{"product_id":"highpi-pro-5v-fan-software-controlled","title":"HighPi Pro 5V Fan - Software-Controlled","description":"\u003cp\u003eLooking for another way to keep your Raspberry Pi cool? Hook up this software-controllable 5V mini cooling fan and prevent your hard-working Pi from overheating! Of course, it's also great for use with any small computer or FPGA or motor driver or anything that needs cooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a special 3-pin 5V fan, meaning your Raspberry Pi can control the fan via software (see below on how to do that).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the recommended fan for the great new range of HighPi Pro Raspberry Pi 4 cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUsing the fan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFan GPIO pin connections:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed wire to Pin 4 (+5V)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Wire to Pin 6 (GND)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue wire to Pin 8 (GPIO 14 TXD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce you have connected your fan, by default it will be on whenever your Raspberry Pi is running. You can configure it to turn on only when your Raspberry Pi reaches a temperature that you choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing a recent version of Raspberry Pi OS, first update to retrieve any recent changes to the operating system:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen the Terminal, either from the Start menu (click the Raspberry Pi icon in the top left corner) or by pressing \u003cstrong\u003eControl + Alt + T\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType \u003cstrong\u003esudo apt update\u003c\/strong\u003e and then, when the update has finished, type \u003cstrong\u003esudo apt full-upgrade\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen open the Raspberry Pi Configuration tool:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClick on the Raspberry Pi icon in the top left corner and select Preferences then Raspberry Pi Configuration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect the Performance tab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext to Fan, click Enabled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you have connected your fan as shown above, the default of 14 for Fan GPIO does not need to be changed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect the Fan Temperature at which you want your fan to turn on. The default is 80°C, which will stop the Raspberry Pi throttling on difficult tasks without having the fan on all the time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 x 30 x 7.7mm casing size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24mm mounting hole spacing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 wires for power\/ground\/control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e70mm wire length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4x 15mm screws and nuts are included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HighPi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48624239116506,"sku":"flj1789687699474","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/8318\/3834\/files\/highpi-pro-5v-fan---software-controlled_1.jpg?v=1789687705","url":"https:\/\/memoryfoamwear.shop\/products\/highpi-pro-5v-fan-software-controlled","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}