Intro to Raspberry Pi - by Sivakumar V

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Raspberry Pi

Sivakumar V23rd Dec 2013

github.com/sivakumar.bdu


Agenda

• Intro• Some history• Sample demos• Questions



What is Raspberry Pi?

• The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard.

• It is a capable little computer which can be used in electronics projects, and for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games.

• It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming.


Types

• Modal A– 256 MB Ram– 1 x USB– No Ethernet

• Model B– 512 Mb Ram– 2 x USB – 1 Ethernet


Architecture


Tools

• Python(Quick2Wire) • Ruby – 1.9.2.x• OpenSource libraries• Scratch


Quick2Wire

• Python API to access GPIhttp://quick2wire.com/

import sysfrom time import sleepfrom quick2wire.gpio import GPIOPin, In, Out

led = GPIOPin(1, direction=Out)button = GPIOPin(0, direction=In)

while True: led.value = button.value sleep(0.1)

http://quick2wire.com/




Reference

• http://elinux.org/RPi_Easy_SD_Card_Setup • http://quick2wire.com/• https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-

python-api




Questions?

Thank you

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Intro to Raspberry Pi - by Sivakumar V