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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."

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

All our members can work on their Raspberry Pi projects at PPM without any additional required training (Level 1).

External Training

Links to external sites:

Product Information Portal

Raspberry Pi hardware

Raspberry Pi — official documentation

Raspberry Pi tutorials — "build easily and affordably"

Tips

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

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

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

Application Software

Links to external sites:

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

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

Mathematica — free license on every Raspberry Pi

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

LibreOffice — "private, free and open source office suite"

Sonic Pi — code-based music creation and performance tool

Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics

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Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any outdated information.

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+'''Raspberry Pi's are "single-board and modular computers or micro controllers, built on the Arm&nbsp;architecture, often&nbsp;running a Linux operating&nbsp;system."'''
-'''Raspberry Pi's are "single-board and modular computers or micro controllers, built on the Arm architecture, often running a Linux operating&nbsp;system."'''
 To help out with Raspberry Pi projects at PPM, post your ideas and comments on&nbsp;our Slack #electronics channel.
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+All our members can work on their Raspberry Pi projects at PPM without any additional required training (Level&nbsp;1).
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+== External Training ==
-==External Training==
+'''Links to external sites:'''
 :'''[https://pip.raspberrypi.com/ Product Information Portal]'''
+:'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/raspberry-pi.html Raspberry Pi hardware]'''
 :'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/ Raspberry Pi]''' — official documentation
-:'''[https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/ MagPi]''' — The official Raspberry Pi magazine
+:'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials/ Raspberry Pi tutorials]''' — "build easily and affordably"
-:'''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==
-<gallery widths="200" heights="125">
-File:Raspberry Pi Slideshow (1).png|alt=slide 1|none|thumb|'''OPEN HOUSE at PPM<br>June 30th, 2016<br>slide 1, Intro'''
-File:Raspberry Pi Slideshow (2).png|alt=slide 2|none|thumb|'''OPEN HOUSE at PPM<br>June 30th, 2016<br>slide 2, Hardware'''
-File:RPi poster.jpg|'''Raspberry Pi<br>slideshow poster'''
-</gallery>
-:'''Pi Day, March 14th (3/14), is celebrated yearly''' often by eating pie, pizza, and/or reciting the digits of&nbsp;pi.
-:It was started in 1988 by the Exploratorium museum in San&nbsp;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&nbsp;name.)'''
-:[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 $$</code>
-:*'''List/check installed fonts''' <code>fc-list | grep "DejaVu Sans"</code>
-:*'''If the Pi 3 B+ seems slow or unresponsive, check the green light at the edge of the board for activity'''
-:*'''WolframMark Benchmark Results:'''
-::Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (2017), 1400 MHz: '''0.14'''
-::Raspberry Pi 400, 1800 MHz: '''0.23'''
-::Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2018), 2000 MHz: '''0.24'''
-<br />
 '''Shut down the Raspberry Pi properly:'''
+:☐ Just pulling the plug could cause memory card corruption.
-(just pulling the plug could cause memory card corruption.)
 :☐ Use the graphical user interface (GUI), or
 :☐ Use the command: <code>sudo shutdown -h now</code>
-==Cheat Sheets==
+*'''To find out which shell you're using, run the command'''   <code>echo $SHELL</code>  or   <code>ps $$</code>
-'''Links to external sites:'''
+*'''List font cache''' <code>fc-list | grep "DejaVu Sans"</code>
-:[https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/raspberry-pi-commands-cheat-sheet/ '''Raspberry Pi Commands Cheat Sheet''']
+*'''If a Pi 3 B+ seems slow or unresponsive, check the green light at the edge of the board for activity'''
-:[https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raspberry-pi-cheat-sheet/ '''Raspberry Pi cheat sheet''']
-:[https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/ '''tmux Cheat Sheet & Quick Reference''']
-==Equipment Lists==
+[https://shopmakergenix.blogspot.com/2021/04/50-raspberry-pi-hacks-tips-you-should.html '''50 Raspberry Pi Hacks & Tips You Should Know''']
-'''Hardware'''
-: 1)  Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (heatsinks, no case)  for our "[[Mall Map|'''Mall Map''']]"
-::large HDMI (VIZIO) display with remote
+[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''']
-::32GB SD card (no SSD)
-::wired USB keyboard and mouse (Dell)
-::Wi-Fi connection
-: 2)  Raspberry Pi with volumio audio player
+[https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-rotate-screen/ '''Rotate the Raspberry Pi screen''']
-: 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:'''
 :'''[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
+:[https://www.geany.org/ '''Geany'''] — powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor
 :[https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ '''Mathematica'''] — free license on every Raspberry Pi
-:[https://www.geany.org/ '''Geany'''] — powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor
-:[https://pi.processing.org/get-started/ '''Processing'''] — language for learning and prototyping
+:[https://imagemagick.org/ '''ImageMagick'''] — create, edit, compose, or convert digital images
-:[https://scratch.mit.edu/about '''Scratch'''] — the world’s largest coding community for children
+:[https://www.libreoffice.org/ '''LibreOffice'''] — "private, free and open source office&nbsp;suite"
 :[https://sonic-pi.net/ '''Sonic Pi'''] — code-based music creation and performance tool
-:[https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki '''tmux'''] — allows multiple terminal sessions simultaneously
-:[https://imagemagick.org/ '''ImageMagick'''] — create, edit, compose, or convert digital images
-:[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 widths="200" heights="125">
-File:Mall Map after.jpg|alt=Mall Map|'''Mall Map (kiosk),<br>"finished"<br>''(09/03/22)'''''
-File:Mall Map vertical.jpg|alt=Mall Map Vertical|'''Mall Map,<br>Work In Progress<br>''(06/08/22)'''''
-File:Mall Map.jpg|alt=Mall Map|'''Mall Map,<br>Work In Progress'''
-File:RPi Workstation.jpg|alt=Raspberry Pi<br>Workstation|'''Raspberry Pi Workstation<br>''(November 2021)'''''
-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|'''18x24 poster of MagPi Books'''
-</gallery>
-:'''[https://github.com/PikesPeakMakerspace/welcome-display Our Raspberry Pi-based kiosk documentation and code]''' — on GitHub
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-==Related Pages==
-'''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
-:[[Arduino|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Arduino'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Electronics|<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Electronics'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Electronics — Soldering|<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Electronics — Soldering'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[PPM_Library|<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''PPM Library'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Mall_Map|<span style="color:#000000; background:#FDD1AC">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Mall Map'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Computers — Ubuntu|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Ubuntu'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Computers -- Mac and Apple|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Mac and Apple'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:'''[[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:'''
+== Additional Help ==
-:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiwm5TMHIy8 '''10 years of Raspberry Pi'''] — by Eben Upton, CEO
+Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics
-:[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:'''
+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.
-:[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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