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In this post we take a look at connecting the Gertbot to a Pi, drive a simple DC brushed motor
and update the firmware running on the ARM microcontroller.
Getting Started
The following hardware was used:
Raspberry Pi 2 with latest version of Raspbian
installed
Gertbot
DC brushed motor
12V power supply
There is plenty of documentation available for the Gertbot, the main manual offering a range
of help from chapter 0: 'I want to use it NOW!' to more in-depth information about the software
commands and even hardware fundamentals, like the workings of H-bridges.
It is recommended that as a very minimum, the first chapter is read to give some
understanding of the electronics before the Gertbot is connected to a Pi and powered up.
Note that whilst rated up to 30V, using additional power supplies of more than 18V will
result in dangerous voltages being present on the Gertbot. Please read the Gertbot
documentation in full if you are in any doubt.
Attaching the Gertbot is as simple as pushing the large black connector down on to the
GPIO pins on the Pi. Note that when using later versions of the Pi, with more GPIO pins,
care must be taken in ensuring correct board placement (see photo above).