GoGo Board

GoGo Board

The GoGo Board is a programmable device with sensor inputs and outputs that can control motors and other types of actuators. It is designed especially for young learners ages 10-18 and those who are new to electronics. The design principle is to allow learners to spend as much time as possible on the ideas of their desired creation and less on the technical details of the low-level electronics involved. Learners can find themselves quickly becoming in contact with powerful ideas in computational thinking and subject matters such as STEM. (GoGoBoard.org)

The GoGo Board is an open-source device for educational robotics, scientific experiments, physical computing and automation. (Seeed Studio)

The hardware board is used to connect sensors and actuators (see below). Control of these components is programmed through an easy to use block-based programming environment called GoGo Code. It is powered by either the USB cable or an external battery pack.

The GoGo Board can be used to make robots, environment-sensing gadgets, and more. It is also compatible with the Raspberry Pi computer for more interactive and Internet of Things (IoT) projects.

Getting Started

  1. Connect the USB cable to the board and a computer.
  2. Be sure the GoGo Plugin (Mac) is running.
  3. Click the GoGo plugin icon at the top of the screen.
  4. Select Launch GoGo Code website or click here --> http://code.gogoboard.org
  5. Use the User Guide to learn more about using the GoGo Board.

GoGo Plugin (Mac)

You can always use the GoGo Plugin to launch the GoGo Code site (see image right).

Sensors & Actuators

Sensors are components (i.e., temperature, sound, light) sense its environment and shares information (data values) with the GoGo Board. Actuators are components that perform some action (i.e., light, sound, motion).

Data from sensors can be used to trigger or control when and how much an actuator responds. This is done through programming the GoGo Board.

GoGo Board Kit by Seeed Studio

Board Layout

Port layouts for the GoGo Board.

NOTE: You cannot use the same lettered Servo and DC ports simultaneously. For instance, you cannot plug in a servo in Servo A port AND plug another motor or LED into DC port A. The GoGo Board will only allow one connection to the A, B, C, & D lettered ports.

GoGo Code

GoGo Code is a drag & drop programming environment that allows users to get started immediately. You can also code the GoGo Board in a text-based Logo programming language.