10 uses for a Raspberry Pi in
10 minutes
Who is this guy?
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Rob Dudley
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@robdudley on Twitter
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Web Developer
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Lead developer at Quidsin.com
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Open Source Proponent
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Confirmed geek since 1991
What is a raspberry Pi?
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A credit card sized PC
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Plugs into a TV or
monitor
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Cheap (ish) ~£25 each
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Over 1 million units
shipped
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Uses Broadcom
BCM2835
what’s the filling of a
raspberry pi?
hardware & connectivity inside the Pi
Power
5v micro
USB
connector
(Similar to the one on a lot of mobile phones!)
A/V (Audio/ViDeo)
HDMI Audio & Video
(works with modern TVs and DVI
A/V (Audio/ViDeo)
RCA Video
(works with
most older
TVs)
HDMI Audio & Video
(works with modern TVs and DVI
A/V (Audio/ViDeo)
RCA Video
(works with
most older
TVs)
3.5mm Audio
Standard
headphone
socket
HDMI Audio & Video
(works with modern TVs and DVI
Connectivity
2 x USB 2.0
ports
Connectivity
2 x USB 2.0
ports
10/100Mb
Ethernet
Connectivity
GPIO
(General
Purpose
Input &
Output)
2 x USB 2.0
ports
10/100Mb
Ethernet
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
Internals
JTAG
(debug ports)
LAN
Controller
SOC (System On a Chip)
Broadcom BCM2835 700Mhz & 256Mb / 512Mb
RAM
CSI
(camera
interface)
Internals
JTAG
(debug ports)
LAN
Controller
SOC (System On a Chip)
Broadcom BCM2835 700Mhz & 256Mb / 512Mb
RAM
CSI
(camera
interface)
DSI
(display
interface)
Internals
JTAG
(debug ports)
LAN
Controller
SOC (System On a Chip)
Broadcom BCM2835 700Mhz & 256Mb / 512Mb
RAM
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
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Office
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
9 Programming
10
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Programming
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
8
10 9
Games
Console
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Games
Console
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
7 Minecraft
10 9 8
6 5 4 3 2 1
Minecraft
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
6 Tor Router
10 9 8 7
5 4 3 2 1
Tor Router
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
5
HTPC
10 9 8 7 6
4 3 2 1
HTPC
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
4 Bartender
10 9 8 7 6 5
3 2 1
Bartender
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
3
Camera
10 9 8 7 6 5 4
2 1
Camera
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
2
Clock
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
1
Clock
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1
PiBot!
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
PiBot!
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Questions?
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