pi zero - which headers ?

Question

I have a new Pi zero, and I am new to the Pi world, this is my first Pi, and I have from some experience with Arduino.

What would you recommend for the header installation? I noticed to use hats you want to use a male header pointing up from the Zero. I was considering using female headers pointing up to use with breadboard jumper pins, and then use male-male header pins to adapt for when using a hat. Would this arrangement work for hats? I don't want to solder in the wrong one because switching seems it would be impossible. What is the consensus for header type and orientation for the zero? I hope to use the Zero for robot development.

Thanks

clem57 · Accepted Answer

perigalacticon

Glad you score one since they are selling like hotcake's. So before you solder away, what hat are you thinking of? Most hats will cover the old Pi's the size of a credit card. Do you want to do that with a smaller board? But if you still want this see https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-the-raspberry-pi-zero/gpio-header-options .

Clem