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# Save Big on Elecrow’s Famed Educational Kit CrowPi's Version 3 in Pre-Order Discount
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/elecrow-crowpi-3/
- Published: 2025-06-06T13:25:25.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-06T13:25:25.000Z
- Description: The Elecrow CrowPi 3 is an all-in-one platform that functions as a dev kit, interactive classroom, and creative lab. It is available to pre-order.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Gadgets 🎛️, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

[Elecrow](https://www.elecrow.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) is a Shenzhen-based manufacturer of DIY electronic kits, dev boards, and STEM tools that mostly caters to tinkerers, educators, and hobbyists. 

Their CrowPi series of kits is particularly popular, offering all-in-one solutions that combine an SBC with sensors, modules, and displays for hands-on learning and experimentation. Their built-in interface and over a 100 interactive projects make learning a child's play, literally.

Just a few months ago, they showed off their latest CrowPi offering, with [a recent blog post](https://www.elecrow.com/blog/crowpi-3-has-arrived-learn-faster-code-smarter-create-freely.html?ref=itsfoss.com) outlining what we can expect from it.

## 📝 Elecrow CrowPi 3: Key Specifications

[](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/03/armsom-forge1-overview.jpg)

Designed to be **an all-in-one educational kit**, the CrowPi 3 focuses on providing an interactive learning experience in programming, electronics, hardware control, and artificial intelligence (AI) with its various modules, sensors, and interfaces.

Elecrow offers this kit with **over 100 learning courses** that include practical examples and step-by-step guides, designed to help learners master a range of skills, including a focus on [STEM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science,%5Ftechnology,%5Fengineering,%5Fand%5Fmathematics?ref=itsfoss.com) learning.

It can be powered by four different control modules, such as the [Raspberry Pi 5](https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-5/) (*the most powerful option*), the [Arduino Nano V3](https://store-usa.arduino.cc/products/arduino-nano?ref=itsfoss.com), the [Micro:bit](https://microbit.org/?ref=itsfoss.com), and the Raspberry [Pico/Pico W](https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-pico/?ref=itsfoss.com) series.

![the crowpi 3 sitting on desk with its two lcd displays and rgb matrix on with a linux-based operating system running on it](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/04/crowpi-3-on-a-desk.jpg)

**Source: Elecrow*

The CrowPi 3 features a 4.3-inch 800×480 IPS touchscreen display, which can be laid down flat or flipped up for easy viewing, and a second, smaller LCD screen to check system status information.

It also features an 8×8 RGB matrix that **can be used to display different colors, text, numbers, and shapes**, with a sturdy plastic outer case housing it all.

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/04/crowpi-3-board-overview.jpg)

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/04/crowpi-3-board-sensors-interfaces.jpg)

**Source: Elecrow*

There is **a range of input and output sensors** too, that include a gyroscope/accelerometer, RFID, flame detection, voltage detection, ultrasonic, PIR sensing, infrared reception, temperature/humidity, hall sensing, and a few others.

As for the many ports and interfaces, the Crow Pi 3 features:

- **Video:** 1x HDMI
- **Power:** 5V DC, 2A (*via USB-C*).
- **Audio:** 1x 3.5 mm headphone jack, 1x internal side speaker.
- **USB:** 2x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, 3x USB-C (*DEBUG, PD, Input/Output*).
- **Networking:** Wi-Fi 6 (*802.11ax*) with dual-band support, Bluetooth 5.2, and 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port.

## 🛒 Getting the Elecrow CrowPi 3

The CrowPi 3 is currently in the crowdfunding phase on [Kickstarter](https://elecrow.kckb.me/itsfoss?ref=itsfoss.com) (*partner link*). It is priced at **$159 for the Super Early Bird Basic Kit**, with estimated shipping charges of around $35 to the United States.

[Elecrow CrowPi 3](https://elecrow.kckb.me/itsfoss?ref=itsfoss.com)

The campaign offers multiple tiers, including advanced and educational kits, and is **expected to ship globally in August 2025** to select countries. We at It's FOSS got an early bird kit courtesy of Elecrow, and I must say, [the CrowPi 3 looks quite interesting](https://itsfoss.com/crowpi-3-review/).

**Suggested Read** 📖

[CrowPi 3: An All-in-one AI Learning Kit With Cyberdeck FeelA Swiss Army knife for coding education as this kit transforms the programming concepts into tangible experiences. Learn from more than a hundred interactive projects.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-192x192-118.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/thumbnail/crowpi-3-board.webp)](https://itsfoss.com/crowpi-3-review/)