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An Introduction To The Raspberry Pi 1

The document introduces the Raspberry Pi, a credit card-sized, low-cost computer used for education. Key points include: - It costs $5-$35 and over 8 million have been sold. - The Raspberry Pi 3 has a 64-bit quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, HDMI and USB ports, Ethernet and WiFi connectivity, and can run desktop operating systems. - Potential uses include a desktop computer, learning programming, hosting a web server, embedded computing, and even supercomputing projects.

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An Introduction To The Raspberry Pi 1

The document introduces the Raspberry Pi, a credit card-sized, low-cost computer used for education. Key points include: - It costs $5-$35 and over 8 million have been sold. - The Raspberry Pi 3 has a 64-bit quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, HDMI and USB ports, Ethernet and WiFi connectivity, and can run desktop operating systems. - Potential uses include a desktop computer, learning programming, hosting a web server, embedded computing, and even supercomputing projects.

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Introducing the

Raspberry Pi
What is a
Raspberry Pi
• Credit Card sized computer
• Low priced - $5 to $35 USD
• 8 Million sold to date
• 53 versions Banana Pi, etc
• Designed for Education
• Low Power usage
• RPi 3 - 4 Core 64 Bit ARM CPU
What is a
Raspberry Pi
More powerful than a CRAY
supercomputer 1988 era
Item Cray Raspberry Pi 3
Price $8m (1988) $35
CPUs 1 1
Word size 32 64
RAM 64MB 1GB
Air cooled, Air cooled, no
Cooling heatsinks, fans heatsink or fan
Raspberry Pi 3
The Basics - Power

5v micro USB power connection


Just like your mobile phone
The Basics – A/V

HDMI - Video & Audio - Works


with modern TV and Monitors
The Basics – Connections

Four USB 2.0 ports


The Basics – Connections

10/100 Ethernet connectivity RJ45


The Basics – Connections

WiFi - 2.4GHz 802.11n wireless and Bluetooth 4.1


The Basics – Connections

GPIO - 40-pin general-purpose input output


The Basics – Internals

SOC – system on chip - Broadcom BCM2837


ARM 4-Core ARM Cortex-A53 at 1.2GHz – GPU -1GB Ram
The Basics – Storage

Micro SD card – 8GB recommend up to 64GB Class 10


So what can I do with a Pi?
• Desktop Computer
So what can I do with a Pi?
• Desktop Computer
• Learn Programming
So what can I do with a Pi?
• Desktop Computer
• Learn Programming
• Web Server
So what can I do with a Pi?
• Desktop Computer
• Learn Programming
• Web Server
• Embedded Computing
So what can I do with a Pi?
• Desktop Computer
• Learn Programming
• Web Server
• Embedded Computing
• Super Computing (HPC)
The OS
Get Started!

• Linux CL
• Graphic Desktop

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