Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued] by Pimoroni - The Pi Hut

Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued]

PimoroniSKU: PIM261

£48

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Compatible with:

RPi Zero 2

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Updated version! The kit (temporarily) includes a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 WH and the audio board now includes a pre-soldered header. No soldering required!

Build your very own internet-connected radio with the Pirate Radio Kit!

This kit has everything* you'll need, including a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 WH, audio board with VU meter LEDs, I2S DAC, and stereo amp, a 5W speaker, and a beautifully retro acrylic enclosure to make it look the business.

It'll take you around 30 minutes to put together (check out the assembly guide for details).

Kit contents*

Raspberry Pi Zero WH
Audio board with I2S DAC, stereo amp. VU meter, and six buttons
Single 5W 4Ω speaker
Blue acrylic enclosure **
50cm USB A to micro-B cable
USB A (female) to micro B (male) adaptor
Mini to full-size HDMI adaptor
Sticker sheet (personalise your Pirate Radio!)
Comes in a reusable kit box

*Just add your own micro-SD card

** We've tweaked the design of the back layer and legs recently, and have updated the build guide with extra instructions for these new pieces.

This kit takes advantage of the built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth on the Pi Zero WH, meaning that there's no longer any need for a USB Wi-Fi dongle.

We've put together three different software projects for your Pirate Radio: an internet radio, a Spotify streaming box, or an AirPlay speaker.

Features

Dual I2S DAC/amplifiers (MAX98357A)
3W per channel
2x push fit speaker terminals
DIP switch to select blended mono or stereo modes
16 RGB LED pixels (APA102) in 2 rows of 8
6 edge-mounted push buttons
Software installer and ALSA VU meter plugin
5W 4ohm speaker with pre-soldered wires
3-layer blue acrylic enclosure
Pi Zero WH with single-core CPU and built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth
Adaptor kit
50cm USB A to Micro-B cable (power your Pi from an existing charger or computer)
Pre-soldered header
Python library

Software

Our nifty one-line installer will get your kit configured and install our VU meter plugin for ALSA to display sound levels.

We've also put together a Python library to allow you to control the LEDs independently (if you wish) and to program the buttons to do whatever you wish.

Notes

Assembled size of Pirate Radio is 135x85x70mm (WxHxD).

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Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued]

Great quality kit - fun project to build and clear instructions on both the hardware and the software side. Built it as an airplay speaker in my son’s room for to play audiobooks while he falls asleep, so I don’t have to leave my phone in there! Highly recommended.

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5 years ago

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Alice D

Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued]

It's very fun project but to have this is mind: 1. It takes about a day to assemble, which is fun of course, but the guide states half an hour but that does not even cover the assembly of the acrylic parts. 2. The software used for it to work is old and/or buggy For one, I could not get internet radio with pimoronis curl command to work until I downloaded the raspbian image from 2018(!!) And even then it is impossible to get the light bars to behave, and believe me when I say that I have tried. It seems like there is a bug in their library as there is an unmerged PR in their github repo to fix the issue. I hope that this is useful for anyone who have bought the project and are unable to get it to work!

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5 years ago

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Maria K

Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued]

Christmas gift for my husband! :)

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6 years ago

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David A

Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued]

The kit was really simple to put together, even more so if you get hammer in headers and avoid the soldering. Once put together (as an internet radio) it works great, even with my less than stellar connection. Easy to add stations and now doing a good job in my work room. Highly recommended and great value for money. Also, the extra speaker is a no-brained for stereo sound.

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7 years ago

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Bram H

Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued]

Bought this kit to create my own airplay speaker. Works like a charm! Very decent quality. Am still tweaking the code to allow more functionality! A whole lot of fun!

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7 years ago

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Yang L

Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued]

It’s a lite version, anyway. I have to setup WiFi in console mode. And I don’t know why, the “next” button not works. It’s also impossible to set a playlist on web, can only copy a playlist into radio. Kind of complexity. My proposal was make one as a handmade gift, but that not gonna happen. Because no one can configure WiFi easily.

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7 years ago

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David C

Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit [Discontinued]

Mine was let down with minor issues, resolved very quickly by PiHut. As a concept...five stars...but I think that the speaker mounting could be improved...errr...tightened-up? Sorry.

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7 years ago