CrowPi2

Description

CrowPi2 - Raspberry Pi Laptop & STEM Learning Platform

Website

https://www.elecrow.com/crowpi2-raspberry-pi-portable-laptop.html

Forums

https://forum.elecrow.com/categories/hardware

Official CrowPi2 system image

The CrowPi2 system image (buster) is available HERE.

The CrowPi2 system image (bookworm) is available HERE.

Note: It's normal for your system to restart once when booted for the first time, in order to expand the filesystem automatically.

Initial Setup

Run the Raspberry Pi Setup Wizard, it will guide you through the process.

1. Press Alt+F2, a Run dialog box appears
2. Type the following command, then press Enter.
   sudo piwiz
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.
   Note: For more details on the Raspberry Pi Setup Wizard, see HERE.

Frequently Asked Questions

Solutions to common problems encountered with CrowPi2 can be found HERE.

Known Issues

Known issues that have been found are being listed HERE.

Caution

Do not use any power bank and the DC-12V power port to power the CrowPi2 at the same time. It will damage the power bank battery and may even pose potential safety risks.

Helpful resources that could aid with your programming

• Raspberry Pi offical website
• Pinout! - The Raspberry Pi GPIO pinout guide.
  Note: You may easily display the hardware features of your particular Raspberry Pi board using the command pinout in a terminal.

Information of CrowPi2 on-board modules

Digital Module:

Module	GPIO pin (Function name)	GPIO pin (BCM mode)	GPIO pin (Board mode)
Relay	GPIO29	21	40
PIR motion sensor	GPIO4	23	16
Sound sensor	GPIO5	24	18
IR receiver	GPIO28	20	38
Servo	GPIO24	19	35
Stepper motor	GPIO21, GPIO22, GPIO23, GPIO6	5, 6, 13, 25	29, 31, 33, 22
Buzzer	GPIO1	18	12
Vibration motor	GPIO2	27	13
Touch sensor	GPIO0	17	11
RGB matrix	GPIO26	12	32
Ultrasonic sensor	GPIO25, GPIO27	26, 16	37, 36
Tilt sensor	GPIO3	22	15
DHT11 sensor	GPIO7	4	7

(See reference for WiringPi pinout)

Analog & SPI Module:

Module	Analog channel
Joystick sensor	SPI0.1;y-axis:0;x-axis:1
Button matrix	SPI0.1;4
RFID-RC522	SPI0.0

I2C Modules:

Module	I2C address
Segment	0x70
LCD display	0x21
Light sensor	0x5C