PivotPi Tutorials & Documentation

PivotPi Tutorials & Documentation

Getting Started

Congratulations on getting PivotPi Servo Controller for the Raspberry Pi!  The PivotPi is the servo controller for the Raspberry Pi.

Getting Started

The following will help you get started with PivotPi, Dexter Industries’ robot that gives you control over up to 8 servos.  With a Raspberry Pi and a PivotPi you will be able to drive servos to animate objects, and animate the world!  The PivotPi can be added to all versions of the Raspberry Pi.  

The PivotPit can also be connected with Dexter Industries’ other robots, both the GoPiGo and the GrovePi+ in order to expand the robot’s functions.

These explanations will take you through the necessary steps to get started with PivotPi.  Those steps are so simple they all fit in one single page. We recommend you go through each step, in the following order:

1. A Walk Around the PivotPi

2. PivotPi Installation

3. Powering the PivotPi

4. Installing the PivotPi Servos

Done!

Your PivotPi is now ready to use.  Pick your programming language and start your projects!

After you have completed the steps above, you can check out the Example Projects that we have made and try them out yourself or make something cool and share it with the community.

 

Programming

Getting the Code: See how to do it here.

Python Logo1. Python Programming for the PivotPi

scratch icon    2. Scratch Programming for the PivotPi

      3. Other Languages

Other languages will be made available on Github as they become available.

Videos

Projects

Here are a few projects for the PivotPi that we’ve done in Python & Scratch. Each one comes with building instructions, a bill of material, as well as the code to get it going!

Python Projects

raspberry-pi-servo-controlled-gingerbread-manBuild a Gingerbread Robot

animated-elf-on-a-shelf Animated Elf on a Shelf

flag-waiver-pivotpi-servo-controller-for-raspberry-piFlag Waver

 

Scratch Projects

 

Documents
News

 

Accessories

Accessories for the PivotPi.

Here we have a list of accessories that help you do a lot of cool things with the PivotPi.  Check out some of the projects here.

PivotPi Base Kit

pivotpi-base-kit

PivotPi Base Kit – $39.99

Big Servo Pack

servo-for-the-raspberry-pi

Two Large Servos for $14.99

Little Servo Pack

LItte Servo for the Raspberry PI

Pack of 4 small servos for $14.99

Raspberry Pi Power Supply

Raspberry Pi Power Supply

$9.99

The power supply plugs right into the wall and is really useful when you are developing your program so you don’t waste your batteries.