Make your Raspberry Pi bright and shiny with RGB LED strip and ANAVI Light pHAT!
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ANAVI Light pHAT is an open source hardware Raspberry Pi add-on board for controlling RGB LED strip and collecting data from various sensors for light, temperature, humidity, color and gesture recognition as well as from PIR motion sensor.
ANAVI Light pHAT is designed with the free and open source electronics design automation suite KiCAD. No soldering is required. You can assemble ANAVI Light pHAT to your Raspberry Pi with your bare hands and a screwdriver to attach 12V RGB LED strip.
ANAVI Light pHAT is fully compatible with the Raspbian GNU/Linux distribution and open source sample applications are provided.
ANAVI Light pHAT includes:
- Terminal block for attaching 12 V RGB LED strip
- Slots for up to three plug and play I2C sensor modules
- Slot for PIR motion sensor
- UART pins for debugging
- EEPROM with board manufacturer information and a device tree fragment
ANAVI Light pHAT is compatible with the following Raspberry Pi versions and models:
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
- Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
- Raspberry Pi 0
- Raspberry Pi 0 W
- Raspberry Pi Model B+
- Raspberry Pi Model A+
ANAVI Light pHAT is NOT compatible with the earlier 26-pin models of Raspberry Pi 1 Model B & A's.
ANAVI Light pHAT is a Raspberry Pi add-on suitable for existing Raspberry Pi customers interested in home automation, software development and Internet of Things. The board is appropriate for embedded programming enthusiasts, GNU/Linux gadget fans, students as well as web and/or mobile app developers. The main usage of the board is home automation of lights with RGB LED strip, sensors and the popular open source software Home Assistant.
Revision 1.1 of ANAVI Light pHAT was used while writing this document. It is possible that it is outdated so it is always recommended to check the latest sources from the GitHub page of the board.
ANAVI Light pHAT is shipped in a protective bag. The pHAT as well as the Raspberry Pi must NOT be exposed to high electrostatic potentials. A grounding strap or similar protective device should be worn when handling the board. Avoid touching the component pins or any other metallic element.
In order to setup ANAVI Light pHAT the following items are required:
- Compatible Raspberry Pi
- microSD card with compatible image
- USB power supply
- 12V RGB LED strip
- 12V power supply
Additionally you may attach USB mouse, keyboard, HDMI monitor or addition peripheral devices to your Raspberry Pi. It is recommended to use 2.5A (2500mA) power supply.
ANAVI Light pHAT has a terminal block for attaching 12V RGB LED strip, a slot for attaching PIR motion sensor as well as up to 3 slots I2C sensors.
ANAVI Light pHAT supports PIR motion sensor. The officially supported I2C sensor modules are for:
- Light (BH1750)
- Temperature and humidity (HTU21D)
- Color and gesture recognition (APDS-9960)
- Temperature and barometric pressure (BMP180)
You may also attach any other I2C sensors but you will have to take care of their software integration.
The official light I2C sensor for ANAVI Light pHAT is BH1750.
Using 4 Dupont jumper wires connect BH1750 to one of the 5 I2C slots on ANAVI Light pHAT as follows:
| BH1750 | ANAVI Light pHAT |
|---|---|
| VCC | 3.3V |
| GND | GND |
| SCL | SCL |
| SDA | SDA |
The official temperature and humidity sensor for ANAVI Light pHAT is HTU21 (SHT21). This is I2C sensor capable of measuring both humidity and temperature.
Using 4 Dupont jumper wires connect HTU21 to one of the 5 I2C slots on ANAVI Light pHAT as follows:
| HTU21 | ANAVI Light pHAT |
|---|---|
| VIN | 3.3V |
| GND | GND |
| SCL | SCL |
| SDA | SDA |
The official I2C sensor for RGB color and gesture detection on ANAVI Ligth pHAT is APDS-9960.
Using 4 Dupont jumper wires connect APDS-9960 to one of the 5 I2C slots on ANAVI Light pHAT as follows:
| APDS-9960 | ANAVI Light pHAT |
|---|---|
| VIN | 3.3V |
| GND | GND |
| SCL | SCL |
| SDA | SDA |
The official temperature and barometric pressure sensor for ANAVI Light pHAT is BMP180. This is I2C sensor capable of measuring both temperature and barometric pressure.
Using 4 Dupont jumper wires connect BMP180 to one of the 5 I2C slots on ANAVI Light pHAT as follows:
| BMP180 | ANAVI Light pHAT |
|---|---|
| VIN | 3.3V |
| GND | GND |
| SCL | SCL |
| SDA | SDA |
You can assemble ANAVI Light pHAT and mount it on your Raspberry Pi with your bare hands and a screw driver following the steps below:
- Ensure that you Raspberry Pi is compatible with ANAVI Light pHAT.
- Power off your Raspberry Pi.
- Gently mount ANAVI Light pHAT on the 40 pin header of your Raspberry Pi.
- Using a screw driver connect 12V RGB LED strip to the terminal blocks.
- Add sensors to your ANAVI Light pHAT.
- Use 12V power supply with 2.1x.5.5 DC jack for powering the RGB LED strip and 5V USB power supply for the Raspberry Pi.
- Optionally, you may also mount two or four brass M2.5 standoffs to keep your Pi HAT snug on your Raspberry Pi while also keeping the two boards separated.
- That's all, now you are ready to go!
ANAVI Light pHAT requires two power supplies:
- 12V power supply for the RGB LED strip
- 5V power supply for the Raspberry Pi
ANAVI Light pHAT has been tested using 12V power supplies from SUNNY Computer Technology Europe such as SYS1530-1212-W2E. The output current depends on the leght of the RGB LED strip and the number of LEDs in it. ANAVI Light pHAT has been tested with power supplies with output current in the range from 1A to 5A. Using power supplies and RGB LED stip that requires higher output current than 5A is not recommended. Make sure that you are using a 12V power supply from a trusted supplier. Cheap, untested power supplies can be risky and unreliable.
It is recommended to use the official Raspberry Pi Power Supply or another 2.5A USB power supply from reputable retailer to power the Raspberry Pi.
In order to work correctly, ANAVI Light pHAT requires an up-to-date kernel, I2C to be enabled, and a few libraries to get started. After booting microSD card with Raspbian, open a terminal and follow the steps below:
- Ensure your APT package list is up-to-date:
sudo apt-get update
- Install additional applications, libraries and other tools needed by ANAVI Light pHAT
sudo apt-get install -y git i2c-tools vim
Follow the steps below to enable I2C which is required by the sensors for ANAVI Light pHAT
- Open a terminal or login remotely via SSH to your Raspberry Pi and type in the following command:
sudo raspi-config
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Select Interfacing Options > I2C and enable it.
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Reboot the board.
Follow the steps below to enable serial debugging through USB to serial cable:
- Open a terminal or login remotely via SSH to your Raspberry Pi and type in the following command:
sudo raspi-config
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Select Interfacing Options > Serial and enable it.
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Reboot the board.
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Plug the USB to serial cable and connect your Raspberry Pi to your PC. The RX line of the cable should go to TX line of UART on ANAVI Light pHAT. The TX line of the cable should go to the RX line of UART on ANAVI Light pHAT. The GND wire should go to the GND line of UART on ANAVI Light pHAT.
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Type in the following command on your computer if you are using GNU/Linux distribution to access ANAVI Light pHAT. Alternatively if your OS is Microsoft Windows use putty.
The recommended USB to UART serial modules for ANAVI Light pHAT are any with CP2102 or Olimex USB-Serial-Cable-F. All Light kits include CP2102 module which out of the box on GNU/Linux distributions. Drivers for MS Windows and Mac OS X are available at silabs.com.
Sample applications written in Python and the C programming language are provided for ANAVI Light pHAT under MIT license in GitHub. All examples have been tested on Raspbian.
Open a terminal and execute the follow the steps by step instructions to install all dependencies and to get the source code:
- Install dependencies:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git git-core vim python-dev python-rpi.gpio
- Install the GPIO interface library for Raspberry Pi called wiringPi:
cd ~
git clone git://git.drogon.net/wiringPi
cd wiringPi
./build
- Download the examples for ANAVI Light pHAT:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/AnaviTechnology/anavi-examples.git
cd anavi-examples
Execute the following commands to turn all colors of the 12V RGB LED strip using pigpio:
sudo pigpiod
pigs p 9 255
pigs p 10 255
pigs p 11 255
It is mandatory to enable I2C to use most of the sensors supported by ANAVI Light pHAT.
Follow the steps below to use the PIR motion sensor sensor with ANAVI Light pHAT:
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Connect 5V, GND and OUT of the PIR motion sensor to ANAVI Light pHAT.
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Adjust timing and sensitivity of the sensor through the hardware potentiometers on it.
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Type in the following commands to run the sample Python application:
python ~/anavi-examples/sensors/PIR-sensor/python/motion.py
- Move your hand infront of the PIR motion sensor and verify that the movement is detected in the output, for example:
Motion detected: 1
Motion detected: 2
Motion detected: 3
Follow the steps below to use the APDS-9960 I2C color and gesture recognition sensor with ANAVI Light pHAT:
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Connect APDS-9960 to any of the I2C slots on ANAVI Light pHAT using male to female Duport jumper wire.
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Type in the following command and verify that the address of the sensor is listed:
sudo i2cdetect -y 1
- Type in the following commands to build and run the sample application for detecting colors:
cd ~/anavi-examples/sensors/APDS-9960/c++/
make color
./color
- Verify that the output is similar to (the exact values depend on color of the lights around the sensor):
------------------------------------
APDS-9960 - ColorSensor
------------------------------------
Ambient: 108 Red: 44 Green: 34 Blue: 22
Ambient: 109 Red: 45 Green: 34 Blue: 22
Ambient: 121 Red: 49 Green: 38 Blue: 26
- Type in the following commands to build and run the sample application for detecting gestures:
cd ~/anavi-examples/sensors/APDS-9960/c++/
make gesture
./gesture
- Verify that the output is similar to (the exact values depend on color of the lights around the sensor):
------------------------------------
APDS-9960 - GestureTest
------------------------------------
NEAR
UP
RIGHT
UP
Follow the steps below to use the BMP180 I2C temperature and barometric pressure sensor with ANAVI Light pHAT:
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Connect BMP180 to any of the I2C slots on ANAVI Light pHAT using male to female Duport jumper wire.
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Type in the following command and verify that the address of the sensor is listed:
sudo i2cdetect -y 1
- Type in the following commands to build and run the sample application that display temperature and barometric pressure:
cd ~/anavi-examples/sensors/BMP180/c/
make
./BMP180
- Verify that the output is similar to (the exact values depend on the atmospheric condition):
pi@raspberrypi:~/anavi-examples/sensors/BMP180/c $ ./BMP180
BMP180 Sensor Module
Temperature 28.6 C
Pressure 991.57 hPa
Follow the steps below to use the HTU21D I2C temperature and humidity sensor with ANAVI Light pHAT:
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Connect HTU21D to any of the I2C slots on ANAVI Light pHAT using male to female Duport jumper wire.
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Type in the following command and verify that the address of the sensor is listed:
sudo i2cdetect -y 1
- Type in the following commands to build and run the sample application that display temperature and humidity:
cd ~/anavi-examples/sensors/HTU21D/c/
make
./HTU21D
- Verify that the output is similar to (the exact values depend on the atmospheric condition):
pi@raspberrypi:~/anavi-examples/sensors/HTU21D/c $ ./HTU21D
HTU21D Sensor Module
25.64C
118.99%rh
Follow the steps below to use the BH1750 I2C light sensor with ANAVI Light pHAT:
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Connect BH1750 to any of the I2C slots on ANAVI Light pHAT using male to female Dupont jumper wires.
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Type in the following command and verify that the address of the sensor is listed:
sudo i2cdetect -y 1
- Type in the following commands to build and run the sample application that display luminous emittance:
cd ~/anavi-examples/sensors/BH1750/c/
make
./BH1750
- Verify that the output is similar to (the exact values depend on the atmospheric condition):
pi@raspberrypi:~/anavi-examples/sensors/BH1750/c $ ./BH1750
BH1750 Sensor Module
Light: 418 Lux
Device Tree (DT) in Linux is a description of the hardware in a system. The DT overlay adds a number of optional elements.
The EEPROM of ANAVI Light pHAT contains DT overlay with description of the peripheral devices on the HAT. After adding Anavi to your Raspberry Pi and booting it you should have some new filesystem nodes at /proc/device-tree/hat:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ls -l /proc/device-tree/hat/
total 0
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4 Feb 15 00:27 name
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 20 Feb 15 00:27 product
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 7 Feb 15 00:27 product_id
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 7 Feb 15 00:27 product_ver
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 37 Feb 15 00:27 uuid
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 6 Feb 15 00:27 vendor
The information provided in these filesystem nodes helps you to identify ANAVI Light pHAT vendor, version, product name, etc. For example:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /proc/device-tree/hat/product
ANAVI Light pHAT
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /proc/device-tree/hat/vendor
ANAVI
More information about device trees, overlays and parameters are available at the official Raspberry Pi documentation.
The components of ANAVI Light pHAT utilize the following pins on Raspberry Pi:
| Component | Pins |
|---|---|
| I2C | 3, 5 |
| EEPROM | 27, 28 |
| RGB LED connector | 19, 21, 23 |
| PIR motion sensor | 7 |
| UART | 1, 8, 9, 10 |
The sensors that can be connected to ANAVI Light pHAT communicate with a host microcontroller via a communications standard called I2C (Inter-Integrated-Circut). I2C uses two wires, labelled SDA (Serial Data) and SCL (Serial Clock). To function properly, I2C requires a pullup resistor on each of those lines therefore ANAVI Light pHAT includes two 4.7kohm resistors labelled as R6 and R7. If for one reason or another you need to disable the I2C pullup resistors remove R6 and R7.
Yes, you can use ANAVI Light pHAT with other GNU/Linux distributions and even other operating systems but some porting efforts might be required.
Yes, you can use other I2C sensors with ANAVI Light pHAT but you should take care for their drivers and software support.
No.
Yes, you may install popular open source software for home automation on your Raspberry Pi such as Home Assistant and integrate ANAVI Light pHAT as MQTT JSON component.
Yes, the official ANAVI Light pHAT software is free and open source. The examples are available under MIT license and the rest is available under GPLv3. Please contact us if you are working on a commercial product and you would like to use the software under alternative commercial license.
All kits include 1M 12V RGB LED strip with 30 LEDs (size 5050), IP 20 and power consumption of 7.2W.
You need a 5 V USB power supply for Raspberry Pi and a 12 V power supply with a standard 2.1x5.5mm DC jack for your light strip. Select a 12 V power supply with sufficient output current and power depending on the length and specifications of your RGB LED strip.
No, the main feature for controlling RGB LED strip requires a 12V power supply.
ANAVI Light pHAT has been tested using 12V power supplies from SUNNY Computer Technology Europe such as SYS1530-1212-W2E.
Make sure that you are using a 12V power supply from a trusted supplier. Cheap, untested power supplies can be risky and unreliable.
We were unable to source power supplies with universal plugs for US/EU/UK at an acceptable price, and power needs will vary based on application. Nowadays, 12 V power supplies with 2.1x5.5 mm DC jack are a commodity item, therefore you should be able to easily find a suitable unit online or at your local electronics store.
| Date | Changes | Modified pages | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 December 2017 | Initial release | All | Leon Anavi |
| Revision | Notable changes |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Prototype |
| 1.1 | Stable product |
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