Difference between revisions of "Raspberry Pi"

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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).

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Arduino

External Training

Product Information Portal

Raspberry Pi — official documentation

Raspberry Pi tutorials — " build easily and affordably'

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

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

on makeuseof.com

Raspberry Pi cheat sheet

on techrepublic.com

Application Software

Links to external sites:

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

Mathematica — free license on every Raspberry Pi

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

Scratch — the world’s largest coding community for children

Processing — language for learning and prototyping

Sonic Pi — code-based music creation and performance tool

tmux — allows multiple terminal sessions simultaneously

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

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

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

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.

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

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:

How Raspberry Pis are made — Jeff Geerling (14:16 mins)

10 years of Raspberry Pi — by Eben Upton, CEO (6:47 mins)

Sam Aaron live coding — Sonic Pi demos

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

Additional Help

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Electronics

Electronics — Soldering

Mall Map

Computers — Ubuntu

Computers — Windows

Computers — Mac and Apple

Linux Tools

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

Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics or #general

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.

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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 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."'''
-[[File:RPi Workstation.jpg|alt=RPi Workstation|thumb|'''Raspberry Pi 3b+ Workstation<br>(in our Electronics Area)''']]
-{{Template:Safety}}
-==Classes and Training==
+To help out with Raspberry Pi projects at PPM, post your ideas and comments on&nbsp;our Slack #electronics channel.
+<br>
+<br>
+[[File:Level 1 badge.png|alt=Level 1 badge used at Pikes Peak Makerspace|left|frameless|90x90px|PPM MEMBER USE]]
+All our members can work on their Raspberry Pi projects at PPM without any additional required training (Level 1).
+<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+'''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
+:[[Arduino|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Arduino'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em;  background:#864199; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
+<br>
+==External Training ==
+:'''[https://pip.raspberrypi.com/ Product Information Portal]'''
+:'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/ Raspberry Pi]''' — official documentation
+:'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials/ Raspberry Pi tutorials]''' — " build easily and affordably'
+:'''[https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/ 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
-===Area Captain===
+==Tips==
-:Volunteers needed
+'''The Raspberry Pi was originally going be a computer that could only run the Python language.'''
-===Classes===
+'''(That is how it got the second half of its&nbsp;name.)'''
-:Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its  [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
+:[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''']
-===For Help===
+:*'''To find out which shell you're using, run the command'''   <code>echo $SHELL</code>  or   <code>ps $$</code>
-:Message in PPM Slack channel #electronics or #general
+:*'''List/check installed fonts''' <code>fc-list | grep "DejaVu Sans"</code>
-:Or message Warren Jokinen on Slack
+:*'''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:'''
-===Tips===
+(just pulling the plug could cause memory card corruption.)
-:At times the Pi 3 B+ may seem slow or unresponsive, so check the green light at the edge of the board for activity.
+:☐ Use the graphical user interface (GUI), or
-:'''Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (2017) 1400 MHz,''' WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.14
+:☐ Use the command: <code>sudo shutdown -h now</code>
-:'''Raspberry Pi 400 1800 MHz,''' WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.23
-:'''Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2018), 2000 MHz,''' WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.24
-==Equipment Lists==
+== Cheat Sheets==
-===Hardware ===
+'''Links to external sites:'''
-:1)  Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (heatsinks, no case)  for "Mall Map"
-:
-::large HDMI (VIZIO) display with remote
+=== [https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/raspberry-pi-commands-cheat-sheet/ '''Raspberry Pi Commands Cheat Sheet'''] ===
-::32GB SD card (no SSD)
+:on makeuseof.com
-::wired USB keyboard and mouse (Dell)
-::Wi-Fi connection
-::
-:2)  Raspberry Pi with volumio audio player
+=== [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raspberry-pi-cheat-sheet/ '''Raspberry Pi cheat sheet'''] ===
-:3)  Raspberry Pi from Epilog engraver area
+:on techrepublic.com
-:4)  Raspberry Pi from 3D Printer donation
-:5) "r pi 3 friendly" Dell monitors (quantity 5)
-===[[Donations Received]]===
+==Application Software==
-===[[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
-==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.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
-:Python 3
+:[https://pi.processing.org/get-started/ '''Processing'''] — language for learning and prototyping
-: Microsoft Visual Studio Code
+:[https://sonic-pi.net/ '''Sonic Pi'''] — code-based music creation and performance tool
-:etc.
+:[https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki '''tmux'''] — allows multiple terminal sessions simultaneously
-==Showcase==
+:[https://www.libreoffice.org/ '''LibreOffice'''] — "private, free and open source office suite"
-<gallery>
+:[https://imagemagick.org/ '''ImageMagick'''] — create, edit, compose, or convert digital images
-File:Mall Map.jpg|alt=Mall Map|<center>'''"Mall Map",<br>Work In Progress'''</center>
+:[https://fritzing.org/ '''Fritzing'''] — open source software to document, share, layout, and manufacture professional&nbsp;PCBs
-File:RPi poster.jpg|<center>'''Raspberry Pi<br>slideshow poster'''</center>
-File:RPi Workstation.jpg|alt=RPi Workstation|<center>'''RPi Workstation November 2021'''</center>
-File:Pi photo 2.JPG|alt=Raspberry Pi computers (December 2017)|<center>'''Raspberry Pi computers (Dec 2017)'''</center>
+==Member Showcase==
-File:Pi photo 1.JPG|alt=Raspberry Pi computers|<center>'''Raspberry Pi computers'''</center>
+<gallery widths="200" heights="125">
-File:RPi Books poster.jpg|alt=poster of RPi Books|<center>'''18x24" poster<br>of RPi Books'''</center>
+File:Mall Map after.jpg|alt=Mall Map|'''Mall Map (kiosk),<br>"finished"<br>''(09/03/22)'''''
-File:Pi photo.JPG|<center>'''posters, including Raspberry Pi'''</center>
+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>
-<gallery>
+:'''[https://github.com/PikesPeakMakerspace/welcome-display Our Raspberry Pi-based kiosk documentation and code]''' — on GitHub
-File:Raspberry Pi Slideshow (1).png|alt=slide 1|none|thumb|<center>'''slide 1, Intro'''</center>
+{{Template:Showcase_blurb}}
-File:Raspberry Pi Slideshow (2).png|alt=slide 2|none|thumb|<center>'''slide 2, Hardware'''</center>
+==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>
-== Other Fun Stuff ==
+:'''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'''
+==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=k2C4lbbIH0c '''How Raspberry Pis are made'''] — Jeff Geerling (14:16 mins)
+:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiwm5TMHIy8 '''10 years of Raspberry Pi'''] — by Eben Upton, CEO (6:47 mins)
+:[https://www.youtube.com/@SamAaron/streams '''Sam Aaron live coding'''] — Sonic Pi demos
+'''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
+==Additional Help==
+'''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
+:[[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>]]
+:[[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>]]
+:'''[[Linux Tools]]'''
-=== [https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/ MagPi the official Raspberry Pi magazine] ===
+:'''[[GitHub Tips]]'''
-<br>
-<hr>
+:'''[[Visual Studio Code Tips]]'''
+:'''[[Sonic Pi Tips]]''' — code-based music creation and live performance tool
+:'''[[Pi-hole Tips]]''' — network-wide ad blocking application
+Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics or #general
+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.
+{{Template:Footer}}
+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em;  background:#864199; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
+[[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Software]]