The document provides instructions for setting up a Raspberry Pi computer. It describes the Raspberry Pi as a credit card-sized computer that runs Linux and costs $35. The checklist outlines the necessary equipment which includes an SD card, monitor, HDMI cable, keyboard, mouse, and micro USB power supply. The steps explain how to insert the SD card with an operating system, connect peripherals, power on the Pi, and log in to either use the command line or start the graphical user interface. Optional setup of SSH is also covered.

1. Raspberry Pi: Getting Started
Hima Tammineedi

2. What’s a raspberry pie?

4. Raspberry Pie?Raspberry Pie?

5. Overview
• Credit card sized computer
• $35
• Lots of community support
• Runs Linux and Windows 10 IoT

7. Setting up your Pi!

8. Checklist
• SD card
• Monitor
• HDMI cable
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Micro USB power suppply

9. 1. Insert the SD card (formatted with an OS)
To format an SD card: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/

10. 2. Connect to monitor via HDMI

11. 3. Connect peripherals

12. 4. Internet
Ethernet
Wi-Fi dongle (set up after
powering the Pi)
https://www.raspberrypi.org/do
cumentation/configuration/wirel
ess/

13. 5. Power up
Should probably use the
micro USB wall plug….

14. 6. Log in
Username: pi
Password: raspberry
Boots to the CLI

15. 7. You’re ready
• Can continue using command
line for everything
• Or type “startx” from the
command line to open a GUI
desktop interface
• Can easily connect to Wi-Fi here
• Python and gcc installed by
default
• Can apt-get install everything else
you want

16. SSH (optional – highly recommended)
• First find the IP address of your Pi (“hostname –I”)
• “ssh pi@<IP>”
• Use X forwarding to see GUI applications
• Use RDP to access the full desktop!
• Use Remote Desktop Connection (pre-installed on Windows)
• Download other software for Mac or Linux
• “startx”

17. How you can use your Pi