Raspberry Pi Resources
Merry Christmas, James!
Intro to RPi
If you already have a Raspberry Pi (I'm hoping you don't!) or you know all about them, then you can skip this section ...
RPis are essentially credit-card sized computers.
They're intended for educational purposes, but for us they make a great basis for side-projects!
RPis are particularly great for embedded projects; the possible RPi uses seem endless when the GPIO pins are considered.
There are some great 'Getting Started' articles out there, including engagdet's and Raspberry Pi's. These both include the items that you'll need before getting started.
To get going, you'll also need to load an OS: Raspbian is the official open-source linux-based RPi OS, which is pre-installed with Python, Scratch, Sonic Pi, Java, Mathematica and more.
Once up and running, you basically have a full Linux box running Debian.
Resources
Getting Started
RaspberryPi.org: Help pages
Engagdet: "So you got a Raspberry Pi: now what?"
Wikipedia: Raspberry Pi
Further Reading
RaspberryPi.org: Official magazine
RPi.GPIO: A Python module to control the GPIO on a Raspberry Pi.
PiWeekly: Newsletter collating relevant articles from around the web.
Shop
RaspberryPi.org: Official products
ModMyPi: Great for components, sensors and accessories etc.
RadioSpares: Sells Raspberry Pi products (limited range) in shops as well as online.
Ideas
Community
RaspberryPi.org: Projects forum
eLinux.org: Open-source, on-going, collaborative projects and ideas.
hackaday.io: Cool projects shared by proud creators.
Bunnies!
Bunny Watcher: My living room - captured, uploaded and served by a Raspberry Pi A+.
