The BrickPi3 connects LEGO Mindstorms with the Raspberry Pi. You can learn more about the BrickPi3 here.

You can find more extensive documentation about setting up the BrickPi3 for the first time, other programming languages contributed by our community, and more extensive information on our projects on the Dexter Industries website here.

On Raspbian for Robots, run DI Software Update to install or update - this is a more time-consuming option than the alternative instructions seen in the following section.

In order to quickly install the BrickPi3 repository, open up a terminal and type the following command:

curl -kL dexterindustries.com/update_brickpi3 | bash

The same command can be used for updating the BrickPi3 to the latest version.

The following Lego Sensor and Motors are supported by Python and Scratch:

• Lego Sensors

  • EV3
    • Ultrasonic Sensor
    • Gyro Sensor
    • Color Sensor
    • Touch Sensor
    • Infrared Sensor
  • NXT
    • Ultrasonic Sensor
    • Color Sensor
    • Light Sensor
    • Touch Sensor

• Lego Motors

  • EV3 Large Motor
  • EV3 Medium Motor
  • NXT Motor

In addition, the BrickPi3 firmware and Python drivers support custom analog and I2C sensors. Most NXT and EV3 aftermarket sensors should work if you add custom python support. See this python example for reading custom analog sensors and this python example for reading custom I2C sensors.

Please review the LICENSE.md file for license information.