What is it?

An IO board for the raspberry PI, with this you can interface with up to 12 digital inputs, 4 Analog inputs and 8 digital outputs from 5-24V. The board is supplied with an extensive examples library that includes examples of node red integration. The board comes fully assembled so you can focus on application development and integration.

Why did you make it?

I needed an interface board for light industrial use that did away with the micro USB power connector and allowed me to interface to the voltage levels found in that area. I wasn't happy with the products that existed so I designed my own.

What makes it special?

There are lots of things that make this product special:

• Optional On-board power supply for the Pi allowing it to be run straight from a 24V supply / 12V battery.
• DMOS outputs can supply up to 8x0.5A and support PWM
• Supplied as standard 12mm brass pillar mounting kit
• Optional extender kit can be bought to raise your board another 8mm (20mm total)
• Optional carrier with DIN rail clip option
• Extensive open source python support library
• 12x wide ranging digital inputs
• 4x 12 bit Analog inputs nominally for 0-10V but features onboard PGA for altering range
• 0.1% basic accuracy on ADC input stage
• Status LEDS, program run, and field supply.

Source code and detailed board description

Additional manuals, PDFs etc can be found here.

product webpage

A video on how to install the library and set up your Pi can be found here.

basic config

Various example projects are documented here:

node red control

node red and python

python only control

OPTIONS

Mounting options

By default you get the standard mounting kit of 8 hex pillars and 8 screws, you can mount it onto a plateup to 3mm thick with this you can also add:

• Base plate and DIN Clip - select this option for green perspex base plate and DIN Clip with rubber pads enabling desk operation, plate mounting from top and DIN mounting.

PCB Build options

As default there is no on-board DCDC power supply (you must supply Vfield and 5V PSU) via terminals or the micro usb.

• 1A DCDC - Select this option if you'd like a 1A DCDC included in the build
• 2A DCDC - Select this option if you'd like a 2A DCDC included in the build

PiIO GPIO Extender

The PCB is supplied with fixings to allow the board to sit 12mm above the PI. You can add a booster kit to raise it to 20mm above the Pi which can be useful in certain situations.

• GPIO Extender - this model requires a GPIO Extender to work with a camera module