To hold and mount these batteries, you can purchase a holder with
LEGO mounts as shown here from the
mindsensors.com
website.
Rechargeable battery Pack
designed for PiStorms.
This
battery pack comes with a
charging adapter.
You can order it here:
http://www.mindsensors.com/products/174-rechargeable-
battery-pack
8.4 V Li-Ion battery or
9.6Volts Ni-CD or Ni-
MH RC rechargeable
battery.
You can buy such
battery and it’s charger
in local toy store.
Mounting PiStorms on your contraption
The PiStorms fits directly on to the GPIO
header pins of the Raspberry Pi. The
PiStorms Frame allows users to connect
LEGO parts. The PiStorms Frame has holes
that are compatible with LEGO mindstorms
products.
PiStorms Frame Assembly Instructions
Architecture Highlights
PiStorms has two banks for motor and sensor ports (Bank-A
and Bank-B). Each bank has its own I2C address. Each bank
has two EV3 motor ports and 2 sensor ports. (Total 4 motors
and 4 sensor ports. You can also connect NXT motors in the
motor ports and supported NXT Sensors in the sensor ports).
PiStorms has one button/switch. The button must be pressed
once upon start up to establish connection to the Raspberry
Pi. You can also shutdown the Raspberry Pi by holding the
button for approximately 10 seconds.
PiStorms is equipped with a 2.4 inch LCD touchscreen.
PiStorms has 1 LED (located in the corner of bank A for newer
models and bank B for older models) that when programming,
can be accessed from either bank.
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