{"product_id":"pimaster-hat-iot-gateway-for-raspberry-pi-unsoldered","title":"PiMaster HAT - IoT Gateway for Raspberry Pi (unsoldered)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Omzlo PiMaster provides a gateway between the CAN bus network and a Raspberry Pi, which runs network management software for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNoCAN platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombine this HAT with one of more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCANZERO nodes \u003cspan\u003eto create wired IoT applications for the home and garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild and grow your own NoCAN Network!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you don't know what NoCAN is, please \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echeck the \u003c\/span\u003epresentation here\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo build a NoCAN network, you will also need one or more CANZERO nodes, a Raspberry Pi, a power supply and some cables\/wires. (\u003cstrong\u003enot included with the CANZERO board\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePiMaster NoCAN Gateway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PiMaster is built around an STM32F042 ARM Cortex M0+ running at 48Mhz. This MCU communicates with the Raspberry Pi through SPI and a few additional GPIOs. 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