Raspberry Pi Build HAT for LEGO Education

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    Note: This is Raspberry Pi Build HAT, enabling LEGO® Education Electronic Parts (LEGO® Technic™ Motors and Sensors) to interact directly with Raspberry Pi computers.

     


     

     

      Collaboration of Raspberry Pi and LEGO®



      Another official HAT from Raspberry Pi - Build HAT. It is the HAT that enables Raspberry Pi to integrate with LEGO® Technic™ electronics parts, for example, Motors, Touch Sensor, Distance Sensor, LED matrix, etc. The Build HAT provides four (4) connectors (LPF2) for LEGO® Technic™ motors and sensors. As long as the part is terminated with the LPF2 connector, it should be compatible with Build HAT. Anyway, to confirm if your LEGO parts compatibility, do refer to this list, by Raspberry Pi.

      The Build HAT fits all Raspberry Pi computers with a 40-pin GPIO header. It is compatible with the following Raspberry Pi boards:

      As for the LPF2 connector, you can get more information about this connector here: The Power Functions 2.0 connector (philohome.com)

      And examples of compatible LEGO parts are (not limited to), the full compatible part list is here:

      LEGO® Large Angular Motor - 45602

       

      LEGO® Medium Angular Motor - 45603

       

      LEGO® Force Sensor - 45606

       

      The Build HAT combines the power of the Raspberry Pi computer with LEGO hands-on learning to enable a fun, creative, and advanced learning experience for students, teachers, and also makers. It will be a bridge between existing Raspberry Pi owners to venture into LEGO Education and vice versa.

      Of course, the HAT should be stacked on a Raspberry Pi single-board computer via the 40-pin GPIO. There are four LPF2 ports on the Build HAT to connect up to 4 LEGO® Technic™ motors and sensors at a time. 

       

      As the LEGO® Technic™ motors require voltage higher than 5V that is normally being supplied to Raspberry Pi computers, a special power supply for the Build HAT is available separately.  This power supply is designed to power both the Build HAT and Raspberry Pi computer along with all connected   LEGO® Technic™ parts. It is a 48W PSU that is capable of delivering 8VDC at a maximum current of 6A. The PSU is terminated with DC Barrel Jack and should be connected to the DC Barrel on Build HAT.

       

       

      Another Product with RP2040 MCU

      The Build HAT comes with an RP2040 (the 1st silicon MCU from Raspberry Pi) Microcontroller acting as the coprocessor, responsible for low-level control of LEGO® Technic™ parts. The RP2040 is populated at the bottom layer of Build HAT and it is loaded with firmware as the bridge between the Raspberry Pi computer and the LEGO parts. 

       

       

      Advanced Programming and More Powerful Controller for LEGO® Platform

      The Build HAT opens up the possibility for LEGO® owners that have completed all LEGO® projects to advance into a more powerful controller which is Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is ready with very high-end specifications such as  Quad-core 64-bit processor, large DDR4 RAM, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac (dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 and BLE, rich peripheral (GPIO), Gigabit Ethernet, high-resolution camera interface, video and audio output, and many more.

       

      Just imagine the possible projects that these two educational platforms can do! To help everyone get started with Raspberry Pi Build HAT and LEGO, there are 5 ready projects from Raspberry Pi with guides. Check it out:

      Warranty Period: 12 months
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      What Will You Need to Get Started?

      If you are new to Raspberry Pi or even LEGO® Education, we are here to help. These are our recommendations to get started:

       

       

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