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Supereyes Order Seeed Studio GrovePi Expansion Board Operating instructions

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How do I set up the software for the GrovePi Expansion Board?

How do I check if the GrovePi is properly installed?

How do I test the GrovePi?

What should I do if I have a question or a problem with the GrovePi?

Setting UpT h e Sofware for GrovePi

If y o u don’t wantt o setupt h e software, y o u can useaDexter Industries S D Card whichcomes

will allt h e packages andnecessary settings soy o u aredirectly startusing your GrovePi.

T h e first stepwith your newGrovePii s t o g e t i t working with t h e Raspberry P i . Here’sastepby

stepguide t o getting t h e GroveP i communicating with t h e Raspberry P i . Before beginning this

installation, makesureyour Raspberry P i i s connected t o t h e internet.

1.P o w e r ont h e Raspberry P i , without t h e GrovePi attached, andopen aterminal (we’ll be

doing i t onS S H , but i t t h e samewhenusing astandard Raspberry P i setupwith amonitor).

2.Change directories g o t o anappropriate location onyour P i wherey o u wantt h e GrovePifiles

t o bestored (We recommend t h a t y o u doi t ont h e Desktop because i t i s easy t o access and

compatible with allour examples too). Clone t h e GrovePig i t repository:

g i t clone https://github.com/DexterInd/GrovePi

When the repository is done downloading, there should be a new folder called “GrovePi“.

3. Go to the Scripts folder in the GrovePi folder.

cd GrovePi/Script

4. Make the install.sh bash script as executable. We do this by modifying the permissions of the

script:

sudo chmod +x install.sh

5. Start the script. You must be the root user, so be sure to include “sudo”!

sudo ./install.sh

Press “Enter” to start when you are prompted.

6. The script will download packages from the internet which are used by the GrovePi. Press “y”

when the terminal prompts and asks for permission to start the download.

7. The Raspberry Pi will automatically restart when the installation is complete.

8. Now when the Raspberry pi is powered down, stack the Grove Pi on top of the Raspberry Pi

and power on the Raspberry Pi. A green light should power up on the Grove Pi. (Ensure that the

pins are properly connected before powering the Raspberry Pi)

9. Now to check that the script was correctly installed. We will check that the Raspberry Pi is

able to detect the Grove pi: runi2cdetect

sudo i2cdetect -y 1

If you have an Original Raspberry Pi (Sold before October 2012) – the I2C is port 0:

sudo i2cdetect -y 0

If y o u can seea“04”i n t h e output, this means t h e Raspberry P i i s ablet o detect t h e GrovePi.

10. T o t e s t t h e GroveP i , connect aGroveLED t o port D4andrun t h e blink example

cdGrovePi/Software/Python

python grovepi_blink.py

If everything i s installed correctly, t h e LED should startblinking.

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