How To Set Up A RaspBerry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a wonderful little computer that fits in the palm of your hand, yet packs enough power to run your home media center, a VPN, and a lot more. Before you can do anything awesome, however, you need to configure it and install an operating system. Here’s how.
we walked you through some of the common projects people tackle with their Raspberry Pi, like:
- Install Raspbian and get started with Raspberry Pi DIY
What You’ll Need
The Raspberry Pi may be a computer all on its own, but you’ll still need a lot of other things to make it work:- A Raspberry Pi: If you’re not sure where to buy one, you’ll find links below to help you out.
- An HDMI- or composite video-capable television or monitor: In this post we’ll be working with an HDMI-capable monitor because it offers better resolution and built-in sound. You can use analog if you want, however.
- An HDMI or composite video cable: You’ll need this cable to connect your Raspberry Pi to your television or monitor.
- A 4GB Class 4 SD card (or better) and a card reader (if you don’t have one built into your computer): Most SD cards will work, but some aren’t compatible and will therefore cause issues. You can find out which cards are compatible, or locate a place to buy a compatible card with an operating system pre-installed, on this page.
- A USB keyboard and mouse: Any standard USB keyboard or mouse will do. Wireless (non-Bluetooth) peripherals worked for me, but I had to unplug them and plug them back in after the Raspberry Pi booted. You’ll have fewer issues with fully wired keyboards and mice.
- An ethernet cable: Any standard ethernet cable will do. You only need this to connect to your network and the internet, however, so you can leave this item out if desired.
- A good quality, micro USB power supply that can provide at least700mA at 5V: Most modern smartphone chargers supply 700mA at 5V, but not all do. Check the bottom of your charger and look for a block of text. You’ll see its output values in that text which may read 0.7A instead of 700mA). If it offers at least that much power, you’re probably good to go. Just don’t use a poor quality charger or you may run into problems.
- A 3.5mm stereo audio cable: You only need this if you’re using analog video and want to connect your Raspberry Pi to a set of external speakers or internal ones on your television or monitor.
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