For orders starting from May 1, 2024, Crowpi will be changed to a 9-inch screen version, compatible with Raspberry Pi 5. (The old 7-inch screen will no longer be sold)
For orders starting from May 1, 2024, Crowpi will be changed to a 9-inch screen version, compatible with Raspberry Pi 5. (The old 7-inch screen will no longer be sold)
CrowPi is an educational tool based on Raspberry Pi, designed to help people learn electronics, programming, and basic computer science. CrowPi was first released on Kickstarter in May 2018 and won a very successful campaign. The initial users spoke highly of CrowPi and left several good reviews. Now we have upgraded Crowpi to have a larger screen and be compatible with Raspberry Pi 5.
CrowPi Diagram
CrowPi is equipped with a 9-inch HD touchscreen along with a camera. All the regular components used in DIY electronics are packed into the CrowPi development board, such as LCD, LED matrix, buzzer, light sensor, PIR sensor, ultrasonic sensor, IR sensor, etc.
Crowpi 7 inch and Crowpi 9 inch Comparison
Crowpi |
7inch Old Version |
9inch Upgraded Version |
Display |
7inch 1024*600 Touch Display |
9inch1024*600 IPS Touch Display |
Power Interface |
DC interface |
Type-C interface |
Raspberry Pi compatibility |
Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3B/4B |
Compatible with Raspberry Pi 5/4B |
Temperature and humidity sensor |
DHT11 Temperature and humidity sensor |
DHT20 Temperature and humidity sensor |
HDMI Connector |
Include HDMI Connector |
Doesn’t include HDMI Connector |
Plug |
EU, UK, US, AU |
EU, US, AU(US+Adapter), UK(US+Adapter) |
CrowPi is sold as two different kits depending on your needs: the basic kit, and the advanced kit. The charger specification is 12v 2.25A. The only difference is that the CrowPi advanced kit has more accessories, including Bluetooth-compatible keyboard and mouse, earphones, gamepads, and heat sink. If you’ve already had a Raspberry Pi board, the basic kit is good for you.
If you have never used Raspberry Pi before, we’d recommend the advanced kit.
The main purpose of CrowPi is to work as an educational tool. We can use it as a small computer to learn basic computer science and practice programming. We can also carry out many electronic experiments with CrowPi. What’s more interesting, we can play Nintendo games and build our games.
Raspberry Pi is the most popular pocket-sized computer. It has been used all over the world to complete tremendous projects. Raspberry Pi 5 is the latest version. Before we get hands-on with CrowPi, we should master the basic knowledge of Raspberry Pi hardware.
As a small and affordable computer, Raspberry Pi is not as powerful as our Desktop computers or notebooks. However, it can deal with most of the regular requirements for basic computer science.
Use CrowPi as a Computer![]() |
Set Up RetroPie and Play Nintendo Games![]() |
Surf On the Internet![]() |
Watch Videos![]() |
Listen to Music![]() |
Edit Documents![]() |
Send and Receive Emails![]() |
Take Photos![]() |
Scratch and Python are very popular programming languages for beginners. All of our lessons are written based on these two languages.
CrowPi Python Lesson 1- Using the buzzer as an alert notification![]() |
Create Your Own Python Games![]() |
CrowPi Scratch Lesson 2- Controlling the Buzzer Using a Button![]() |
Create Your Own Scratch Games![]() |
You can start by using only a few components, such as the sound sensor and buzzer to build a noisy alarm system. After you’re getting skillful, you can complete a more complicated project, such as activating the LCD and LED segment displays, LED matrixes, buzzers, or vibration motors at the same time with an NFC card.
Python Lesson7- Detect Room Temperature and Humidity Using DHT20 Sensor![]() |
Python Lesson 14- Controlling the 8x8 Matrix LED
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NFC Trigger System![]() |
Build Automatic Fire Alarming and Extinguishing System![]() |
Minecraft Pi edition comes with a revised feature set and support for multiple programming languages. You can start by building structures in the traditional Minecraft way, but once you’ve got to grips with the in-game features, there’s an opportunity to break open the code and use the programming language to manipulate things in the game world. You’ll be learning new skills through Minecraft!
We also sent CrowPi to a professional engineer to collect their feedback. The initial customers are Kickstarter backers. Raspberry Pi's official magazine RagPi71 also discussed the benefits of CrowPi as a laptop or portable hacking station.
Larry McElhiney"Thank you very much for your all-encompassing update regarding issues! In addition, I had many of the button tops which decided to hide from sight inside the case, necessitating the removal of the board to find them. Overall, a nicely-done design which will be a wonderful presentation tool!" |
Jörg Tragert"Received mine last week. It works perfectly. My 13-year-old son went through the lessons and learned much more in 3 nights than I in 3 years buying lots of components separately, losing parts over time, searching for drivers, etc. You delivered much more than I expected! Best pi project ever!" which will be a wonderful presentation tool!" |
Robert L ODonnell"WOW, color me impressed. This project totally met its (rather steep) promises. Well built, well documented. I am probably going to buy another at full retail price now because both my kids love it! Thank you for the awesome project. As an aside, the delivery date to the US was wishful thinking. It stopped in LA for a couple of days but arrived complete and in good shape. Kudos on shipping!" |
Michael van Es“How proud I was yesterday to present the CrowPi to my children and friends! I’ve mounted the PI on the board and WOW! Nice WORKING Python scripts already on the desktop folder, very good explained in the documentation. Happy to be a part of the early adapters of this product: I foresee many interests from school AND parents, I’ll promote you as much as I can!” |
www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk“It’s functional and has lots of potential to either help someone learn new skills or aid in the development of Pi projects. I can see myself using it to develop new blog tutorials on the sofa rather than having to set up on my desk upstairs”. |
www.pimylifeup.com“Overall the CrowPi is a great device that is fantastic for those who are just getting started with the Raspberry Pi or are interested in STEM education. It proves itself as a good platform thanks to its large amount of inbuilt sensors, buttons, and output devices.” |