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On the Raspberry Pi, there are several connections which can be used for expansion:
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* 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.
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* The DSI connector will allow low-level interfacing with LCDs and other displays.
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* The CSI connector will allow camera modules to be added in future.
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==Current expansion boards==
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===GertBoard===
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::''main page: [[Rpi Gertboard]]''
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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>
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===Piface===
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[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===
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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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==References==
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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