Introducing the Raspberry Pi
Getting started with the credit card
sized computer
What is a Raspberry Pi?
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A credit card sized PC
Plugs into a TV or Monitor
Cheap… approx £30
Designed for Educational Purposes
What is the filling for a
Raspberry Pi?
Hardware and Connectivity
5V micro USB
Connector e.g
Mobile Phone
Charger
Power
Audio & Video
RCA Video
(works with
older TVs)
HDMI Audio and Video
(works with modern TVs and DVI Monitors)
3.5mm Audio
Standard Headphone
Socket
Connectivity
GPIO
General Purpose I/O
2x USB 2.0 Ports
10/100 Mb
Ethernet
(Internet)
SOC (System On a Chip)
Broadcom BCM2835
700 MHz
256Mb/512Mb RAM
DSI (Display
Interface)
Internals
CSI (Camera
Interface)
Storage
SD Card Slot
(Supports cards up to 32 GB)
Connection Checklist
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Insert SD Card
Connect Video
Connect Keyboard & Mouse
Connect Network
Connect Headphones
Connect Power…wait
Boot Up & Login
• Pi (normally) boots to
Command Line
• Login username: pi
• Login password:
raspberry
• Unless you’ve
changed it…
Starting X-Windows
• Raspberry Pi also comes with a
Graphical User Interface called LXDE
• Much more familiar!
What’s on the Pi?
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Web Browser
Python Programming (2 & 3)
File Manager
Scratch – basic game builder
1000’s of other apps can be
installed
What can you do with a
Raspberry Pi?
The sky’s the limit…!