{"title":"Adafruit CRICKIT HAT for Raspberry Pi","handle":"adafruit-crickit-hat-for-raspberry-pi","url":"/products/adafruit-crickit-hat-for-raspberry-pi","description":"The Adafruit CRICKIT HAT is a robotics and electronics driver board that plugs directly onto any Raspberry Pi with a 2×20 GPIO header. It adds motor drivers, servo outputs, capacitive touch inputs, a level-shifted NeoPixel driver, and a 3W I2S audio amplifier — all managed over I2C via the Adafruit seesaw co-processor, so you can still use your Pi for video, camera, networking, and Bluetooth.\n\nAll outputs run at 5V DC, making it compatible with standard 5V servos, DC motors, steppers, solenoids, and relays. The power supply system includes a TPS2595 eFuse chip with over-voltage (5.5V), under-voltage (3V), and over-current (4A) protection, plus kick-back diodes on every motor driver.\n\nKey Features\n\n\n4× Servo Outputs – Analogue or digital servo control with precision 16-bit timers\n\n2× DC Motor Drivers – Bi-directional, 1A current limit each, 8-bit PWM speed control (or 1 stepper motor)\n\n4× Darlington Drive Outputs – 500mA each with kick-back protection, for solenoids, relays, LEDs, or 1 unipolar stepper\n\n4× Capacitive Touch Sensors – Alligator-clip-friendly pads\n\n8× Signal Pins – Digital I/O or analogue inputs\n\n1× NeoPixel Driver – 5V level-shifted, controlled by the seesaw chip (not Pi pin 18), supports 100+ pixels\n\n1× Class D I2S Audio Amplifier – 3W max, 4–8 ohm speaker, high-quality digital audio via I2S (works on all Pi models, including Zero)\n\nBuilt-in USB-to-Serial Converter – Update seesaw firmware or use as a serial console for the Pi\n\nSeesaw I2C Co-Processor – Offloads all timers, PWM, and sensor management\n\neFuse Power Protection – Over-voltage, under-voltage, and 4A over-current protection\n\nNo Soldering Required – Plug onto the 2×20 GPIO header\n\n\nProgramming\n\nPython 3 (with pip-installable libraries)\n\n\nAlso Available\n\nCRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express\nCRICKIT for micro:bit\n\nCRICKIT FeatherWing – For any Feather board\n\n\n\nImportant: A Raspberry Pi (any model with 2×20 header) and 5V power supply are required but not included. Use a 5V 2A supply for basic projects, or 5V 4A for running multiple motors/servos simultaneously. Only 5V components are supported — not for use with 9V or 12V motors.\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nBuilding robots and motorised projects with Raspberry Pi\nInteractive installations combining Pi's connectivity with motor control\nLearning robotics with Python\n\n\nPackage Contents\n\n1× Adafruit CRICKIT HAT for Raspberry Pi\n","vendor":"Adafruit","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":8000,"title":"Default Title","sku":"AF-3957","price":68.19,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":3,"option1":"Default Title"}]}