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RoadTest Goals

A) Test the out-of-box experience of the product.

B) Experiment with the capabilities of the product

C) optional -- produce an unboxing video

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Description

MAKER-PI-RP2040 is a development board with RP2040 microcontroller. This board comes with dual channel DC motor driver, 4 servo motor ports and 7 Grove I/O connectors, ready for your next DIY robot / motion control project. The platform supports the popular MicroPython and C/C++ programming languages. Full documentation with examples is available in the GitHub repository.

Features

• Powered by Raspberry Pi RP2040
• Robot controller board: 4x servo motors, 2x DC motors with quick test button
• Automatic power selection: USB 5V, LiPo (1-cell) or Vin (3.6-6V)
• Built-in 1-cell LiPo/Li-Ion charger (over-charged & over-discharged protection)
• Power on/off switch
• 13x status indicator LEDs for GPIO pins
• 1x piezo buzzer with mute switch
• 2xpush button, 2xRGB LED (Neopixel), 7x grove ports (I/O options: digital, analogue, I2C, SPI, UART)
• 4 x 4.8mm mounting hole (compatible with LEGO), 6 x M3 screw hole

Additional Information

Datasheet
Github
Schematic
CircuitPython
RP2040 docs

Contents

Maker Pi RP2040, 4 x Grove cable, Mini screwdriver, 4 x silicone feet.

Important Dates 

Begin enrollment: Mar 8, 2023
End enrollment:  Apr 10, 2023
Select roadtesters:  Apr 10, 2023
Ship unit:  Apr 13 2023
Begin Roadtesting: Apr 20 2023
Element14 follow up: May 20 2023
Post Reviews by:  June 20 2023

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  • This is a nice board. Though I will not apply due to other roadtest I am interested.

    This board fits good with someone who wants to create tiny robot or robocar as it has motor drivers.
    One question which pops up after reading the specs is that how much power would this require if lets say 2 dc motors and 4-servos are all connected together? It says motor needs 1.5amps at full speed.
    Also, in sensors Groove add-ones, Accelerometer,Gyroscope will fit nice with this board. Groove GPS can also be interesting to know real-time location.

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  • This is a nice board. Though I will not apply due to other roadtest I am interested.

    This board fits good with someone who wants to create tiny robot or robocar as it has motor drivers.
    One question which pops up after reading the specs is that how much power would this require if lets say 2 dc motors and 4-servos are all connected together? It says motor needs 1.5amps at full speed.
    Also, in sensors Groove add-ones, Accelerometer,Gyroscope will fit nice with this board. Groove GPS can also be interesting to know real-time location.

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