What is Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is based on the Broadcom BCM2835 system on a chip (SoC) which includes an ARM1176JZF-S 700 MHz processor, VideoCore IV GPU, and was originally shipped with 256 megabytes of RAM, later upgraded (Model B and Model B+) to 512 MB. The system has Secure Digital (SD) or MicroSD (Model A+ and B+) sockets for boot media and persistent storage.

RASPBERRY PI

The Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation with the intention of promoting the teaching of basic computer science in schools. Tools available are Python as the main programming language, with support for C, C++, Java, Perl and Ruby.

Friday, 5 December 2014

User Desired LED Blinking

STEP 1: Open LX-Terminal. Create a file with .py extension Ex: nano userinput.py Nano is a type of editor used to write the code in that file named userinput. Type the following code in that file by insert key or by typing letter I on keyboard. STEP 2: Program: #!...

Program to blink LED

STEP 1: Open LXTerminal. Create a file with .py extension Ex: nano example.py Nano is a type of editor used to write the code in that file named example. Type the following code in that file by insert key or by typing letter I on keyboard. Program: #! /usr/bin/python Import time...

Program for Led Glowing(ON OR OFF)

STEP 1: Open LX-Terminal. Create a file with .py extension Ex: nano led.py Nano is a type of editor used to write the code in that file named led. Type the following code in that file by insert key or by typing letter I on keyboard. Program: To turn on...

Hello World Program

STEP 1: Open LXTerminal. Create a file with .py extension Ex: nano helloworld.py Nano is a type of editor used to write the code in that file named helloworld. Type the following code in that file by insert key or by typing letter I on keyboard. Program: #! /usr/bin/python...

Basic Settings On Raspberry Pi

The basic IO setup like keyboard, time zone, display:   Open LXTERMINAL   After opening the terminal type  “sudo raspi-config”.     A graphical interface like this will...

Thursday, 4 December 2014

RASPBIAN OS INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

WRITING RASPBIAN OS TO THE MEMORY CARD           COMPONENTS REQUIRED                 SD card.                 SD formatter software.      ...

Remotely Accessing the Raspberry Pi

In the previous section we discussed how to Configure Ethernet by using Raspberry Pi. (Please click here for details.) HOW TO CONNECT YOUR RASPBERRY PI TO LAPTOP USING LAN CABLE: Installing/Configuring PuTTy and Xming Click here to download PUTTY software. Click...

Configuration of Ethernet on Raspberry Pi

Step 1: Review current network settings(to see the prev net config) From the command prompt or LXTerminal: Type the command "ifconfig" this command will display the current network settings. Step 2: Backup the current network configuration It is a good idea to make a backup of the interfaces file if you are new to linux: so type the...

Wi-Fi on Raspberry Pi by using any USB Modem

Wi-Fi on Raspberry Pi: A wireless usb adapter is needed for accessing Wi-Fi on Raspberry Pi. Step-1 After plugging in the usb adapter to the usb port provided by Raspberry Pi, open the LXTerminal  . These commands have to be performed in the root mode .To enter...