Difference between revisions of "RPi Gertboard"
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[http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/411 Introducing Gertboard] | [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/411 Introducing Gertboard] | ||
− | [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1734 | + | [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1734 Gertboard Availability Announcement] includes links to assembly and user manuals. |
''Additional Details can be found on the Raspberry Pi Forum [http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/educational-applications/gertboard here].'' | ''Additional Details can be found on the Raspberry Pi Forum [http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/educational-applications/gertboard here].'' | ||
As of 2012-11-01, it is not possible to order Gertboard. In Element14 words: "Sorry to disappoint, we have decided to remove the Gertboard from sale. Don’t worry we are planning on producing a fully assembled board but this will not be available for another few weeks." [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2242] | As of 2012-11-01, it is not possible to order Gertboard. In Element14 words: "Sorry to disappoint, we have decided to remove the Gertboard from sale. Don’t worry we are planning on producing a fully assembled board but this will not be available for another few weeks." [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2242] | ||
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+ | [http://www.raspi.tv/downloads Gertboard test suite has been released in Python.] These are written to be functionally identical to the original C programs, but have been rewritten from scratch. There are versions for WiringPi for Python and RPi.GPIO. | ||
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[[File:Pcbavrpict.gif|thumb|500px|The Gertboard ([http://elinux.org/images/5/59/Pcbavrpict.gif click to enlarge])]] | [[File:Pcbavrpict.gif|thumb|500px|The Gertboard ([http://elinux.org/images/5/59/Pcbavrpict.gif click to enlarge])]] |
Revision as of 01:56, 13 December 2012
Back to RPi Expansion Boards.
The Gertboard is one of the expansion boards, sold for some time in a kit form. It was nicknamed after Gert van Loo, its developer and one of the principal Hardware Engineers for Raspberry Pi, and was announced on 17th December 2011: [1]
Gertboard Availability Announcement includes links to assembly and user manuals.
Additional Details can be found on the Raspberry Pi Forum here.
As of 2012-11-01, it is not possible to order Gertboard. In Element14 words: "Sorry to disappoint, we have decided to remove the Gertboard from sale. Don’t worry we are planning on producing a fully assembled board but this will not be available for another few weeks." [2]
Gertboard test suite has been released in Python. These are written to be functionally identical to the original C programs, but have been rewritten from scratch. There are versions for WiringPi for Python and RPi.GPIO.