So you’ve got your Pi 3 with its built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth, but what about your Pi Zero? Say hello to the IoT pHAT from Red Bear! This Zero-size board provides WiFi (802.11bgn / 2.4GHz) and Bluetooth (v4.1 / BTLE) connectivity direct from the GPIO header. You don’t need to use a dongle plugged into the Pi Zero’s solitary data micro-USB port via a USB OTG adapter. Just snap it on top of a Raspberry Pi Zero (or really, any Raspberry Pi with a 2×20 connector)!
The IoT pHAT provides a neat and convenient way to add WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity to your Pi Zero, while freeing up the USB data port. Using the same wireless radio chip as the Pi 3 results in reliable signal strength and quality via an on-board or optional external antenna.
As with other pHATs, it works with all of the 40-pin Raspberry Pi variants – 2/B+/A+/Zero – but using it with the Pi Zero makes for a super-tiny package.
Features:
AMPAK AP6212A Wireless Module (Broadcom BCM43438 A1 chip inside)
WiFi (802.11bgn / 2.4GHz)
Bluetooth (4.1) and BLE support
Single antenna for concurrent WiFi and Bluetooth operations
Onboard PCB antenna
External antenna connector
Antenna switch for extenal antenna
32 Kbit (4 KByte) EEPROM for DTOverlay configuration
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