Pimoroni Pico RGB Keypad Base

Connect a glorious, squishy, 4x4 rainbow-illuminated keypad to your Raspberry Pi Pico - perfect for making a custom USB input device!

Scoring very highly in the Pimoroni "things on our desk that make people say ooo" rankings, RGB Keypad Base equips a Pico with an eye-catching 4 x 4 silicone keypad, fully loaded with addressable APA102 LEDs so that each key can be illuminated in any colour that your little unicorn heart desires.

It's all mounted on a sturdy base with rubber feet to keep it nice and level, with a handily labelled landing area for your Pico. We've broken out the full set of Pico pins to make it easy to connect up other hardware as well. Connect your Pico project to another computer via USB for a beautiful macro keypad or a tidy midi controller.

RGB Keypad Base would also work well in any project that would benefit from having fancy light up buttons as inputs - a code protected door lock perhaps, a disco dance floor for your fingers or a Simon Says style game with which to taunt your friends.

• Features:
• 4 x 4 silicone keypad with conductive buttons
• 16x APA102 addressable RGB LEDs (see datasheet)
• Keypad buttons are connected via a TCA9555 IO expander (I2C address: 0x20)
• Labelled landing area with female headers for attaching your Pico, with broken out pins
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico
• Some assembly required!
• No soldering required (as long as your Pico has header pins attached)
• Dimensions: approx 60 x 101 x 16mm (L x W x H, assembled)
• C/C++ and MicroPython libraries
• Includes:
• 1x Pico RGB Keypad Base
• 1x (reversible) square retainer plate
• 1x silicone keypad
• M2 8mm bolts and nuts
• 4x rubber feet

Your Pico will need to have male headers soldered to it (with the pins pointing downwards) to attach to add-on boards.

Type	Keyboard base