This is a Dec 2015 Session on what to purchase if interested in Raspberry Pi. It covers Raspberry Pi through model PiZero and should help anyone new to this maker craze!
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Raspberry pi why and what to buy
1.
2. Raspberry Pi, (aka Raspi or RPI) is a single
board computer developed in the UK.
It’s around the size of a credit card, is
very low cost and requires little power.
The compute power is relative to a
Pentium II pc and the graphics are similar
to a 2002 era game console.
3. Beagle Bone
Banana Pi
Orange Pi
PCDruino4
NanoPC, ($65)
CubieBoards, ($144!)
MinnowBoard, ($145)
Odroid, (varying models)
4. Ardruino
› Ardruino “boards” are micro-controllers.
› Excellent for open source projects and at
collecting data.
› They shouldn’t be confused with a single
board computer.
› You can purchase a card, (i.e. hat) that
attaches to the RPI to simulate an ardruino.
5. Leader of the single board computer
industry.
Tons of online and printed resources.
Parts are easily attainable, both name
brand and off market.
Products are available online and in
many stores.
Open architecture leads to myriad of
creative and functional projects.
8. Version 2, B+ or Pi Zero are the current
models out.
9. 900Mhz Arm11 Broadcom BCM2835
Processor
Dualcore VideoCore GPU
1Gb of Ram
4 USB Ports
Full Size HDMI Display Port
Micro USB Power 5V
40 Pin GPIO
Micros SD Slot for Storage
10.
11. Good Quality Micro SD Card, 8Gb
preferrable.
Power Adapter, (Smart Phone charger
works.)
HDMI Cable
USB Mouse and Keyboard
WiFi USB
USB to Micro SD Card adapter
12. SD Formatter
› Used to format Micro SD Cards on your
computer via the USB port and USB to Micro
SD Card Adapter.
Win32 Disk Imager
› Create backup images of your RPI from the
Micro SD Card to your computer and use to
load new OS images on Micro SD Cards after
downloading.
13. Raspberry Pi B+, Ver. 2 Pi Zero
Unit Cost $20 $5
Main accessories* $70 $70
Adapter for Micro** $15-25
Touch Screen
Mountable?
Yes With Additional
mounting.
Case? Often cumbersome Good Idea
GPIO Pins Pre-soldered Manual Purchase and
Solder
Good for small
projects
Yes Exceptional
Best Choice for First
Time Purchase
Yes No
14. MagPi Magazine
Pibrella, ($20, and discontinued)
RPI’s 7 inch touchscreen monitor
Or a Small, (7-10 inch) HDMI monitor
15. You want to just do experiments vs. have
a computer to program on and build out
other projects.
The project at hand would be better
suited to a controller.
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18. Raspberry Pi Organization
AdaFruit’s Raspberry Pi Page
Hackaday
Makezine
My RPI page on DBAKevlar