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.
The Sense HAT features an 8x8 RGB LED matrix, a mini joystick and the following sensors:
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Magnetometer
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Barometric pressure
Buy the Sense HAT from:
To install the Sense HAT software, enter the following commands in a terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sense-hat
sudo rebootImport the sense_hat module and instantiate a SenseHat object:
from sense_hat import SenseHat
sense = SenseHat()Comprehensive documentation is available at pythonhosted.org/sense-hat
- The code is licensed under the BSD Licence
- The project source code is hosted on GitHub
- Please use GitHub issues to submit bugs and report issues