# Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell for Pico
## Overview
Ding dong! Hear that? It's the PiCowbell ringing, letting you know that the new **Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell** is finally in stock and ready to assist your [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4864) and [Pico W](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5526) project with handy hardware and practical prototyping with screw terminal blocks for each and every pin.
This board is ideal for when you want quick access to connect solid or stranded core wires to any of the GPIO pads on the Pico. We use [four 10-pin 2.54" pitch screw terminal blocks](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2142) that can fit 18 to 26 AWG solid or stranded core wires. Note that we really connect every pin 1-to-1, so there will be plenty of ground connects!
**Please Note! There are two versions of this PiCowbell: [one that does not come with socket or pin headers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5904) and [one that does come with pre-soldered headers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5907).**
If you have the version without headers, there are many possible configurations, and we stock various headers depending on how you want to solder and attach them. This is especially true if you want the Pico on top so that the BOOTSEL button and LED are accessible.
1. [Use the Pico Stacking Headers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5582) if you want to plug into a breadboard or other accessory with sockets.
2. [Use the Pico Socket Headers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5583) if you want to plug directly in and have a nice, solid connection without any poking-out bits.
3. [Use the Short Socket Headers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5585) for a very slim but pluggable design, note that you'll want to trim down the Pico's headers or [use the short plug headers on the Pico](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5584) to have a skinny sandwich.
4. Solder the PCB directly to the Pico headers - of course, this is very compact and inexpensive, but you won't be able to remove the PiCowbell.
The Terminal PiCowbell provides you with:
- **Screw Terminal blocks** for each matching pad on the Pico or Pico W: 40 total pins, 40 total blocks
- **Right angle reset button** that sticks out the end
- **Right angle JST SH connector for I2C / Stemma QT / Qwiic** connection. Or can use it for plain GPIO wiring if you don't have any I2C devices to attach. Provides 3V, GND, IO4 (SDA), and IO5 (SCL)
- **12 rows of 4-hole connected strips** in the center area. You can cut the traces between the holes, but they're intended to be treated like a mini-mini breadboard
- **Every pad on the Pico has a duplicate hole pad** next to it for solder-jumpering
- **The ground pads have white silkscreen rectangles** to easily identify, plus one long ground strip near the reset button
- **One long strip of connected holes for 3.3V power**
- Gold-plated pads for easy soldering
We do not have I2C pullups on the board, but your Qwiic/Stemma QT breakout board or accessory likely already has them onboard. If using the Philhower Arduino core, the Wire peripheral is already set up to use IO4 and IO5. If using CircuitPython or MicroPython, you'll need to let the code know to look at 4+5 for SDA+SCL pins.
- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-terminal-picowbell-for-pico/pinouts.md)
## Primary Products
### Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell for Pico - Reset Button & STEMMA QT
[Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell for Pico - Reset Button & STEMMA QT](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5904)
Ding dong! Hear that? It's the PiCowbell ringing, letting you know that the new **Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell** is finally in stock and ready to assist your [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4864) and
In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5904)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5904/guides)
### Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell for Pico with Pre-Soldered Sockets
[Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell for Pico with Pre-Soldered Sockets](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5907)
Ding dong! Hear that? It's the PiCowbell ringing, letting you know that the new ** Adafruit Terminal PiCowbell** is finally in stock and ready to assist your [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4864) and
In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5907)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5907/guides)
## Featured Products
### Stacking Headers for Raspberry Pi Pico - 2 x 20 Pin
[Stacking Headers for Raspberry Pi Pico - 2 x 20 Pin](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5582)
These two **Stacking**** Headers** alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with the [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://www.adafruit.com/category/875), and you're in business!
What do they do? They stack. Put the headers through your...
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### Socket Headers for Raspberry Pi Pico - 2 x 20 pin Female Headers
[Socket Headers for Raspberry Pi Pico - 2 x 20 pin Female Headers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5583)
These **Socket Headers** alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with the [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://www.adafruit.com/category/875), and you're in business!
Socket headers are like the duct tape of electronics. They're great for connecting...
In Stock
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[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5583/guides)
### Short Plug Headers for Raspberry Pi Pico - 2 x 20 Male Headers
[Short Plug Headers for Raspberry Pi Pico - 2 x 20 Male Headers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5584)
These two **Short** **Plug / Male Headers** alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with the [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://www.adafruit.com/category/875), and you're in business!
These 2.54mm / 0.1" pitch headers are particularly cute...
In Stock
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[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5584/guides)
### Short Socket Headers for Raspberry Pi Pico - 2 x 20 pin Female
[Short Socket Headers for Raspberry Pi Pico - 2 x 20 pin Female](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5585)
These **Socket Headers** alone are, well, lonely. But pair them with the [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://www.adafruit.com/category/875), and you're in business!
These headers are particularly cute and tiny with a body height of just 5.0 mm they are...
In Stock
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[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5585/guides)
### Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040
[Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4864)
The Raspberry Pi foundation changed single-board computing [when they released the Raspberry Pi computer](https://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/723), now they're ready to do the same for microcontrollers with the release of the brand new **Raspberry Pi Pico**. This...
In Stock
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[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4864/guides)
### Raspberry Pi Pico W
[Raspberry Pi Pico W](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5526)
The Raspberry Pi foundation changed single-board computing [when they released the Raspberry Pi computer](https://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/723), now they're ready to do the same for microcontrollers with the release of the brand new **Raspberry Pi Pico W**. This...
In Stock
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[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5526/guides)
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