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New Keypad HAT for the Raspberry Pi - The CapHat

thinkengineer
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27 Oct 2016

Product development specialists, Think Engineer are set to launch a revolutionary new accessory for the Raspberry Pi hardware. CapHat is a new HAT for all versions of the Raspberry Pi, featuring  an easy to use capacitive keypad that gives creators and educators an unlimited array of possible functions to add to their Raspberry Pi hardware.

 

Simply clicking on to the Raspberry Pi GPIO Header, the CapHat offers a full, numbered keypad, so you can keep on adding accessories as you create. Fully licenced with the Raspberry Pi, the CapHat is officially hardware compatible with the A+, B+ and 2, as well as the brand new Raspberry Pi 3.

 

This product will go live on Kickstarter on 14th November 2016. Please take a look at some of our fantastic early bird pledges.

www.caphat.io

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 9 years ago +2
    I think you guys could make it a bit different, and market it better too. As the guys above say, the numbers make little sense, maybe better to have then blank, let people put stickers on them with arrows…
  • clem57
    clem57 over 9 years ago +1
    I am curious why no "0" "*" and "#" to create a full phone keypad interface? Clem
  • thinkengineer
    thinkengineer over 9 years ago in reply to shabaz

    We are now live on Kickstarter. Thank you so much for your comments. Our tech guys have taken it all on board. More comments below.

    Hope you like the product.

     

    Best Regards

    Wendy

     

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/364371217/caphat-a-raspberry-pi-capacitive-keypad-hat-access?ref=bcn4lw

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    thinkengineer over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

    Hi Clem,

     

    Just to let you know the Caphat is now on Kickstarter. We have already carried out a bit of work and the additional keys will be added. Thank you for your advice.

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/364371217/caphat-a-raspberry-pi-capacitive-keypad-hat-access?ref=bcn4lw

    Best Regards

    Wendy

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    thinkengineer over 9 years ago in reply to fvan

    Hi Frederick, Just a little heads up that our product is currently on Kickstarter

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/364371217/caphat-a-raspberry-pi-capacitive-keypad-hat-access?ref=bcn4lw

    Thanks for looking.

    Best Regards

    Wendy

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    thinkengineer over 9 years ago in reply to kulky64

    Thank you for your advice. Its very helpfull. We'll let you know how development goes on.

    Cheers

    Wendy

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    thinkengineer over 9 years ago

    Thank you so much for this great advice Clem, Kulky64 & shabazz. We will totally be working on incorporating the zero, # and take into consideration reducing the size of the numbers etc (all in the process now). We are focusing on the HAT for now and maybe launch an Arduino kit in the future. Its great to get your feedback and hope you stay in touch for the future development we make with it.

    Cheers

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