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+ | On the Raspberry Pi, there are several connections which can be used for expansion: | ||
+ | * The [[RPi Low-level peripherals|Rpi GPIO]] (General Purpose Input/Output) pins are exposed, that means that expansion boards are able to talk directly to the CPU. | ||
+ | * The DSI connector will allow low-level interfacing with LCDs and other displays. | ||
+ | * The CSI connector will allow camera modules to be added in future. | ||
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+ | ==Current expansion boards== | ||
+ | ===GertBoard=== | ||
+ | ::''main page: [[Rpi Gertboard]]'' | ||
+ | This board is a buffer between your Rpi and the real world, use it to flash LEDs on and off, drive motors, run sensors and all that other fun stuff.<ref>http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/411</ref> | ||
+ | ===Piface=== | ||
+ | [http://piface.openlx.org.uk Piface] is simpler than the [[Rpi GertBoard]] (it's aimed at less experienced users), but also intended to connect to PCs and Android to be platform agnostic | ||
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+ | ===CJE/4D RTC=== | ||
+ | On 2nd January 2012, CJE/4D announced that they have a real-time clock (RTC) expansion board in the works: [http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/features-and-requests/rtc] | ||
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Revision as of 13:26, 28 January 2012
On the Raspberry Pi, there are several connections which can be used for expansion:
- The Rpi GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) pins are exposed, that means that expansion boards are able to talk directly to the CPU.
- The DSI connector will allow low-level interfacing with LCDs and other displays.
- The CSI connector will allow camera modules to be added in future.
Current expansion boards
GertBoard
- main page: Rpi Gertboard
This board is a buffer between your Rpi and the real world, use it to flash LEDs on and off, drive motors, run sensors and all that other fun stuff.[1]
Piface
Piface is simpler than the Rpi GertBoard (it's aimed at less experienced users), but also intended to connect to PCs and Android to be platform agnostic
CJE/4D RTC
On 2nd January 2012, CJE/4D announced that they have a real-time clock (RTC) expansion board in the works: [1]
References
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