Are there any expansion boards available for the Raspberry Pi for use with the GPIO?
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Do you mean a breadboard?– JivingsCommented Jun 21, 2012 at 18:19
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No, a board with level shifter for RS232 or SPI memory or a couple of I2C components something like elinux.org/BeagleBoard_Trainer board.– FarhadACommented Jun 21, 2012 at 19:28
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Adafruit has unidirectional and bidirectional Logic Level Converters among other goodies for the RasPi.
BitWizard B.V. also carries a range of I2C expansion boards and accessories,
Just came across this one on youtube available here for order(preorder)
RaspberryPI has also discussed the Gertboard, but I have yet to see pricing and availability details.
answered Jun 21, 2012 at 21:51
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Thanks for the info, the Adafruit one is interesting but has no logic on it, it is just a prototype board. I like the Gertboard, hope it will be available soon. I may just make one instead of waiting, it can be faster. But thanks a lot for the list.– FarhadACommented Jun 22, 2012 at 7:36
The Pi-Face looks like a great expansion board.
From the website:
- Allows you to control lights, motors etc and monitor digital inputs, switches, etc.
- Four switches and four LEDs on board for rapid prototyping
- Two onboard relays (10A) for easy control
- Buffered to protect the Raspberry Pi; high-current open collector outputs and schmit trigger buffer inputs
- Credit card size, stacks on top of Raspberry Pi
- Easy to connect with screw terminals
- Easy to program with C and Python libraries
From the looks of things this will allow you to take input from a myriad of sensors, and easily allow you to interface your Pi with external components like switches, relays, lights etc
answered Jun 26, 2012 at 11:13
