The Missing Raspberry Pi Boards - IOT Prototyping Magic!

A project in Liberty Lake, WA by SwitchDoc Labs
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Finally, the missing pieces to the Raspberry Pi: Pi2Grover Interface, a Grove Analog To Digital Converter and a Digital Grove Expander
Backers: 134
Average Pledge Per Backer: $53

Funded: $7,080 of $1,500
Dates: May 5th -> May 27th (22 days)
Project By: SwitchDoc Labs
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Latest News

Thank you Backers!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
All 134 of you!   We appreciate your interest and support.   We will be publishing a reward ship schedule early next week.   Get your surveys in quickly!   We are planning to start shipping as soon as the pledges are collected.   And not wait... (Read More)

Tutorial released - measuring current on Grove devices

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
A new tutorial has been released on SwitchDoc Labs showing how to measure current from Grove devices.  The example features the Pi2Grover and the Grove Digital Extender as well as the Grove 3 Channel Current measuring device.... (Read More)

We have Grove 4 Channel 16 Bit ADC Boards. Last production board arrives!

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Yes!   Our third production run is now in house and works beautifully. That means we have enough boards to fill our Kickstarter on time!  Exciting. We are still missing some 20cm Grove cables, but they will show up shortly. Best regards, Laurie A... (Read More)

Ooooh-Pretty! Grove Digital Extender Board Final Verification Testing

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Backers, et.al., Here is the final test setup we used to production verify the Grove Digital Extender Boards that arrived a  few days ago.   Lots of Pretty Grove Lights! It's based on a Raspberry PI using the Pi2Grover board and driving the I2C... (Read More)

Grove Digital Extender Product Parts Arrive!

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Woohoo!   Our second production run is now in house and works beautifully. Here is a picture of the first production units.   We will publish the colorful test video tomorrow. Best regards, Laurie Grove Digital Extenders  (Read More)

Production Units for Pi2Grover Have Arrived!

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We are pleased to announce that the first production units are starting to arrive.   We received the first batch of the Pi2Grover boards and everything looks great. If you haven't noticed, we like to be on time with our Kickstarter rewards.... (Read More)

Tah Dah 3! Grove Digital Extender Specification Released

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Almost to 300% of our goal. We have now published the Specification for the Grove Digital Extender board. All part of the product release sequence for the end of the month.   And the last spec to be written! This board contains an SX1502  with 8... (Read More)

Software Drivers for Grove 4 Channel 16 Bit Analog to Digital Converter Released

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
For you folks that want to get a gander at how easy it is to use the Grove4Ch16BitADC with the Arduino or Raspberry Pi, we have now released the Pure Python Raspberry Pi Drivers and the Arduino IDE Drivers for the board. Cheers,John... (Read More)

Great Customer Question on Pi2Grover

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks,We just received an interesting set of questions about the Pi2Grover board and John thought we should post them here.   As we talk about in the spec and the FAQ, the Pi2Grover is designed to be a "pass through" board that doesn't get in the... (Read More)

Tah Dah 2! Grove4Ch16BitADC Specification Released

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again for making this kickstarter successful backers! We have now published the Specification for the Grove4Ch16BitADC board. All part of the product release sequence for the end of the month. This board contains an ADS1115 ADC with 4 channels... (Read More)

New Reward Added

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Two updates in one day?   Woohoo!  Per a fabulous customer suggestion (Thank you Rob!), we have added a new reward that includes 5 20cm Grove Cables. $46 - Triple Pack+ Pack of 5 Grove 20cm Cables! All three boards (Pi2Grover, 4 Channel ADC and... (Read More)

Tah Dah! Pi2Grover Specification Released

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again for making this kickstarter successful backers! We have now published the Specification for the Pi2Grover board.  All part of the product release sequence for the end of the month. Here it is:  P2GroverCurrentSpecification.pdf John The... (Read More)

Over 200% Now! Here's a working board....

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Below is a picture of the Pi2Grover in place on a Raspberry Pi 3 board.   We are testing the Grove Digital connectors using a Grove LED and a Grove switch.   Note how the board fits on the Raspberry Pi GPIO connector.   See the pass through?  You... (Read More)

Thank you backers! 74% funded in one day

May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for the messages and comments.   We are excited to be offering these new products to the Raspberry Pi maker community!And no, John's Fedora is not for sale!  Best,Laurie  (Read More)

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