Raspberry Pi 4 on MegaPi - How?

#1

My son and I are interested to know how we can connect a Raspberry Pi 4 to the MegaPi of the Ultimate 2.0 kit?
Is it compatible and what do we need to do this?

Thanks in advance.

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#2

THe easiest way for the two boards to communicate is thru the USB port.
On the PI, run the lsusb command. (or ls /dev/tty*)
Connect the megapi to the PI wth a usb cable
On the PI, run the lsusb command.(or ls /dev/tty*)
THe new entry will be the port you communicate on.

I have used this method with multiple PI boards and Makeblock boards.

#3

Great Thanks…

But can I also do it with the pins and plug it in so that it sits nicely onto of each other as it was with the RaspberryPi 3 in the examples? Would the RaspberryPi 4 connecting be exactly the same as the RaspberryPi 3?

Thanks, Andrew

#4

The physical specs(distance between the holes: 49 x 58) on the RPI 3 vs 4 seem to be the same and the 5x2 GPIO ports are the same.

The RPI 4 runs much hotter and I would be concerned with the megapi sitting on top without much higher pins. I suppose you could have both boards vertical vs horizontal.

#5

Vertically may be an option, with possible fan / heatsink

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#6

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