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      Gertboard – The Ultimate Raspberry Pi Add-on Board

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      By Matt on January 25, 2013 Add-ons, Python

      assembled_gertboard_05The Gertboard is an add-on board designed by Gert van Loo who is also one of the hardware engineers involved in the original design of the Raspberry Pi. The board was originally sold by Farnell/Element14 in kit form but has just been re-launched as a fully assembled unit.

      This may come as a disappoint to those people that wanted to solder their own boards but perhaps a relief to those that will be happy with a pre-built product.

      The Gertboard plugs directly onto the Raspberry Pi GPIO header and provides a range of features and interfacing possibilities including :

      • Drive powerful motors
      • Detect switch presses
      • Illuminate LEDs
      • Drive relays.
      • Detect and output analogue voltages
      • Respond to external physical events

      Specifications & Features

        • 12 x LED indicators
        • 12 x buffered I/O
        • 3 x momentary push buttons
        • 6 open collector drivers (50V, 0.5A)
        • 18V, 2A bi-directional motor controller
        • 28-pin dual in line ATmega microcontroller
        • 2-channel 8 bit Digital to Analogue converter

      2-channel 10 bit Analogue to Digital converter

      Gertboard - Layout Diagram
      Gertboard – Layout Diagram

      The product from Farnell/Element14 contains :

      • 1 Gertboard (Fully assembled)
      • 10 x strap cables
      • 18 x jumpers

      Photos

      Here are some photos I took of my Gertboard, including the Farnell packaging :

      User Manual

      The Gertboard User Manual is available to download from Farnell/Element14. It was created by Gert van Loo and Myra VanInwegen. It explains the features of the board, how to configure it and provides some examples to get you started.

      Possible Applications

      • General electronics experiments
      • Robots and motor control
      • Sensor monitoring
      • Security systems and alarms
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      4 Comments

      1. Leo Leibovici on January 28, 2013 2:19 pm

        That link is to the old manual the new one is http://www.element14.com/community/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadBody/51727-102-1-265829/Gertboard_UM_with_python.pdf

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        • Matt on January 28, 2013 9:26 pm

          Thanks Leo! I’ve updated the main article.

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      2. Ron Henderson on March 21, 2013 8:58 pm

        Gertboard model: 21 Oct. 2012 s/n EM D12446
        Manual: Gertboard_um_final_with Schemyics.pdf
        I am trying to get my head around the gertboard, and I have a question, in the manual, figure 9 input and output jumpers.
        Where on the Schematic is B1 through B4 input and output jumpers show on the U3, U4, and U5 schematic page?

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