# Skywriter hat converter for Rasp 2011.12

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**Category:** Raspberry Pi\
**Created:** [April 17, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/skywriter-hat-converter-for-rasp-2011-12/4601 "2017-04-17T13:19:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![bitterbrown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/bitterbrown/32/2295_2.png) [@bitterbrown](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bitterbrown)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/skywriter-hat-converter-for-rasp-2011-12/4601/1 "2017-04-17T13:19:16Z")

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Hi there,  
I’ve bought the skywriter for my Rasp 3 but after a while I was thinking about using it on a old model I still have (Raspberry 2011.12)

Problem is of course it’s a 26 GPIO. Is there any adaptor I can use to plug the skywriter to my old Raspberry?

I’ve found few adaptors to downgrade the 40 to a 26pin hat but nothing the other way around.

Thanks!!

Paolo

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**Author:** ![pi2003](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/pi2003/32/1613_2.png) [@pi2003](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/pi2003)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/skywriter-hat-converter-for-rasp-2011-12/4601/2 "2017-04-17T13:46:09Z")

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The first 26 pins of both headers are the same so you can just jump these [https://pinout.xyz/pinout/skywriter\_hat](https://pinout.xyz/pinout/skywriter_hat)

Pins over using male to female jumper wires.

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**Author:** ![RogueM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/roguem/32/311_2.png) [@RogueM](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/RogueM)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/skywriter-hat-converter-for-rasp-2011-12/4601/3 "2017-04-17T16:21:42Z")

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or you could use something like [this](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/adafruit-stacking-header-for-raspberry-pi-2x13-extra-tall).

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**Author:** ![bitterbrown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/bitterbrown/32/2295_2.png) [@bitterbrown](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bitterbrown)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/skywriter-hat-converter-for-rasp-2011-12/4601/4 "2017-04-17T18:55:22Z")

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many thanks @pi2003 and @RogueM.