuitPython or MicroPython, you'll need to let the code know to look at 4+5 for SDA+SCL pins.
Technical Details
Product Dimensions: 52.0mm x 38.2mm x 5.6mm / 2.0" x 1.5" x 0.2"
Product Weight: 9.1g / 0.3oz
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TheĀ AdafruitĀ Proto Under Plate PiCowBellĀ is intendedĀ to be treated like a mini solder-less proto plate to simplify programming and sensor connectivity for your Raspberry PiĀ Pico board.
Reset button? Yes! STEMMA QT / Qwiic connector for fast I2C? Indeed. Plug-and-play so no soldering necessary when used with aĀ Pico HĀ orĀ Pico WH? Here you go!
This board has double sockets already soldered on, you can plug in your Pico board directly in, and get access to a prototyping area underneathĀ as well asĀ a second row of socket pins. The second row means you can connect wires just by poking them into the header, either directly to LEDs or buttons or to jumper to a breadboard. So you don't have to look up or count pins, each socket is nicely labeled. There's also 4 mounting holes for easy attachment to an underplate.Ā
The dual socket headers we use are 'hollow' - that means youĀ canĀ connect through the back if desired. Specifically, you can useĀ Pico Stacking HeadersĀ toĀ plug through to some other device that is expecting Pico pins. Also, in theory, if you soldered pin headers on the 'wrong side' of a Pico, you could plug it up through the bottom.
We recommend picking up a set ofĀ little rubber feetĀ to protect your desk if you're not mounting this board to something else.
The Proto Under Plate PiCowBellĀ provides you with the following:
- 2x20 slim socket headersĀ - plug in your Pico and have an extra row of sockets for each pin!Ā
- Right angleĀ reset buttonĀ that sticks out the end
-
Right angle JST SH connector forĀ I2C / Stemma QT / QwiicĀ connection. Or can use it for plain GPIO wiring if you don't have any I2C devices to attach. Provides 3V, GND, IO4 (SDA), and IO5 (SCL)
There is an extra set of 4 breakout holes next to the JST SH if you want more I2C connections or want to re-assign the I2C port. - 3 hole-connected strips areĀ in the center area. You can cut the traces between the holes, but they're intended to be treated like a mini-mini breadboard
- Every pad on the Pico has a duplicate hole padĀ next to it for solder-jumpering
- The ground pads have white silkscreen rectanglesĀ to easily identify, plus one longĀ ground strip near the reset button
- One long strip of connected holesĀ for 3.3V power
- Gold-plated pads for easy soldering
We do not have I2C pullups on the board, but your Qwiic/QT breakout board or accessory likely already has them onboard. If using the Philhower Arduino core, the Wire peripheral is already set up to use IO4 and IO5. If using CircuitPython or MicroPython, you'll need to let the code know to look at 4+5 for SDA+SCL pins.
Technical Details
Product Dimensions: 52.0mm x 38.2mm x 5.6mm / 2.0" x 1.5" x 0.2"
Product Weight: 9.1g / 0.3oz
