New Arrival: DINPi RACK

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our latest product, the DINPi RACK carrier board, an all-in-one Raspberry Pi mounting solution that seamlessly combines the best features of the DINPi and HAT RACK product ranges. It supports either one HAT or two pHAT boards, providing you the freedom to mix and match accessories effortlessly.…

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Digital Downloads Now Available

At PlasmaDan Electronics, we’ve always been committed to fostering the spirit of creativity and DIY electronics. Our passion for the Raspberry Pi community runs deep, and today, we are thrilled to announce a significant step in sharing our love for making and creating. We’re releasing our exclusive PCB designs publicly under a “Pay What You…

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Bringing Back the DINPi

DINPi History Long before our online store launched, we created a carrier board to mount a Raspberry Pi onto a DIN rail. The DINPi was our first professionally manufactured PCB. It was a prototype made for another Pi project back in 2018, only a handful were produced. Up until recently we didn’t seriously consider selling…

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New HATs & Pi Accessories

We’ve expanded our product line with some awesome new HATs and Raspberry Pi accessories! Our new HATs are ideal for home automation applications and work perfectly with our HAT RACK ecosystem. Some of our products are now featured on the Pinout.xyz website, a great resource for all things Raspberry Pi. You’ll find details on pin…

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New Product: HAT RACK Mini

Following the success of our HAT RACK board, we’ve developed a new mini version for use in smaller projects. The HAT RACK Mini DIN rail carrier is backward compatible with HAT RACK and can be used as an expansion board or standalone. It supports one HAT / pHAT and can be mounted to a DIN…

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New Product: Dual 30A Relay HAT

We love home automation, especially bespoke setups that make use of Raspberry Pi. There are lots of relay add-on boards available for Raspberry Pi which are great for this type of application, but we couldn’t find anything on the market suited to switching more than a few amps. This is fine if you’re just controlling…

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New HAT Adapter and What’s Next

Earlier this year our first ever Kickstarter campaign was successfully funded, raising over £2,000 to bring our HAT RACK project to life. During the campaign we announced a stretch goal to include the development of an adapter which reorients the HAT RACK pinout 90 degrees to allow it work with any Raspberry Pi HAT/pHAT which…

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Successful Kickstarter: HAT RACK

We did it! Our first ever Kickstarter campaign was a success. With the help of our esteemed backers, we managed to raise over £2,000 to bring our HAT RACK project to life. Our Early Bird backers each receive one of our hand assembled prototype units. The production units are currently being manufactured. Missed the campaign?…

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How It Started: APA102 LED Controller

In 2016 we developed a Raspberry Pi powered home automation controller for a bespoke home cinema build project. We used it to control lights, a motorised blind and an addressable LED strip comprising of over 700 individually controllable LEDs. The design & development process was documented over on AV Forums. The controller offers a single-room…

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