Contents

• 1 Now shipping to customers


• 2 About
  
  
  
  • 2.1 History
  
  


• 3 Getting Started
  
  
  
  • 3.1 Buying Guide
  
  
  • 3.2 Basic Setup
  
  
  • 3.3 Beginners Guide
  
  


• 4 Resources
  
  
  
  • 4.1 Hardware & Peripherals
  
  
  • 4.2 Software & OS Distributions
  
  
  • 4.3 Documentation
  
  
  • 4.4 Datasheets
  
  
  • 4.5 Troubleshooting
  
  
  • 4.6 Bugs
  
  
  • 4.7 RPi Model B 3D CAD files
  
  
  • 4.8 RPi Model B+ 3D CAD files
  
  
  • 4.9 Education Material
  
  
  • 4.10 Books
  
  
  • 4.11 Education Material
  
  


• 5 Community
  
  
  
  • 5.1 Projects, Guides & Tutorials
  
  
  • 5.2 Schools, Universities, Clubs & Groups
  
  
  • 5.3 Supporting Communities
  
  


• 6 About the RPi Wiki
  
  
  
  • 6.1 Translations
  
  


• 7 References

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Buying Guide

Where can I get one and for how much?

• Base price is $20 for the model A+ and $35 for the Raspberry Pi 2. This price excludes local taxes and shipping.

• The Raspberry Pi’s official worldwide distribution partners are Premier Farnell/Element 14 and RS Components


• Detailed information and other resellers can be found on the Buying Guide page.

• You can find out which peripherals and such are tested to work with the Pi in the Verified Peripherals section

Basic Setup

First little Raspberry Pi Steps…

• Ensure you have all the equipment you need to go with your Raspberry Pi.


• Become familiar with the board layout and connect it ready for power up.


• If you have not been provided with a pre-setup SD card you will need to prepare one with your chosen Operating System distribution


• If you are not using a HDMI monitor you may need to set up the correct video mode by editing the RPiconfig text file on the SD-card.


• Note: On the Debian OS after you log in you need to type startx at the prompt to get a graphic desktop.


• Particularly after first boot its important to do a clean shutdown with the command sudo halt

• Having problems? Try the Troubleshooting page.

Beginners Guide

You’ve just got your new Raspberry Pi device - what now?

• Beginners Guide

• Learn about the basics with the H2G2 - Introducing the Raspberry Pi entry.

• Read a small book for the Raspberry Pi Beginner [1]

• Get started with some basic projects and tutorials:
  
  
  
  • Raspberry Pi YouTube Tutorials
    
  
  
  • Raspberry Pi IV Beginners
    
  
  
  • My First Raspberry Pi Game
  
  
  • Guides, tutorials, tools and distribution downloads
  
  

• Easy GPIO Hardware & Software - in-progress at the moment

• Take a look through the Community section, which contains a range of beginner and advanced tutorials and guides, as well as groups to help you find like-minded developers.

• Pick up a copy of the Raspberry Pi Handbook to get you started on some fantastic projects


• Get started with Linux: Linux Basics

Hardware & Peripherals

• The Model B is more advanced than the Model A - see RPi Hardware.


• The RPi can be plugged into a suitable TV or monitor.


• The unit will support a range of devices, peripherals and accessories.


• The Low-level interfaces allow the use of optional Expansion Boards in a wide range of projects.


• The Foundation has launched a camera module with a 5MPixel sensor capable of capturing video at 30fps at 1080p


• Serial port connection instructions


• GPIO interface circuits for connecting switches, relays, etc


• For more advanced issues including see Advanced Setup.


• Setting up peripherals - examples/HowTos


• List of boards and user feedback


• Power Supply construction - HowTo


• Comparison to other hardware

Software & OS Distributions

The Raspberry Pi will run a range of OS Distributions and run a variety of software.

• See Software for an overview, and OS Distributions for supported operating system and pre-configured ‘images’.


• Officially supported OS distributions include Raspbian, Arch Linux and RISC OS Open.


• Many unofficial distributions are available on the Distributions page.


• Advice is also available if you want to compile a kernel, boot from the network using U-Boot, or test the Pi’s performance.


• The Raspberry Pi supports a wide range of programming languages, with many tutorials available.


• Information about installing. specific applications is available through the link.


• Extensive (boot) configuration info (config.txt) is available here.


• Information about various utilities that can be used with your Raspberry Pi can be found here.

Documentation

Datasheets

IC Datasheets and schematics links page.

Datasheets organised by category from the Frambozenier.org project.

Troubleshooting

Head over to the troubleshooting page for help fixing common problems.

Bugs

Head over to the bugs page for a list of known bugs.

RPi Model B 3D CAD files

Theses are various 3D CAD Versions in both RAR and ZIP.

• CATIA V5 RAR http://sdrv.ms/JqdhMb


• CATIA V5 ZIP http://sdrv.ms/LjyLGD


• ProE RAR http://sdrv.ms/KCv1hZ


• ProE ZIP http://sdrv.ms/KCvhxq


• STEP RAR http://sdrv.ms/KCvv7T


• STEP ZIP http://sdrv.ms/JMhv18


• SketchUp http://scc.jezmckean.com/item/581


• SketchUp8 http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=327d6b1d8bd6130d6fbd6b70c7f1d3e0


• Eagle 5 http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=4457


• STEP and various formats at tracepartsonline


• http://www.tronetix.com/joomla/index.php/projects


• http://www.hycshop.com/raspberry-pi-c-2_17/


• Maya, Autodesk FBX, Wavefront ZIP http://www.raspberryconnect.com/idonethat/item/166-raspberry-pi-3d-model-download}

RPi Model B+ 3D CAD files

• STEP ZIP http://www.inti-innovations.co.uk/products/inti-media/inti-media-raspberrypi.html (Docs and downloads section)

Education Material

• The Raspberry Pi Education Manual(PDF) http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/Raspberry_Pi_Education_Manual.pdf


• Raspberry Pi GPIO Pin Worksheet for free (re)use (Multi Format) http://raspberry.tips/raspberrypi-tutorials/raspberry-pi-modell-b-plus-gpio-pins-worksheet/

Projects, Guides & Tutorials

• An important source of information and guides is the Official Forum.


• Get started by following some of the many Tutorials.


• Common tasks and useful tips are available through the Guides page.


• Projects can be found, and added to, on the Projects page.


• Raspberry Pi Datasheets can be found on the DataSheets page.


• Knowledgeable users may want to review and help out with project wishlist items on the Tasks page.


• There are many tutorials, example projects and guides in The MagPi Magazine - which is available free online or to purchase in printed form.


• Some more great projects and setup guides in the Raspberry Pi Handbook

Schools, Universities, Clubs & Groups

• The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s aims include encouraging education. Several groups including Computing At School aim to bring Computing Science back into schools.


• Go to the Education Page to add your project and find helpful links.


• Raspberry Jams are a great way to meet other Raspberry Pi users, share ideas and tips and learn more. To find a Raspberry Jam near you, see the Raspberry Jam page.

Supporting Communities

The Raspberry Pi Community is steadily growing:

• The Official Raspberry Pi Forum


• Element 14 Raspberry Pi Group, community site of Premier Farnell


• DesignSpark, community site of RS-Components


• ‘Frambozenbier’ (Raspberry Pi Homebrew)


• Stack Exchange Forum


• Non-official community of Raspberry Pi in spanish language


• World Of Pi A forum based on all things Raspberry Pi.


• The MagPi Magazine - Community based, free eMagazine, get involved!


• RaspberryPi Osdev - Hardware specific OS-development community, sitting in freenode.net#raspberrypi-osdev.


• news:comp.sys.raspberry-pi - Usenet newsgroup