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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Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.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, software, 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>
-'''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
+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).
-(without any additional required&nbsp;training).
-{{Template:Is incomplete top banner}}
+'''To help out with Raspberry Pi projects at PPM''', post your ideas and comments on&nbsp;our Slack #electronics channel.
 <br>
+<br>
+{{Template:Contact Us}}
-==Classes and Training==
+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em;  background:#864199; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
+<br>
-===Area Captain -- Volunteers needed ===
+==External Training==
-:To help out with the Raspberry Pis, post your ideas and comments on Slack
+:'''[https://pip.raspberrypi.com/ Product Information Portal]'''
+:'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/ Raspberry Pi]''' — official documentation
+:'''[https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/ MagPi]''' — The official Raspberry Pi magazine
-===Classes===
+:'''https://store.rpipress.cc/''' — Raspberry Pi PRESS
-:Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its  [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
+:'''https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/books''' — free downloads
+:'''https://learn.adafruit.com/groups/learn-raspberry-pi''' — by Simon Monk
-===Training===
+==Past Events==
-Links to other sites (external links):
-:'''[https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raspberry-pi-cheat-sheet/ Raspberry Pi cheat sheet]'''
-:[https://cheatography.com/tag/bash/ '''Bash Cheat Sheets''']
-:'''[https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/ tmux Cheat Sheet & Quick Reference]'''
-===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'''
-<br>
+File:RPi poster.jpg|'''Raspberry Pi<br>slideshow poster'''
-<gallery>
-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.
-: Shut down the Raspberry Pi properly:
+:It was started in 1988 by the Exploratorium museum in San&nbsp;Francisco: '''https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi'''
-:use the GUI or the command: <code>sudo shutdown -h now</code>
+==Tips==
-: (just pulling the plug may cause memory card corruption.)
+'''The Raspberry Pi was originally going be a computer that could only run the Python language.'''
-<br>
-:How to [https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-rotate-screen/ '''Rotate the Raspberry Pi screen''']
+'''(That is how it got the second half of its&nbsp;name.)'''
-<br>
+:[https://shopmakergenix.blogspot.com/2021/04/50-raspberry-pi-hacks-tips-you-should.html '''50 Raspberry Pi Hacks & Tips You Should Know''']
-:<code>fc-list | grep "DejaVu Sans"</code> to list/check installed fonts
+:'''[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''']
-: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:'''
+:*'''To find out which shell you're using, run the command'''   <code>echo $SHELL</code>  or   <code>ps $$</code>
-::WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.14
+:*'''List/check installed fonts''' <code>fc-list | grep "DejaVu Sans"</code>
-:'''Raspberry Pi 400 1800 MHz:'''
+:*'''If the Pi 3 B+ seems slow or unresponsive, check the green light at the edge of the board for activity'''
-::WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.23
+:*'''WolframMark Benchmark Results:'''
-:'''Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2018), 2000 MHz:'''
+::Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (2017), 1400 MHz: '''0.14'''
-::WolframMark Benchmark Result: 0.24
+::Raspberry Pi 400, 1800 MHz: '''0.23'''
-[https://shopmakergenix.blogspot.com/2021/04/50-raspberry-pi-hacks-tips-you-should.html '''50 Raspberry Pi Hacks & Tips You Should Know''']
+::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''']
-==For Additional Help ==
-:Use the PPM Slack channels #electronics or #general
-:[[How To Slack#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 community.
 ==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
@@ Line 65: / Line 68: @@
 ::wired USB keyboard and mouse (Dell)
 ::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)
+==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
-===[[Donations Received]]===
+:[https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ '''Mathematica'''] — free license on every Raspberry Pi
-===[[Wish List#Raspberry Pi|Wish List]]===
+:[https://www.geany.org/ '''Geany'''] — powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor
-Pikes Peak Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so we can provide a receipt for any donations you make.
+:[https://pi.processing.org/get-started/ '''Processing'''] — language for learning and prototyping
-:'''[https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-2-Pack-microSDHC-Memory-2x32GB/dp/B08J4HJ98L/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2ZOCGG87CJ7VI&keywords=32+gb+micro+sd+card&qid=1661902842&sprefix=32+gb+micro+sd+card%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-3 32GB micro SD cards]'''
+:[https://scratch.mit.edu/about '''Scratch'''] — the world’s largest coding community for children
-:'''Raspberry Pi 400 or 4 boards, etc.'''
+:[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
-==Software==
+:'''[[wikipedia:List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages|List of free and open-source software packages]]''' — on Wikipedia
-:[https://www.balena.io/etcher/ 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://pi.processing.org/get-started/ Processing]-- language for learning and prototyping
-:[https://scratch.mit.edu/about Scratch]-- the world’s largest coding community for children
-:[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
 ==Member Showcase==
-<gallery>
+<gallery widths="200" heights="125">
-File:Pi Countdown Timer.jpg|alt=Pi Countdown Timer|<center>Pi Countdown Timer<br>by Warren Jokinen<br>(10/20/22)</center>
+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>
-File:Mall Map after.jpg|alt=Mall Map|<center>Mall Map/kiosk,<br>"finished"<br>(09/03/22)</center>
+:'''[https://github.com/PikesPeakMakerspace/welcome-display Our Raspberry Pi-based kiosk documentation and code]''' — on GitHub
-File:Mall Map vertical.jpg|alt=Mall Map Vertical|<center>Mall Map,<br>Work In Progress<br>(06/08/22)</center>
-File:Mall Map.jpg|alt=Mall Map|<center>Mall Map,<br>Work In Progress</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<br>(Dec 2017)</center>
-File:RPi Books poster.jpg|alt=poster of RPi Books|<center>18x24 poster<br>of RPi Books</center>
-</gallery>
 {{Template:Showcase_blurb}}
-==See Also==
+==Related Pages==
-Links to other PPM Wiki pages (internal links):
+'''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
-:[[Visual Studio Code Tips|'''Visual Studio Code Tips''']]
-:'''[[Arduino]]'''
+:[[Arduino|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Arduino'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:'''[[Ubuntu]]'''
+:[[Electronics|<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Electronics'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:'''[[Computers]]'''
+:[[PPM_Library|<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''PPM Library'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:'''[[Electronics]]'''
-:'''[[Mall Map]]'''
-==Curated Links==
+:[[Mall_Map|<span style="color:#000000; background:#FDD1AC">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Mall Map'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-Links to other sites (external links):
-:'''https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi''' -- Everything you need to know
-:'''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
-:'''https://learn.adafruit.com/groups/learn-raspberry-pi''' -- by Simon Monk
-:'''[https://www.raspberrypi.com/ Developer Website]'''
-==Other Fun Stuff==
+:[[Computers — Ubuntu|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Ubuntu'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-Links to other sites (external links):
+:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[https://www.instructables.com/Multiple-Raspberry-PI-3D-Scanner/ '''Multiple Raspberry PI 3D Scanner''']
+:[[Computers -- Mac and Apple|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Mac and Apple'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:'''[https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/piglow?variant=47170563978 PiGlow by Pimoroni]''' -- LEDs
-:'''[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
-:
-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.)
-<br>
+:'''[[GitHub Tips]]'''
-<hr>
+:'''[[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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