Raspberry Pi

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 SBCs as well as other computers throughout our space for all our members to use (without any additional required training).

Raspberry Pi 3b+ Workstation
(in our Electronics Area)

Safety First

Members must know the following information:

In case of emergency, call 911.

Our physical location is:

735 East Pikes Peak Avenue

Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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  IN CASE OF
  EMERGENCY
  sign

PPM Fire Escape Plan

Fire Escape Plan maps are posted throughout the Makerspace.

There are 7 fire extinguishers on the fire escape plan map.

Review the PPM Fire Escape Plan for locations.

• 
  PPM Emergency
  Evacuation Plan.pdf
• 
  PPM Fire
  Prevention Plan.pdf
• 
  PPM Fire Escape
  Plan

First Aid

There is a FIRST AID Supply Cabinet in our Kitchen Area.

FIRST AID Kits are available in four areas: the Kitchen, Metal Shop, Wood Shop and CNC Room.

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  FIRST AID
  Supply Cabinet
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  FIRST AID
  Kit

Eye Wash Stations

Emergency Eye & Face Wash Stations are mounted in four areas: the Kitchen, Wood Shop, CNC Room and Vented Room.

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  Emergency
  Eye & Face Wash
  Station

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Wear protective equipment in all Wood and Metal Shop Areas.

Wear gloves when using Isopropyl Alcohol and other cleaners.

Gloves should not be worn when using powered equipment (saws, jointers, drills, or other equipment). Leather gloves can be worn for handling materials, but not when operating machinery.

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  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Hazardous Chemicals

All hazardous chemicals must be stored in the yellow hazardous chemical storage cabinet located in the Vented Room.

Review the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) information of unknown products before use.

SDS information is available via this spreadsheet.

Do not bring dangerous chemicals to the makerspace.

Spray paint, stains, and other approved items must be stored in the hazardous chemical storage cabinet in the Vented Room.

Please DO NOT paint indoors.

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  Flammables Cabinet
  in the Vented Room

Other Hazards

Avoid placing uncovered (extension) cords, hoses, cables, or wires across the floors of our shops.

Impairment

The use of PPM equipment requires you to be alert, attentive, and focused.

Do not use any PPM work area, or any PPM tools, if you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Classes and Training

Classes

Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup

Events

• slide 1
  slide 1, Intro
• slide 2
  slide 2, Hardware
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  Raspberry Pi
  slideshow poster

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 Help

Message in PPM Slack channel #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)

Wish List

Raspberry Pi 400 or 4 boards, etc.

Software

32-bit Raspberry Pi OS "Buster", (not "Bullseye", yet)

Mathematica free license on every Raspberry Pi

Processing

Python 3

Visual Studio Code

etc.

Member Showcase

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  "Mall Map",
  Work In Progress
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  RPi Workstation November 2021
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  Raspberry Pi computers (Dec 2017)
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  Raspberry Pi computers
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  18x24" poster
  of RPi Books
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  posters, including Raspberry Pi

Other Fun Stuff

Jeff Geerling

(and Red Shirt Jeff: Destroyer of Pis)

MagPi

(the Raspberry Pi magazine)

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