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Introduction to
Raspberry Pi and Linux
workshop
By: Yeo Kheng Meng (yeokm1@gmail.com)
https://github.com/yeokm1/intro-to-rpi
At SUTD
14 March 2015
Components check
• Raspberry Pi Model B
• Micro-SD card
• Micro-USB cable ( with power adapter)
• Small Breadboard
• LED
• Push button
• 220-ohm Resistor
• 4 male-female jumper wires
• LAN cable
Download SSH client
• Windows: Download Putty
• Linux/Mac: Includes SSH client by default
About me
• Year 4 NUS Computer Science student
• My Hardware projects with Arduino and Raspberry Pi
What is a Raspberry Pi (RPi)?
• “The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a
computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a
capable little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing, and to
learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python. It’s capable of doing
everything you’d expect a desktop computer to do, from browsing the internet
and playing high-definition video, to making spreadsheets, word-processing, and
playing games.” http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/what-is-a-raspberry-pi/
Common Rpi types today
Model A+ Model B+ 2 Model B
700Mhz single-core ARMv6
256MB Ram
1 USB port
No Ethernet port
700Mhz single-core ARMv6
512MB RAM
4 USB ports
Ethernet port
900Mhz quad-core ARMv7
1024MB Ram
4 USB ports
Ethernet port
Power use:
Source: http://raspi.tv/2015/raspberry-pi2-power-and-performance-measurement
Arduino vs Raspberry Pi
Specs Arduino Uno Raspberry Pi Model B+
CPU type Microcontroller Microprocessor
Operating System None Linux (usually Raspbian)
Speed 16 Mhz 700 Mhz
RAM 2KB 512MB
GPU/Display None VideoCore IV GPU
Disk 32KB Depends on SD card
GPIO pins 14 digital pins (includes 6 analog) 26 digital pins
Other connectivity None USB, Ethernet, HDMI, audio
Power consumption 0.25W 3.5W
What is an Operating System (OS)?
• An operating system (OS) is software that manages computer hardware and
software resources and provides common services for computer programs.
• Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system
• My definition:
• A giant piece of software that gives programs you download/write hardware
features in a standardised manner.
• Closed-source vs open-source
• Closed: Windows, Mac OS X
• Open: Linux, FreeBSD, FreeDOS
• Unix(-like) vs non-Unix
• Unix: Linux, Mac OS X
• Non-Unix: Windows
Powering up your Raspberry Pi
• Connect the following first
• SD card
• HDMI cable
• Keyboard/mouse
• Connect this last
• Micro-USB cable
First boot/Setup with raspi-config
Enlarge root partition
Boot desktop options
Select graphical option
Internationalisation options
Change timezone
Select Asia/Singapore timezone
Change keyboard layout
Change to English (US) layout
• We don’t want the default UK layout
1. -> Generic 105-key (intl) PC
2. -> Other
3. -> English (US)
4. -> English (US)
5. -> The default keyboard layout
6. -> No compose key
7. -> “Yes” to terminate X server
Enable camera (optional)
Advanced Options
Enable SSH (remote access)
Reboot when complete
Initial setup complete!
SSH connection and terminal
• Use “ifconfig” to get IP address
• ifconfig
• Look under “eth0”
• Windows
• Putty: Hostname: x.x.x.x, Port: 22
• Mac/Linux
• Open terminal
• ssh pi@x.x.x.x
Raspbian default username/password
• Username: pi
• Password: raspberry
Unix basics
• Show directory contents:
• (Do this after every command below to see what has changed)
• ls or ls -l
• Make directory:
• mkdir lesson
• Change directory:
• cd lesson
• Create an empty file:
• touch myfile
• Edit file with nano:
• nano myfile
• Type something random inside the text editor then press Ctrl+X to save and quit.
• View file quickly:
• cat myfile
• Copy file
• cp myfile myfile2
• Remove file:
• rm myfile
• Move file
• mv myfile2 myfile
Other useful commands
Command Purpose
man Get information about a particular
command. Eg: man ls
ifconfig Get network information like IP
address
adduser Create user
passwd Change password
uname –a, uname -r Show OS information
history Shows past commands you ran
chmod Change permissions of a file/directory
Multi-user environment:
Root vs non-root vs sudo
• root (privileges)
• One administrative user that can do anything
• Most Linux distributions have root by default except for
Ubuntu, Raspbian
• Required for hardware access, package installation etc
• non-root
• Only restricted to activities in home (~) directory
• sudo
• Command to let certain non-root users temporarily get root
privileges
• Prepend in front of command that needs root
• Eg: sudo apt-get install java
Package management
• Install software from online repositories
• Maintains dependencies for you
• All these software come as packages
• Firefox, nano, sudo
Using a package manager
-installing htop
• Always run before package installation
• Update local repository index
• sudo apt-get update
• Upgrade all out-of-date packages
• sudo apt-get upgrade
• Install htop
• sudo apt-get install htop
• Htop:
• Process information viewer like Windows Task Manager
*Skip this slide if no internet connection
Header pins
• 26 Digital-only General Purpose Input Output pins
• Includes i2C and SPI
• 3.3V logic levels
• No analog-digital-converter
• Use external ADC like MCP3008
Using the GPIO pins
• Python programming language
• LED
• Button
Before handling GPIO
• Always shut down the Rpi
• sudo poweroff
• Side note: Unlike the Arduino, Rpi needs to be
shutdown properly before pulling the power.
LED and Button Connection
LED code
1. Open command line text editor:
nano gpio.py
2. Type the code on the left
3. Quit nano with Ctrl+X
4. Run code: sudo python gpio.py
Result:
LED should blink at 1 second
intervals
Watch your indentation. Python is indentation-sensitive
LED and button code 1
1. Quit the previous program using Ctrl+C
2. Modify your previous code:
nano gpio.py
3. Run again:
sudo python gpio.py
Now try pressing the button a few times.
What do you notice? Why?
LED and button code 2 (Debouncing)
Does it work properly now?
Now lets use the process viewer
• Keep the previous code running
• Open another terminal or SSH connection
• Run the process viewer
• htop
• If you did not install htop: “ps aux | grep python”
• What do you notice about Python’s CPU usage?
Why?
LED and button code 3
(Avoid high CPU consumption)
What is Python’s
CPU usage now?
Camera hardware connection
1. Lift up the top connector
Camera hardware connection
2. Insert the Flexible Flat Cable (FFC), note the position of the blue strip.
Camera hardware connection
3. Lock the connector back
Python camera code
Some useful addons
• Cobbler
• Case
• USB-TTL cable
3.3V USB-TTL cable
• An alternative way of interacting with your Rpi without keyboard
and HDMI screen
• https://www.adafruit.com/product/954
• Windows
1. Check COM number n from Device Manager
2. Putty, Serial COMn, Speed 115200
• Mac/Linux
1. Install screen
2. Linux: screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
3. Mac: screen /dev/tty.usbserial 115200
Sharing SD cards between Rpi 2
and others
• May not always be swappable
• Some distributions like Arch Linux have ARMv7
specific packages
• No issue with Raspbian as of now
Further reading
• GPIO interrupts
• Other RPi operating systems like Arch Linux ARM
• Read-only file system if you need unsafe poweroff
• Mini-UPS for unsafe power off
Q&A

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Introduction to Raspberry Pi and Linux

  • 1. Introduction to Raspberry Pi and Linux workshop By: Yeo Kheng Meng (yeokm1@gmail.com) https://github.com/yeokm1/intro-to-rpi At SUTD 14 March 2015
  • 2. Components check • Raspberry Pi Model B • Micro-SD card • Micro-USB cable ( with power adapter) • Small Breadboard • LED • Push button • 220-ohm Resistor • 4 male-female jumper wires • LAN cable
  • 3. Download SSH client • Windows: Download Putty • Linux/Mac: Includes SSH client by default
  • 4. About me • Year 4 NUS Computer Science student • My Hardware projects with Arduino and Raspberry Pi
  • 5. What is a Raspberry Pi (RPi)? • “The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a capable little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing, and to learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python. It’s capable of doing everything you’d expect a desktop computer to do, from browsing the internet and playing high-definition video, to making spreadsheets, word-processing, and playing games.” http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/what-is-a-raspberry-pi/
  • 6. Common Rpi types today Model A+ Model B+ 2 Model B 700Mhz single-core ARMv6 256MB Ram 1 USB port No Ethernet port 700Mhz single-core ARMv6 512MB RAM 4 USB ports Ethernet port 900Mhz quad-core ARMv7 1024MB Ram 4 USB ports Ethernet port Power use: Source: http://raspi.tv/2015/raspberry-pi2-power-and-performance-measurement
  • 7. Arduino vs Raspberry Pi Specs Arduino Uno Raspberry Pi Model B+ CPU type Microcontroller Microprocessor Operating System None Linux (usually Raspbian) Speed 16 Mhz 700 Mhz RAM 2KB 512MB GPU/Display None VideoCore IV GPU Disk 32KB Depends on SD card GPIO pins 14 digital pins (includes 6 analog) 26 digital pins Other connectivity None USB, Ethernet, HDMI, audio Power consumption 0.25W 3.5W
  • 8. What is an Operating System (OS)? • An operating system (OS) is software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. • Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system • My definition: • A giant piece of software that gives programs you download/write hardware features in a standardised manner. • Closed-source vs open-source • Closed: Windows, Mac OS X • Open: Linux, FreeBSD, FreeDOS • Unix(-like) vs non-Unix • Unix: Linux, Mac OS X • Non-Unix: Windows
  • 9. Powering up your Raspberry Pi • Connect the following first • SD card • HDMI cable • Keyboard/mouse • Connect this last • Micro-USB cable
  • 10. First boot/Setup with raspi-config
  • 18. Change to English (US) layout • We don’t want the default UK layout 1. -> Generic 105-key (intl) PC 2. -> Other 3. -> English (US) 4. -> English (US) 5. -> The default keyboard layout 6. -> No compose key 7. -> “Yes” to terminate X server
  • 24. SSH connection and terminal • Use “ifconfig” to get IP address • ifconfig • Look under “eth0” • Windows • Putty: Hostname: x.x.x.x, Port: 22 • Mac/Linux • Open terminal • ssh pi@x.x.x.x
  • 25. Raspbian default username/password • Username: pi • Password: raspberry
  • 26. Unix basics • Show directory contents: • (Do this after every command below to see what has changed) • ls or ls -l • Make directory: • mkdir lesson • Change directory: • cd lesson • Create an empty file: • touch myfile • Edit file with nano: • nano myfile • Type something random inside the text editor then press Ctrl+X to save and quit. • View file quickly: • cat myfile • Copy file • cp myfile myfile2 • Remove file: • rm myfile • Move file • mv myfile2 myfile
  • 27. Other useful commands Command Purpose man Get information about a particular command. Eg: man ls ifconfig Get network information like IP address adduser Create user passwd Change password uname –a, uname -r Show OS information history Shows past commands you ran chmod Change permissions of a file/directory
  • 28. Multi-user environment: Root vs non-root vs sudo • root (privileges) • One administrative user that can do anything • Most Linux distributions have root by default except for Ubuntu, Raspbian • Required for hardware access, package installation etc • non-root • Only restricted to activities in home (~) directory • sudo • Command to let certain non-root users temporarily get root privileges • Prepend in front of command that needs root • Eg: sudo apt-get install java
  • 29. Package management • Install software from online repositories • Maintains dependencies for you • All these software come as packages • Firefox, nano, sudo
  • 30. Using a package manager -installing htop • Always run before package installation • Update local repository index • sudo apt-get update • Upgrade all out-of-date packages • sudo apt-get upgrade • Install htop • sudo apt-get install htop • Htop: • Process information viewer like Windows Task Manager *Skip this slide if no internet connection
  • 31. Header pins • 26 Digital-only General Purpose Input Output pins • Includes i2C and SPI • 3.3V logic levels • No analog-digital-converter • Use external ADC like MCP3008
  • 32. Using the GPIO pins • Python programming language • LED • Button
  • 33. Before handling GPIO • Always shut down the Rpi • sudo poweroff • Side note: Unlike the Arduino, Rpi needs to be shutdown properly before pulling the power.
  • 34. LED and Button Connection
  • 35. LED code 1. Open command line text editor: nano gpio.py 2. Type the code on the left 3. Quit nano with Ctrl+X 4. Run code: sudo python gpio.py Result: LED should blink at 1 second intervals Watch your indentation. Python is indentation-sensitive
  • 36. LED and button code 1 1. Quit the previous program using Ctrl+C 2. Modify your previous code: nano gpio.py 3. Run again: sudo python gpio.py Now try pressing the button a few times. What do you notice? Why?
  • 37. LED and button code 2 (Debouncing) Does it work properly now?
  • 38. Now lets use the process viewer • Keep the previous code running • Open another terminal or SSH connection • Run the process viewer • htop • If you did not install htop: “ps aux | grep python” • What do you notice about Python’s CPU usage? Why?
  • 39. LED and button code 3 (Avoid high CPU consumption) What is Python’s CPU usage now?
  • 40. Camera hardware connection 1. Lift up the top connector
  • 41. Camera hardware connection 2. Insert the Flexible Flat Cable (FFC), note the position of the blue strip.
  • 42. Camera hardware connection 3. Lock the connector back
  • 44. Some useful addons • Cobbler • Case • USB-TTL cable
  • 45. 3.3V USB-TTL cable • An alternative way of interacting with your Rpi without keyboard and HDMI screen • https://www.adafruit.com/product/954 • Windows 1. Check COM number n from Device Manager 2. Putty, Serial COMn, Speed 115200 • Mac/Linux 1. Install screen 2. Linux: screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 3. Mac: screen /dev/tty.usbserial 115200
  • 46. Sharing SD cards between Rpi 2 and others • May not always be swappable • Some distributions like Arch Linux have ARMv7 specific packages • No issue with Raspbian as of now
  • 47. Further reading • GPIO interrupts • Other RPi operating systems like Arch Linux ARM • Read-only file system if you need unsafe poweroff • Mini-UPS for unsafe power off
  • 48. Q&A