Raspberry Pi–Hardware

Logo was taken from the Raspberry pi official website.

Raspberry pi is a credit-card size computer. You can use it to create your own Media Streamer, Arcade Machine, tablet, internet radio, use for robots, and more. It can also be used in tandem with an arduino and other shields to extend its functionality.

You can even use it to learn Python.

All you need is to plug in the HDMI to your TV, connect a USB keyboard and mouse, plug in the micro usb charger then you are good to go! The storage is a SD Card (2GB to SDHC 32 GB). You can also connect the Raspberry Pi to the network via RJ45 and even utilize an analog audio and RCA video.

The Raspberry Pi Model B.

Raspberry Pi on a Clear Raspberry Pi Enclosure.

Technical Information:

• System on Chip: Broadcom BCM 2835
• ARM1176JZFS running at 700 Mhz and a Videocore IV GPU

For more information, here is the official link for Raspberry Pi.

http://www.raspberrypi.org/

You can get the Raspberry Pi board for 45 SGD from Element 14 (http://sg.element14.com) or RS Components (singapore.rs-online.com). This does not include the casing, cables, sd card and other components.

Here are the breakdown of the components which you will need. You can find all required components from either the two of the sites above.

Components
Micro USB Charger (5V – 700mA)
Micro USB Cable (if needed)
SD Card	2 GB up to 32 GB
Card Reader
HDMI Cable
Compatible Mouse and Keyboard
Powered USB	Required for High Powered USB Devices such as Wireless USB Dongle
Network Cable	RJ 45 Network cable
Casing	Optional

You can also find Verified Peripherals from this URL:

http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#Working_SD_Cards

Raspberry Pi Quick Start Guide

http://www.raspberrypi.org/quick-start-guide

Operating System for Raspberry Pi:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

• Raspbian “Wheezy” – ARMF – Hardfloat
• Debian Wheezy – ARMEL – Softfloat
• Arc Linux ARM
• RISC OS

Personally, I am currently testing some of the projects from the internet for this board. Tried Raspbian Wheezy and Debian Wheezy.

Will add more soon!

Have fun!