回顾Elecrow CrowPi2 Raspberry Pi笔记本电脑和STEM教育平台

I love the Raspberry Pi and I am a fan of the CrowPi from Elecrow. I have two of their first CrowPi device and I use them in demonstrations and talks all the time, especially when talking to students.

我喜欢Raspberry Pi，并且是Elecrow的CrowPi的粉丝。 我有两个第一台CrowPi设备，我一直在演示和谈话中使用它们，尤其是在与学生交谈时。

They have a Kickstarter ending this week for the new CrowPi2. It's an update of the original CrowPi which was basically a Raspberry Pi in a tiny suitcase...instead the CrowPi2 looks like a laptop! The magical part is that the full exploration and sensor board is hidden underneath a wireless keyboard with trackpad, held on with magnets!

他们有一个Kickstarter在本周结束了新的CrowPi2 。 这是对原始CrowPi的更新，它基本上是一个装在小手提箱中的Raspberry Pi ...相反，CrowPi2看起来像一台笔记本电脑！ 神奇的部分是，完整的探测和传感器板隐藏在带触控板的无线键盘下方，并用磁铁固定！

The CrowPi folks sent me an early CrowPi2 because I was a vocal supporter of the previous version, so I did a LIVE video unboxing on twitter as well as a follow up software video on the CrowPi2. I am not being paid for this review and I always am honest with y'all about the stuff I like. I plan on buying a few for my kids' public school science class.

因为我是以前版本的人声支持者，所以CrowPi人士向我发送了早期的CrowPi2，因此我在Twitter上进行了实时视频拆箱，并在CrowPi2上进行了后续软件视频。 我没有收到此评价的报酬，并且我对我喜欢的东西始终保持诚实。 我打算为我的孩子的公立学校科学课买一些。

It's more than "just a laptop shaped case" for the Raspberry Pi, the CrowPi2 has an integrated 1080p screen, 22 onboard sensors (that can be connected and disconnected with a switch), a microphone and 2MP webcam, speaker, as well as support for both 5v battery and 12v external power.

CrowPi2不仅是Raspberry Pi的“笔记本电脑外壳”，还具有集成的1080p屏幕，22个板载传感器(可以通过开关连接和断开连接)，麦克风和2MP网络摄像头，扬声器以及支持适用于5v电池和12v外部电源。

The keyboard is also quiet clever and very thin. It's held on with magnets and is charged with any micro-USB connector. Hidden underneath is an upgrade of the original CrowPi sensor board!

键盘也很安静，很薄。 它用磁铁固定，并通过任何微型USB连接器充电。 隐藏在下面的是原始CrowPi传感器板的升级！

Here's a close up of the sensor board:

这是传感器板的特写：

The part I was the most surprised with was that there's 20+ projects already setup out of the box. I usually get a device like this and maybe there's some sample code on the desktop that you can run with Python. The CrowPi2 is more polished in that it has a whole front-end introductory UI that lets you run the samples right away - and they are cool samples! I show a few of the LIVE samples in my Video on Twitter.

我最惊讶的部分是，已经有20多个项目开箱即用。 我通常会得到这样的设备，并且可能在桌面上有一些可以使用Python运行的示例代码。 CrowPi2更加优美，因为它具有完整的前端介绍性UI，可让您立即运行样本-它们是很酷的样本！ 我在Twitter上的视频中显示了一些LIVE示例。

The plastic in the early version I got is a little soft, and I might have preferred it in black versus silver, but it's light and drops in a backpack easily. It's somewhat thick (remember this is a Raspberry PI, not an iPad or a millimeter thin laptop) so to be conscious if you think you're getting an Ultrabook. This is a Raspberry Pi-based laptop and learning platform. Would be a great starter for any kid as the Pi4 is pretty legit and it'll even run Chromium!

我得到的早期版本中的塑料有点软，我可能会喜欢黑色而不是银色，但是它很轻，很容易掉在背包里。 它有些厚(请记住这是Raspberry PI，而不是iPad或一毫米薄的笔记本电脑)，因此如果您认为自己购买的是Ultrabook，请多加注意。 这是基于Raspberry Pi的笔记本电脑和学习平台。 Pi4相当合法，甚至可以运行Chromium，因此对于任何孩子来说都是一个很好的入门者。

NOTE: I did try to join a Zoom web-based meeting over Chromium and while the speaker and mic were detected, I wasn't able to get Chromium to see the webcam. I'll report back on this as clearly all the parts are there to allow this little laptop to join at least a web Zoom meeting! That would be even cooler.

注意：我确实尝试通过Chromium加入基于Zoom的网络会议，并且在检测到扬声器和麦克风时，我无法让Chromium看到网络摄像头。 我将对此进行报告，因为显然所有部件都在其中，以使这台小型笔记本电脑至少可以参加网络Zoom会议！ 那会更酷。

UPDATE! I was able to enter a web-based Zoom meeting! There's a little USB cable underneath that snakes out then in again to allow access to the webcam. Very clever! I don't think this is a reliable option for Zoom meetings, but I can confirm that the webcam works!

更新！ 我能够进入基于Web的Zoom会议！ 下方有一条小USB电缆，该电缆会弯出然后再次插入以允许访问网络摄像头。 非常聪明！ 我认为这不是Zoom会议的可靠选择，但我可以确认网络摄像头可以正常工作！

Here's a side view of the CrowPi2, as well as how the Raspberry Pi mounts inside.

这是CrowPi2的侧视图，以及Raspberry Pi在内部的安装方式。

There is even a cool little retractable tray in the back of the CrowPi2 that you can use for a battery (with a micro-USB cable you can run the entire device) or for holding wires, LEDs, and resisters for projects.

CrowPi2的背面甚至还有一个凉爽的可伸缩小托盘，您可以将其用作电池(使用micro-USB电缆可以运行整个设备)或用于容纳电线，LED和项目电阻器。

The real magic is the sample projects - they are quite cool. They've added AI and Machine Learning lessons with Thonny PI, loaded MineCraft Pi. There are games, sensor tests, and they basically exercise the whole main sensor board with Python.

真正的魔力是样本项目-它们非常酷。 他们使用Thonny PI加载了MineCraft Pi，从而增加了AI和机器学习课程。 有游戏，传感器测试，它们基本上使用Python来练习整个主传感器板。

NOTE: I've also installed .NET Core on Raspberry Pi and it works great since it's an ARM Machine. You can even run Docker!

注意：我还在Raspberry Pi上安装了.NET Core，由于它是ARM机器，因此效果很好。 您甚至可以运行Docker！

The basic kit is very reasonably priced compared to the much more barebones kits you see on Amazon. While I wouldn't call it a "premium" kit due to the plastic case, it's definitely the best Raspberry Pi kit I've ever used.

与您在亚马逊上看到的更多准系统工具包相比，基本工具包的价格非常合理。 由于塑料外壳，我不称其为“高级”套件，但这绝对是我使用过的最好的Raspberry Pi套件。

You can go support the new CrowPi2 over on their KickStarter ending this week, it's pretty darn cool.

您可以在本周结束的KickStarter上继续支持新的CrowPi2 ，这真是太酷了。

翻译自: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/reviewing-the-elecrow-crowpi2-raspberry-pi-laptop-and-stem-education-platform