GoPiGo3 Base Kit
Product Code:
GPG3BASE-1
£126.72
£105.60
The GoPiGo2 Base Kit is perfect if you already have a Raspberry Pi and want to get it moving. It includes the GoPiGo2 board, chassis, wheels, motors, encoders, and power battery pack
Also need a Raspberry Pi? The best value is the Starter Kit, which includes all you need to get started from scratch! .
What’s included?
-
GoPiGo3 board (red board)
- chassis (frame, wheels, hardware)
- motors
- encoders
- battery holder & cable (batteries not included)
What’s not included?
Suggested components required to make it a mobile robot (NOT INCLUDED):
- Raspberry Pi (GoPiGo is compatible with all version of the Raspberry Pi): This board is the main brains of the robot that will connect to the GoPiGo board.
- microSD Card: Required “hard drive” for the Raspberry Pi (We have two options of software you can use — DexterOS, our new software for beginners using a drag-and-drop language, Bloxter, and Python. More advanced users should get our Pi software, Raspbian for Robots, which you have to download and install yourself).
- Power Supply: Power your Raspberry Pi while you are programming it and save the batteries.
- USB Drive: 8GB drive recommended for users of DexterOS for easy software updates and storing photos and files.
- Batteries: The GoPiGo requires 8 AA batteries, which are not included.
- Check out our rechargeable battery pack and smart charger here.
- Ethernet Cable: Required for plugging in to your computer to program the GoPiGo.
Technical Specifications:
- Operating Voltage: 7-12V
- Current usage:
- 300-500 mA (Idle with the Raspberry Pi Model B+)
- 800 mA-2A (Motors, camera and servo running with the Raspberry Pi Model B+)
- External Interfaces:
- I2C– 1Port
- Serial– 1 Port
- Analog– 1 Port
- Digital/PWM- 1Port
- Motor controller: SN7544
- Encoders
- 2 Optical encoders with 18 pulse counts per rotation
- Wheel Diameter: 65mm
- MCU: Atmega 328
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What’s not included?
Suggested components required to make it a mobile robot (NOT INCLUDED):
- Raspberry Pi (GoPiGo is compatible with all version of the Raspberry Pi): This board is the main brains of the robot that will connect to the GoPiGo board.
- Mini Wi-Fi Dongle: Can be plugged in to the Raspberry Pi so you can unplug the ethernet cord and make it function as a remote control, mobile car.
- MicroSD Card: Required “hard drive” for the Raspberry Pi (comes with Dexter Industry’s custom software “Raspbian for Robots”).
- Ethernet Cable: Required for plugging in to your computer to program the GoPiGo.
- Power Supply: Wall plug to power your Raspberry Pi while you are programming it, rather than using the batteries.
- Batteries: GoPiGo requires 8 AA batteries, which are not included.
