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Raspberry Pi's are "single-board and modular computers or micro controllers, built on the Arm architecture, often running a Linux operating system."

At Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) we have several Raspberry Pi boards, of various models, as well as other computers throughout our space for all our members to use without any additional required training (Level 1).

To help out with Raspberry Pi projects at PPM, post your ideas and comments on our Slack #electronics channel.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

External Training

Product Information Portal

Raspberry Pi — official documentation

MagPi — The official Raspberry Pi magazine

https://store.rpipress.cc/ — Raspberry Pi PRESS

https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/books — free downloads

https://learn.adafruit.com/groups/learn-raspberry-pi — by Simon Monk

Past Events

OPEN HOUSE at PPM
June 30th, 2016
slide 1, Intro
OPEN HOUSE at PPM
June 30th, 2016
slide 2, Hardware
Raspberry Pi
slideshow poster

Pi Day, March 14th (3/14), is celebrated yearly often by eating pie, pizza, and/or reciting the digits of pi.

It was started in 1988 by the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco: https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi

Tips

The Raspberry Pi was originally going be a computer that could only run the Python language.

(That is how it got the second half of its name.)

50 Raspberry Pi Hacks & Tips You Should Know

Five Ways To Run a Program On Your Raspberry Pi At Startup

Rotate the Raspberry Pi screen

To find out which shell you're using, run the command echo $SHELL or ps $$
List/check installed fonts fc-list | grep "DejaVu Sans"
If the Pi 3 B+ seems slow or unresponsive, check the green light at the edge of the board for activity
WolframMark Benchmark Results:

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (2017), 1400 MHz: 0.14

Raspberry Pi 400, 1800 MHz: 0.23

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2018), 2000 MHz: 0.24

Shut down the Raspberry Pi properly:

(just pulling the plug could cause memory card corruption.)

☐ Use the graphical user interface (GUI), or

☐ Use the command: sudo shutdown -h now

Cheat Sheets

Links to external sites:

Raspberry Pi Commands Cheat Sheet

Raspberry Pi cheat sheet

tmux Cheat Sheet & Quick Reference

Equipment Lists

Hardware

1) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (heatsinks, no case) for our "Mall Map"

large HDMI (VIZIO) display with remote

32GB SD card (no SSD)

wired USB keyboard and mouse (Dell)

Wi-Fi connection

2) Raspberry Pi with volumio audio player

3) Raspberry Pi from Epilog engraver area

4) Raspberry Pi from 3D Printer donation

5) "r pi 3 friendly" Dell monitors (quantity 5)

Application Software

Links to external sites:

Raspberry Pi Imager — install Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems

balenaEtcher — flash or clone OS images to SD cards & USB drives

Mathematica — free license on every Raspberry Pi

Geany — powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor

Processing — language for learning and prototyping

Scratch — the world’s largest coding community for children

Sonic Pi — code-based music creation and performance tool

tmux — allows multiple terminal sessions simultaneously

ImageMagick — create, edit, compose, or convert digital images

Fritzing — open source software to document, share, layout, and manufacture professional PCBs

List of free and open-source software packages — on Wikipedia

Member Showcase

Mall Map (kiosk),
"finished"
(09/03/22)
Mall Map,
Work In Progress
(06/08/22)
Mall Map,
Work In Progress
Raspberry Pi Workstation
(November 2021)
Raspberry Pi computers
(December 2017)
18x24 poster of MagPi Books

Our Raspberry Pi-based kiosk documentation and code — on GitHub

For even more member projects, visit our #showcase channel on Slack, or follow our social media links.

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Arduino

Electronics

PPM Library

Mall Map

Computers — Ubuntu

Computers — Windows

Computers — Mac and Apple

GitHub Tips

Visual Studio Code Tips

Sonic Pi Tips — code-based music creation and live performance tool

Pi-hole Tips — network-wide ad blocking application

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/raspberry-gpio/gpio-pinout

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi

https://octoprint.org/ — OctoPrint is a web interface for your 3D printer(s)

Links to YouTube:

10 years of Raspberry Pi — by Eben Upton, CEO

Sam Aaron live coding — Sonic Pi demos

How Raspberry Pis are made — Jeff Geerling

Links to other external sites:

The Computers that Made Britain — Raspberry Pi Press

Kali Linux on your Raspberry Pi 4 — pen testing platform

Multiple Raspberry PI 3D Scanner — on AUTODESK Instructables

SparkFun Electronics — source of Raspberry Pi's and electronic components

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics or #general

List of all PPM Slack channels

Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software, and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.

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-Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, materials and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into&nbsp;reality.
+'''Raspberry Pi's are "single-board and modular computers or micro controllers, built on the Arm architecture, often running a Linux operating&nbsp;system."'''
-<br>
+At Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) we have several Raspberry Pi boards, of various models, as well as other computers throughout our space for all our members to use without&nbsp;any additional required&nbsp;training (Level 1).
-'''We have on hand several Raspberry Pi boards, of various models,''' as well as other computers throughout our space for all our members to use
+'''To help out with Raspberry Pi projects at PPM''', post your ideas and comments on&nbsp;our Slack #electronics channel.
-(without any additional required&nbsp;training).
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+{{Template:Contact Us}}
+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em;  background:#864199; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
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-==Classes and Training==
-==='''[[New Member Orientation]]'''===
+==External Training==
-===Area Captain -- Volunteers needed===
+:'''[https://pip.raspberrypi.com/ Product Information Portal]'''
-:To help out with the Raspberry Pis or Electronics, post your ideas and comments on Slack.
+:'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/ Raspberry Pi]''' — official documentation
-:View all '''[https://wiki.pikespeakmakerspace.org/index.php/About_PPM#PPM_Area_Captains PPM Area Captains]'''
+:'''[https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/ MagPi]''' — The official Raspberry Pi magazine
-===Classes===
-: Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its  [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
+:'''https://store.rpipress.cc/''' — Raspberry Pi PRESS
+:'''https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/books''' — free downloads
+:'''https://learn.adafruit.com/groups/learn-raspberry-pi''' — by Simon Monk
-===Training===
+==Past Events==
-:The Raspberry Pi was originally going be a computer that could only run the Python language. (That is how it got the second half of its name.)
-===Events===
+<gallery widths="200" heights="125">
-:'''Pi Day, March 14th (3/14), is celebrated yearly''' often by eating pie, pizza, and/or reciting the digits of pi.
+File:Raspberry Pi Slideshow (1).png|alt=slide 1|none|thumb|'''OPEN HOUSE at PPM<br>June 30th, 2016<br>slide 1, Intro'''
-:It was started in 1988 by the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco: '''https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi'''
+File:Raspberry Pi Slideshow (2).png|alt=slide 2|none|thumb|'''OPEN HOUSE at PPM<br>June 30th, 2016<br>slide 2, Hardware'''
-<gallery>
+File:RPi poster.jpg|'''Raspberry Pi<br>slideshow poster'''
-File:Raspberry Pi Slideshow (1).png|alt=slide 1|none|thumb|<center>'''OPEN HOUSE at PPM<br>June 30th, 2016<br>slide 1, Intro'''</center>
-File:Raspberry Pi Slideshow (2).png|alt=slide 2|none|thumb|<center>'''OPEN HOUSE at PPM<br>June 30th, 2016<br>slide 2, Hardware'''</center>
-File:RPi poster.jpg|<center>'''Raspberry Pi<br>slideshow poster'''</center>
 </gallery>
-===Tips===
+:'''Pi Day, March 14th (3/14), is celebrated yearly''' often by eating pie, pizza, and/or reciting the digits of&nbsp;pi.
-:How to [https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-rotate-screen/ '''Rotate the Raspberry Pi screen''']
+:It was started in 1988 by the Exploratorium museum in San&nbsp;Francisco: '''https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi'''
-:At times the Pi 3 B+ may seem slow or unresponsive, so check the green light at the edge of the board for activity.
+==Tips==
-:'''Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (2017) 1400 MHz:'''
+'''The Raspberry Pi was originally going be a computer that could only run the Python language.'''
-::WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.14
-:'''Raspberry Pi 400 1800 MHz:'''
-::WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.23
-:'''Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2018), 2000 MHz:'''
-::WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.24
-===For Additional Help===
+'''(That is how it got the second half of its&nbsp;name.)'''
-:Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics or #general
+:[https://shopmakergenix.blogspot.com/2021/04/50-raspberry-pi-hacks-tips-you-should.html '''50 Raspberry Pi Hacks & Tips You Should Know''']
+:'''[https://www.dexterindustries.com/howto/run-a-program-on-your-raspberry-pi-at-startup/ Five Ways To Run a Program On Your Raspberry Pi At Startup]'''
+:[https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-rotate-screen/ '''Rotate the Raspberry Pi screen''']
+:*'''To find out which shell you're using, run the command'''   <code>echo $SHELL</code>  or   <code>ps $$</code>
+:*'''List/check installed fonts''' <code>fc-list | grep "DejaVu Sans"</code>
+:*'''If the Pi 3 B+ seems slow or unresponsive, check the green light at the edge of the board for activity'''
+:*'''WolframMark Benchmark Results:'''
+::Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (2017), 1400 MHz: '''0.14'''
+::Raspberry Pi 400, 1800 MHz: '''0.23'''
+::Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2018), 2000 MHz: '''0.24'''
+<br />
+'''Shut down the Raspberry Pi properly:'''
+(just pulling the plug could cause memory card corruption.)
+:☐ Use the graphical user interface (GUI), or
+:☐ Use the command: <code>sudo shutdown -h now</code>
+==Cheat Sheets==
+'''Links to external sites:'''
+:[https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/raspberry-pi-commands-cheat-sheet/ '''Raspberry Pi Commands Cheat Sheet''']
+:[https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raspberry-pi-cheat-sheet/ '''Raspberry Pi cheat sheet''']
+:[https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/ '''tmux Cheat Sheet & Quick Reference''']
 ==Equipment Lists==
-===Hardware===
+'''Hardware'''
-:1)  Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (heatsinks, no case)  for "[[Mall Map|'''Mall Map''']]"
+: 1)  Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (heatsinks, no case)  for our "[[Mall Map|'''Mall Map''']]"
-:
-:: large HDMI (VIZIO) display with remote
+::large HDMI (VIZIO) display with remote
 ::32GB SD card (no SSD)
-:: wired USB keyboard and mouse (Dell)
+::wired USB keyboard and mouse (Dell)
-:: Wi-Fi connection
+::Wi-Fi connection
-::
-:2)  Raspberry Pi with volumio audio player
+: 2)  Raspberry Pi with volumio audio player
-:3)  Raspberry Pi from Epilog engraver area
+: 3)  Raspberry Pi from Epilog engraver area
-:4)  Raspberry Pi from 3D Printer donation
+: 4)  Raspberry Pi from 3D Printer donation
-:5) "r pi 3 friendly" Dell monitors (quantity 5)
+: 5)  "r pi 3 friendly" Dell monitors (quantity 5)
-===[[Donations Received]]===
+==Application Software==
-===[[Wish List#Raspberry Pi|Wish List]]===
+'''Links to external sites:'''
-:'''Raspberry Pi 400 or 4 boards, etc.'''
+:'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ Raspberry Pi Imager]''' — install Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems
+:'''[https://etcher.balena.io balenaEtcher]''' — flash or clone OS images to SD cards & USB drives
-==Software==
+:[https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ '''Mathematica'''] — free license on every Raspberry Pi
-:[https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-old-functionality-with-raspberry-pi-os-legacy/ '''32-bit Raspberry Pi OS "Buster",'''] -- (not "Bullseye", yet)
+:[https://www.geany.org/ '''Geany'''] — powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor
-:[https://www.balena.io/etcher/ balenaEtcher] -- flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives
+:[https://pi.processing.org/get-started/ '''Processing'''] — language for learning and prototyping
-:[https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ Mathematica]  -- free license on every Raspberry Pi
+:[https://scratch.mit.edu/about '''Scratch'''] — the world’s largest coding community for children
-:[https://pi.processing.org/get-started/ Processing]-- language for learning and prototyping
+:[https://sonic-pi.net/ '''Sonic Pi'''] — code-based music creation and performance tool
-:[https://scratch.mit.edu/about Scratch]-- the world’s largest coding community for children
+:[https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki '''tmux'''] — allows multiple terminal sessions simultaneously
-:[https://thonny.org/ Thonny] -- Python IDE for beginners
+:[https://imagemagick.org/ '''ImageMagick'''] — create, edit, compose, or convert digital images
-:[[Visual Studio Code Tips]]
+:[https://fritzing.org/ '''Fritzing'''] — open source software to document, share, layout, and manufacture professional&nbsp;PCBs
+:'''[[wikipedia:List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages|List of free and open-source software packages]]''' — on Wikipedia
 ==Member Showcase==
-<gallery>
+<gallery widths="200" heights="125">
-File:Mall Map vertical.jpg|alt=Mall Map Vertical|<center>"Mall Map",<br>Work In Progress<br>(06/08/22)</center>
+File:Mall Map after.jpg|alt=Mall Map|'''Mall Map (kiosk),<br>"finished"<br>''(09/03/22)'''''
-File:Mall Map.jpg|alt=Mall Map|<center>"Mall Map",<br>Work In Progress</center>
+File:Mall Map vertical.jpg|alt=Mall Map Vertical|'''Mall Map,<br>Work In Progress<br>''(06/08/22)'''''
-File:RPi Workstation.jpg|alt=RPi Workstation|<center>RPi Workstation (November 2021)</center>
+File:Mall Map.jpg|alt=Mall Map|'''Mall Map,<br>Work In Progress'''
-File:Pi photo 2.JPG|alt=Raspberry Pi computers (December 2017)|<center>Raspberry Pi computers<br>(Dec 2017)</center>
+File:RPi Workstation.jpg|alt=Raspberry Pi<br>Workstation|'''Raspberry Pi Workstation<br>''(November 2021)'''''
-File:Pi photo 1.JPG|alt=Raspberry Pi computers|<center>Raspberry Pi computers</center>
+File:Pi photo 2.JPG|alt=Raspberry Pi<br>computers (December 2017)|'''Raspberry Pi computers<br>''(December 2017)'''''
-File:RPi Books poster.jpg|alt=poster of RPi Books|<center>18x24 poster<br>of RPi Books</center>
+File:RPi Books poster.jpg|alt=poster of RPi Books|'''18x24 poster of MagPi Books'''
 </gallery>
+:'''[https://github.com/PikesPeakMakerspace/welcome-display Our Raspberry Pi-based kiosk documentation and code]''' — on GitHub
 {{Template:Showcase_blurb}}
-==See Also==
+==Related Pages==
-Links to other PPM Wiki pages (internal links):
+'''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
-:'''[[Arduino]]'''
-:'''[[Ubuntu]]'''
-:'''[[Computers]]'''
-:'''[[Electronics]]'''
-:[[Mall Map|'''Mall Map''']]
-== Curated Links==
+:[[Arduino|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Arduino'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-Links to other sites (external links):
+:[[Electronics|<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Electronics'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:'''https://rpilocator.com/''' -- beat the chip and supply chain shortages
+:[[PPM_Library|<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''PPM Library'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:'''https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/books''' -- free downloads
-:'''http://exploringrpi.com/''' -- advanced book by Derek Molloy
-:'''https://learn.adafruit.com/groups/learn-raspberry-pi''' -- By Simon Monk
-:[https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/getting-started-with-the-pico/2 '''Getting started with Raspberry Pi Pico''']
-== Other Fun Stuff ==
+:[[Mall_Map|<span style="color:#000000; background:#FDD1AC">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Mall Map'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-epPf7D8oMk POWERED BY RASPBERRY PI]''' -- Jeff Geerling on YouTube
-:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiwm5TMHIy8 '''10 years of Raspberry Pi''']  -- on YouTube
+:[[Computers — Ubuntu|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Ubuntu'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[https://shopmakergenix.blogspot.com/2021/04/50-raspberry-pi-hacks-tips-you-should.html '''50 Raspberry Pi Hacks & Tips You Should Know''']
+:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-<br>
+:[[Computers -- Mac and Apple|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Mac and Apple'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-<hr>
+:'''[[GitHub Tips]]'''
+:'''[[Visual Studio Code Tips]]'''
+:'''[[Sonic Pi Tips]]''' — code-based music creation and live performance tool
+:'''[[Pi-hole Tips]]''' — network-wide ad blocking application
+==Hand-Curated Links==
+'''Links to member-recommended external sites:'''
+:'''https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/raspberry-gpio/gpio-pinout'''
+:'''https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi'''
+:'''https://octoprint.org/''' — OctoPrint is a web interface for your 3D printer(s)
+'''Links to YouTube:'''
+:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiwm5TMHIy8 '''10 years of Raspberry Pi'''] — by Eben Upton, CEO
+:[https://www.youtube.com/@SamAaron/streams '''Sam Aaron live coding'''] — Sonic Pi demos
+:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2C4lbbIH0c '''How Raspberry Pis are made'''] — Jeff Geerling
+'''Links to other external sites:'''
+:[https://store.rpipress.cc/collections/books/products/the-computers-that-made-britain '''The Computers that Made Britain'''] — Raspberry Pi Press
+:[https://www.kali.org/docs/arm/raspberry-pi-4/#kali-on-raspberry-pi-4---user-instructions '''Kali Linux on your Raspberry Pi 4'''] — pen testing platform
+:[https://www.instructables.com/Multiple-Raspberry-PI-3D-Scanner/ '''Multiple Raspberry PI 3D Scanner'''] — on AUTODESK Instructables
+:'''[https://www.sparkfun.com/ SparkFun Electronics]''' — source of Raspberry Pi's and electronic components
+==For Additional Help==
+:Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics or #general
+:[[How To Slack#PPM Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
+:Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the&nbsp;community.
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+{{Template:Ideas into reality}}
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+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em;  background:#864199; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
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