Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 1. Getting Started with the
Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive, feature-rich modern computer created by the Rasp-
berry Pi Foundation. Since the release of the Model B in 2012, the community surrounding
the computer has grown, allowing for an incredible amount of projects and software to be
created for the device. These range from programming languages, educational applications,
hardware prototypes, and of course, video games.
In this chapter, you will learn the following topics:
• The different flavors of a Raspberry Pi
• Setting up an SD card
• Hooking up your Raspberry Pi
