By Naveed Ahmad!

How to setup a

First of all, what are the parts of a Raspberry Pi?

Source: http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/raspberry-pi-model-b-plus/

What do you need to setup a Raspberry Pi?

You will need the following components:

1. Raspberry Pi

2. Micro USB cable and USB plug (or if you have an Android mobile phone, you could just use it's charger)

3. HDMI cable

4. Ethernet cable/WiFi dongle

5. A monitor or a TV

6. A MicroSD card with an adaptor (if you can get one pre-loaded with NOOBS, that would be great!)

7. If you do not have NOOBS pre-loaded on the MicroSD card, you can download them from HERE

8. Keyboard

9. Mouse

10. You will also need a case for your Pi to protect it…

How do you setup the Raspberry Pi?

Here is a step-by-step instruction guide on how to setup a Pi (B+):

1. Unpack all of your components.

2. Open your Pi. Do not touch the board; only pick it up from the USB ports. If you have a case for it, you can fit it into place.

3. Get your HDMI cable, and your microUSB cable. Plug each end of the HDMI cable in the Pi and in a TV/monitor. Then, plug the USB end of the microUSB cable into the plug, and the other end into the Pi. If you have a charger for a mobile, you can just use that to save time. DO NOT TURN THE SWITCH ON!!

4. Grab your keyboard and mouse, and plug them into the USB ports in the Pi.

5. Plug your WiFi dongle into the Pi. If you have an Ethernet cable, plug each end into the Pi and the internet router.

6. At the bottom of the Pi, there is a slot for the microSD card. Slip the card into there.

7. You now have your Pi ready. All you need to do is turn it on, and install NOOBS. It is recommended that you install Raspbian.

Installing NOOBS…To install NOOBS onto your Raspberry Pi:

1. Once you have setup the components of your Pi, turn your Pi on.

2. It will popup with a screen with a choice of NOOBS that you can install. Select and tick the ‘Raspbian’ section, and then press install on the top left of the popup box. It will come up with a ‘CONFIRM’ message. Select ‘yes’. Raspbian will now install.

3. It will take a bit of time. While Raspbian installs, the installing box give a series of messages that can help you. If you are new to Linux (operating system), then it is worth paying attention.

4. When it has installed, it will bring up a message. Then, press OK. Your Pi will then start loading Raspbian. You know this because a lot of writing appears on the screen, and it keeps on coming up with more. When done, the Pi config menu should appear.

5. Use your keyboard to navigate through this menu, which you will now use to customize the Pi however you want.

6. Once done, you will be see a command line that says, pi@raspberrypi ~ $. You will need to type “startx”, which will start your Pi.

7. Your Pi is now loaded up, and ready to use. The desktop shall appear, and this means that you are done!

Other things that you can do…

There are many other things that you can do. To use the internet, you will need to connect to it. If you are using an Ethernet cable, the Pi will automatically connect to the net. If you are using a WiFi dongle, you will need to connect. To do this, you will have to select WiFi Config from the Pi desktop. Once the window opens, press scan. This will find all the available networks. Select the one that you want to connect to. You will then find yourself at another window. In there, type your network key. Press connect, and then you are ready to use the internet. The available internet application that you can is Midori. Open up, and then you are ready to use your Pi connected to the internet.You can also play games, using the application Python Games on the desktop. Open it up, and select whichever game you want to play.Speaking of Python, you can use IDLE to code your Pi. Open it up, and create anything you want. One the next slide, I will give you examples of some things that you can make using the Pi.

Project to make with the Raspberry Pi…

With your Pi, you can make many things. Some of the most popular creations are:- Fart Detector- Robot Butler- Grandpa Scarer- Parent Detector- Screaming Jelly Baby.. YES! A SCREAMING JELLY BABY.

To see how to make them, visit http://www.raspberrypi.org/resources/make/and see a variety of creations with the Raspberry Pi.