10 uses for a Raspberry Pi in 10 minutes

Who is this guy?• Rob Dudley

• @robdudley on Twitter

• Web Developer

• Lead developer at Quidsin.com

• Open Source Proponent

• Confirmed geek since 1991

What is a raspberry Pi?

• A credit card sized PC

• Plugs into a TV or monitor

• Cheap (ish) ~£25 each

• Over 1 million units shipped

• Uses Broadcom BCM2835

• Designed for education!

what’s the filling of a raspberry pi?

hardware & connectivity inside the Pi

Power

5v microUSB

connector

(Similar to the one on a lot of mobile phones!)

A/V (Audio/ViDeo)

HDMI Audio & Video(works with modern TVs and DVI

monitors)

A/V (Audio/ViDeo)RCA Video(works with most older

TVs)

HDMI Audio & Video(works with modern TVs and DVI

monitors)

A/V (Audio/ViDeo)RCA Video(works with most older

TVs)

HDMI Audio & Video(works with modern TVs and DVI

monitors)

3.5mm Audio

Standard headphone

socket

Connectivity2 x USB 2.0

ports

Connectivity2 x USB 2.0

ports

10/100MbEthernet

Connectivity2 x USB 2.0

ports

10/100MbEthernet

GPIO(GeneralPurposeInput &Output)

Internals

SOC (System On a Chip)Broadcom BCM2835 700Mhz & 256Mb /

512Mb RAM

Internals

LAN Controller

SOC (System On a Chip)Broadcom BCM2835 700Mhz & 256Mb /

512Mb RAM

InternalsJTAG

(debug ports)

LAN Controller

SOC (System On a Chip)Broadcom BCM2835 700Mhz & 256Mb /

512Mb RAM

InternalsJTAG

(debug ports)

LAN Controller

SOC (System On a Chip)Broadcom BCM2835 700Mhz & 256Mb /

512Mb RAM

CSI(camera

interface)

InternalsJTAG

(debug ports)

LAN Controller

SOC (System On a Chip)Broadcom BCM2835 700Mhz & 256Mb /

512Mb RAM

CSI(camera

interface)

DSI(display

interface)

Storage

SD Card Slot(supports SD cards up to

32GB)

A confession...

10 uses for a Raspberry Pi in about 10 minutes

(give or take)

10 Office

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Office

9Programming

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Programming

8GamesConsole

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GamesConsole

7 Minecraft

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Minecraft

6 Tor Router

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Tor Router

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5 HTPC

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HTPC

4 Bartender

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Bartender

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3 Camera

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Camera

2

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Clock

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Clock

1

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PiBot!

PiBot!

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Questions?

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