This is one module of the MakerBus project.

MBPi

Revisions

The following revisions of the MPi exist:

• Revision A
  
• Revision B
  

Introduction

The MBPi is a host adapter that interconnects a Raspberry Pi^® processor board processor board with a MakerBus. The MBino has the following features:

• The MBPi has an NXP LPC1754 Cortex-M3 ARM embedded microcontroller with 128K flash memory and ??K of RAM memory that can be programmed to perform real-time tasks that are not suitable for Linux running on the Raspberry Pi.
• The MBPi has a terminal block and 5V DC-to-DC connector that allows the Raspberry Pi to be powered from a battery.
• The MBPi can force MakerBus modules to perform a hardware reset. (The MBino from revision C onward supports this.) This permits firmware field upgrades over the Makerbus.
• The MBPi can force the LPC1754 to reload its firmware.