Raspberry Pi

An Introduction

Alec Clews@alecthegeekhttp://alecthegeek.github.io

Credit Card Sized Computer

Cheap

A$42 (http://au.element14.com/)Pocket Money price

Low power consumption~1A (model B) ~700mA (model A) at 3.3V

What do you
get for $40?

Connects to stuff you already have

Robust

Cost Design

Open

Free and Open Software StackLinux

Languages (Scratch, Python, Java, C/C++,...)

Fully Documented HardwareGPIO Pins

Build your own

Hardware ecosystem (piface, picobbler,....)

Raspberry Pi vs Arduino

Linux and multiple lang

Limited IO

Single Design

Reasonable low power

Growing ecosystem

No OS, C

Good IO

True open HW Multiple implementations

Really Low power

Huge ecosystem

Learning

Designed to kick start UK secondary school CS

Programming

Hardware Interfacing

Unfinished to encourage or force hackingBoot to console

Python IDLE & Scratch on X desktop

Basic camera add on

Doing

Science (manage sensor nets,...)

Home Servers (media, backup, Asterix,...)

Automotive projects

Robotics

PC Replacements

Home automation

Make $$

Create add on products Ecosystem

Upgrade existing products

Create new products

Port your software

Raspberry Pi Foundation, a charity, is cool with you making $$$. Go for it!

Local Projects

All these projects are by Melbourne based hackers with various levels of expertise.

Rasbian Rover

Retro Games Console

CCHS Keyless Door Entry

Local Groups

Melbourne Raspberry JamCity and Richmond meetings. See meetup.com

Melb PC in Mount Waverley

Microcontroller Grouphttp://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-MXdBjUze/

Further info

Foundation http://www.raspberrypi.org/

Wiki http://elinux.org/RPi_Hub

StackExchange http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/