Gumstix Chatterbox for Raspberry Pi® Compute
Feature-rich Alexa Development Board
Get started with Alexa on Raspberry Pi CM with the Chatterbox Pi. Add a camera, RGB LED, and GPIO-controlled gadgets to your voice or pushbutton activated home assistant application.
Gumstix Chatterbox for Raspberry Pi® Compute 
Designed by Gumstix in Geppetto, and following the Amazon AVS functional design guide, The Chatterbox for Raspberry Pi CM provides a feature rich development platform for Alexa Voice Service projects. With a 2.5- Watt speaker driver, programmable pushbuttons, and a built-in microphone, Chatterbox can be configured as a push- or hold-to-talk, or hot-word-detect Alexa platform. Exciting features, such as 15-pin CSI 2 camera connector, RGB LED, WiFi, and Bluetooth, as well as a 20-pin GPIO header, make the Chatterbox Pi an ideal home assistant development board.
Mating connector: - 1 × U.FL Connector
What’s included: - 1 × Chatterbox for RPi
Key Components: - 1 × Micro B USB Plug - 1 × SODIMM Connector - 1 × FCI 15 pin FPC connector - 1 × Connector (Power Jack Medium) - 1 × USB Standard A Jack - 1 × Single Channel 2.5 W Audio Amplifier - 1 × FTDI FT232RQ USB UART Interface - 1 × Stereo Audio Codec - 1 × TI WiLink8 WL1831 - 1 × Microphone
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| Chatterbox for RPi board | Chatterbox for RPi board |
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| Family | Gumstix, Raspberry Pi |
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| Access Point Mode | Yes |
| Audio | On-board microphone |
| Bluetooth | 4.1+BLE |
| USB Device | Micro B USB Plug |
| WiFi | 802.11b/g/n |
| Key Components | ||
| Micro B USB Plug | Micro B USB Plug |
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| SODIMM Connector | SODIMM connector to DDR2 200 pin module, such as the Raspberry Pi Compute Module |
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| FCI 15 pin FPC connector | Raspberry pi CSI2 and DSI connector |
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| Connector (Power Jack Medium) | PJ-018H-SMT, medium size (1.65mm), fits EIAJ-2 plug |
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| USB Standard A Jack | The USB Standard A jack allows a Gumstix system to operate in USB Host mode |
Specs |
| Single Channel 2.5 W Audio Amplifier | Single Channel 2.5 W Class D Filterless Audio Amplifier |
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| FTDI FT232RQ USB UART Interface | Connect to an RS232 serial terminal over USB with the FTDI FT232RQ interface |
Specs |
| Stereo Audio Codec | Low-Power Stereo CODEC with 10 Inputs, 7 Outputs, HP Amplifier and Enhanced Digital Effects |
Specs |
| TI WiLink8 WL1831 | The certified WiLink 8 module from TI offers high throughput and extended range along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth coexistence in a power-optimized design. |
Specs |
| Microphone | Thru-hole omnidirectional microphone (-42DB) |
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| Mating Connectors | ||
| U.FL Connector | Attach a U.FL Wi-Fi or Bluetooth antenna (not included) to a Gumstix system with this connector. |
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Please read the instructions in the README file carefully before starting. Instructions and functions are explained in the file.
Files that are needed (such as bootloader and operating system) to create a bootable disk image, are available below.
Our Support page links additional resources.
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