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Revision as of 21:23, 1 June 2022
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 reality.
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
(without any additional required training).
Classes and Training
New Member Orientation
Area Captain -- Volunteers needed
- To help out with the Raspberry Pis or Electronics, post your ideas and comments on Slack.
- View all PPM Area Captains
Classes
- Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup
Training
- 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
- 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
OPEN HOUSE at PPM
June 30th, 2016
slide 1, Intro
OPEN HOUSE at PPM
June 30th, 2016
slide 2, Hardware
Raspberry Pi
slideshow poster
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Tips
- At times the Pi 3 B+ may seem slow or unresponsive, so check the green light at the edge of the board for activity.
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (2017) 1400 MHz:
- 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
- Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics or #general
- Or message Warren Jokinen on Slack
Equipment Lists
Hardware
- 1) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (heatsinks, no case) for "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)
Donations Received
Wish List
- Raspberry Pi 400 or 4 boards, etc.
Software
- 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS "Buster", -- (not "Bullseye", yet)
- balenaEtcher -- Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives
- Mathematica -- free license on every Raspberry Pi
- Processing
- Visual Studio Code Tips
Member Showcase
"Mall Map",
Work In Progress
RPi Workstation (November 2021) 
Raspberry Pi computers
(Dec 2017)
Raspberry Pi computers 
18x24" poster
of RPi Books
- For even more member projects, visit our #showcase channel on Slack, or follow our social media links.
See Also
Links to other PPM Wiki pages (internal links):
Arduino
Ubuntu
Computers
Electronics
Mall Map
Curated Links
- https://rpilocator.com/ -- beat the chip and supply chain shortages
- https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/books -- free downloads
- http://exploringrpi.com/ -- advanced book by Derek Molloy
Other Fun Stuff
- 10 years of Raspberry Pi -- on YouTube
- 50 Raspberry Pi Hacks & Tips You Should Know
- Jeff Geerling -- and Red Shirt Jeff: Destroyer of Pi's
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