SenseHAT - Astro-Pi

Raspberry Pi SenseHAT (Astro-Pi) module

Sense HAT

Python module to control the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT used in the Astro Pi mission - an education outreach programme for UK schools sending code experiments to the International Space Station.

Hardware

The Sense HAT features an 8x8 RGB LED matrix, a mini joystick and the following sensors:

Gyroscope Accelerometer Magnetometer Temperature Humidity Barometric pressure

Installation

To install the Sense HAT software, enter the following commands in a terminal:

• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install sense-hat
• sudo reboot

Usage

Import the sense_hat module and instantiate a SenseHat object:

# from sense_emu import SenseHat
from sense_hat import SenseHat
sense = SenseHat()

Documentation

Comprehensive documentation is available at https://pythonhosted.org/sense-hat

• https://github.com/astro-pi/python-sense-hat
• https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/getting-started-with-the-sense-hat