> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Pimoroni Picade X HAT USB-C **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE06511 · **Brand:** [Pimoroni](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pimoroni-australia) · **GTIN:** 606034879416 **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-picade-x-hat-usb-c.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-picade-x-hat-usb-c.html.md)) Turn your Raspberry Pi into a retro games console! Picade X HAT includes joystick and button inputs, a 3W I2S DAC/amplifier, and soft power switch. Nice! ## Pricing - **Price:** $32.45 (inc GST) — $29.50 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $28.62 (exc GST) · 25+ $28.03 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Sep 03 and Sep 08. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=CE06511:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/CE06511:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description **Picade X HAT is now [Raspberry Pi 4](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-4gb.html) compatible, with USB-C power!** This HAT has all the same great features as the original Picade HAT but now has no-fuss female Dupont connectors to hook up your joystick and buttons. Simply pop Picade X HAT onto your Pi, plug a [USB-C power supply](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-4-official-power-supply-usb-c-5v-15w-white.html) into the connector on the HAT (it back-powers your Pi through the GPIO, so no need for a separate power supply), wire up your controls, and install Pimoroni's [driver](https://github.com/pimoroni/picade-hat)! It's ideal for your own DIY arcade cabinet builds, or for interfaces that need big, colourful buttons and sound. Pimoroni recommends also picking up one of our new [Picade wiring looms](https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-picade-wiring-loom-v2.html) to go with Picade X HAT. It has all the cables you'll need to connect up buttons and a joystick (with 5-pin connector) to Picade X HAT. ### Features - I2S audio DAC with 3W amplifier (mono) and push-fit terminals - Safe power on/off system with tactile power button and LED - USB-C connector for power (back-powers your Pi) - 4-way digital joystick inputs - 6x player button inputs - 4x utility button inputs - 1x soft power switch input - 1x power LED output - [Plasma button](https://core-electronics.com.au/search/?q=picade+plasma+kit) connector - Breakout pins for power, I2C, and 2 additional buttons - [Picade X HAT pinout](https://pinout.xyz/pinout/picade_hat) - Compatible with all 40-pin Raspberry Pi models The I2S DAC blends both channels of digital audio from the Raspberry Pi into a single mono output. This is then passed through a 3W amplifier to power a connected speaker. The board also features a soft power switch that allows you turn your Pi on and off safely without risk of SD card corruption. Tap the connected button to start up, and press and hold it for 3 seconds to fully shutdown and disconnect power. ### Software Pimoroni has put together a simple one-line installer that'll get everything set up on your Picade X HAT, the controls, safe shutdown, and audio. Open a terminal and type *curl https://get.pimoroni.com/picadehat | bash* to run the installer. You'll need to reboot once the installation is complete, if it doesn't prompt you to do so. *Pimoroni's software does not support Raspbian Wheezy* ### Notes - With USB-C power connected through Picade X HAT you'll need either to tap the connected power button or the button marked "switch" on the HAT to power on your Pi. ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/p/i/picade_x_hat_usb-c_3_of_3_large.jpg)