Raspberry Pi: Getting Started

Hima Tammineedi

What’s a raspberry pie?

Raspberry Pie?Raspberry Pie?

Overview• Credit card sized computer• $35• Lots of community support• Runs Linux and Windows 10 IoT

Setting up your Pi!

Checklist• SD card• Monitor• HDMI cable• Keyboard• Mouse• Micro USB power suppply

1. Insert the SD card (formatted with an OS)

To format an SD card: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/

2. Connect to monitor via HDMI

3. Connect peripherals

4. Internet

Ethernet

Wi-Fi dongle (set up after powering the Pi)

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/wireless/

5. Power up

Should probably use the micro USB wall plug….

6. Log in

Username: piPassword: raspberry

Boots to the CLI

7. You’re ready• Can continue using command

line for everything• Or type “startx” from the

command line to open a GUI desktop interface• Can easily connect to Wi-Fi here

• Python and gcc installed by default• Can apt-get install everything else

you want

SSH (optional – highly recommended)• First find the IP address of your Pi (“hostname –I”)• “ssh pi@<IP>”• Use X forwarding to see GUI applications• Use RDP to access the full desktop!• Use Remote Desktop Connection (pre-installed on Windows)• Download other software for Mac or Linux• “startx”

How you can use your Pi