First, install Etcher from etcher.io which allows you to flash images onto the SD card. When flashing make sure you only attach one USB SD card reader/wroiter or use the build in SD card slot provided in some Mac’s.
The version of etcher we used is
Make sure to check if there is a newer version
Dexter provides a special image that contains the drivers and sample programs for the GrovePi shield. We had some issues installing it on a plain Raspbian OS, thus we recommend that you use dexters version if you use the GrovePi shield. It is available from
Detailed information on how to generate an SD card while using your OS is provided at
Dexter maintains a github repository that includes their code for the shield and many other projects at
To clone the GrovePI library on other computers you can use the command
git clone https://github.com/DexterInd/GrovePi.git
Dexter maintains all GrovePi related programs at
The python related programs are in a subdirectory at
Here you find many programs and for a complete list visit that link. Dependent on the sensors and actuators you have, inspect some programs. Some of them may inspire you to purchase some sensors.
We have developed a partial library of GrovePi module classes at