A toy piano kit was purchased from a local store with the hopes of using the lessons to build the Tough Piano. Since this will be my first build with a Raspberry Pi that involved any programming it seemed logical to approach it as a novice. It was a Piano Hat from Pimoroni.
Much of the hardware mentioned and linked previously was available from parts already stocked. Some of the parts were not exact but very close to what was ordered. A Pi Zero was connected to a computer monitor, USB Wifi card, and keyboard/mouse combo. None of these will be necessary for the final build. Only a USB sound card is on the plans for the final build. Research showed that a headphone port could be added by tapping off some of the GPIO pins, adding support components and a socket but a $1USD sound card is much simpler and more easily serviceable.
To attach the Piano Hat header pins needed to be soldered to the Pi. In the larger Pi models header pins come pre-soldered to the board. It should be noted that the Piano Hat, which cost $20USD, was not intended to be part of the final build. It was meant as a way to figure out the best way to synthesize a piano with a Pi.
Without any programming the Piano Hat would light up when keys were pressed. This setting could be changed during programming but not yet.
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Completed projects from year 1.
Completed projects from year 2.
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Piano Hat
Much of the hardware mentioned and linked previously was available from parts already stocked. Some of the parts were not exact but very close to what was ordered. A Pi Zero was connected to a computer monitor, USB Wifi card, and keyboard/mouse combo. None of these will be necessary for the final build. Only a USB sound card is on the plans for the final build. Research showed that a headphone port could be added by tapping off some of the GPIO pins, adding support components and a socket but a $1USD sound card is much simpler and more easily serviceable.
Monitor adapter, power, keyboard/mouse receiver, USB Wifi dongle
Monitor and keyboard/mouse combo
To attach the Piano Hat header pins needed to be soldered to the Pi. In the larger Pi models header pins come pre-soldered to the board. It should be noted that the Piano Hat, which cost $20USD, was not intended to be part of the final build. It was meant as a way to figure out the best way to synthesize a piano with a Pi.
Header pins soldered to Pi
Without any programming the Piano Hat would light up when keys were pressed. This setting could be changed during programming but not yet.
Piano Hat with lights
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1.
Completed projects from year 2.
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2016-05-30 (M)
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