Review on 🤖 ELECROW Crowpi Raspberry Pi Learning Programming Kit with Sensors - Advanced Version for Raspberry Pi 4, 3 b, 3b+, 4b+ by Rhonda Rrain

I originally bought the CrowPi in hopes of adding it to my Raspberry Pi classroom curriculum. As I delved deeper into the CrowPi tutorials they provided, it became clear that they haven't properly updated the YouTube material or videos they recommend you get started. All the videos are for the latest version of CrowPi and the best thing they have done to update the video is add a little chart to the video to show you how version 2 is different, but they never tell you how to properly use the current version Sale . I can understand not repeating the entire video as there are some similarities between version 1 and version 2 of CrowPi, but for things like relays the documentation is wrong. A person can easily damage their CrowPi components they are trying to connect to the repeater because they have not updated the documentation properly. was put together (so I can understand how CrowPi is set up / so I can change mine at will), their company said it's something they don't release. I can understand that no diagram is provided but then they should provide proper documentation explaining what the unused J10 connector or solder pads are used for. Also, all the tutorials they provide don't really require the user to think, they don't really force the user to do any real coding, they just give you the finished code with no actual work required. My final concern is that the company hasn't provided a Pi image that can be easily used with NOOBS or BerryBoot to dual boot your Raspberry Pi. This is a problem if you want to use CrowPi as both a learning tool and a retro emulation system, as there is no easy way to swap out your SD card due to the way the Raspberry Pi is installed in CrowPi. To replace the SD card, you must completely remove the Raspberry Pi from CrowPi. This may not be a problem for most users, but it is a big problem for users who want to use CrowPi with other operating systems. I think it's an amazing product in the sense that it could be a programmer's dream, no wiring required. and all you have to do is code and the value is amazing. It's hard to find a Raspberry Pi kit with all of these components for less than $300. But I know I won't be using them in a Raspberry Pi curriculum in my class because their documentation is so poor and outdated. This is a good product for parents who have little knowledge of programming, computer science or electronics and want to interest their child in this area. But if you really want to learn how to use the Raspberry Pi, you can look elsewhere.