The purpose of this course is to enable students to master the basic operation of raspberry pi. The Raspberry Pi is a series of creditcard-sized single-board computers developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and developing countries.

l  The mainfeatures of the raspberry pi

ØA series of creditcard-sized single-board computers

ØARM compatible centralprocessing unit (CPU)

ØOn chip graphics processingunit (GPU) à Graphics User Interface(GUI)

ØLatest version: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

l  SystemParameters

l  Hardware

The Raspberry Pi hardware has evolved through several versionsthat feature variations in memory capacity and peripheral-device support.

This block diagram depicts Models A, B, A+, and B+. Model A, A+,and the Pi Zero lack the Ethernet and USB hubcomponents. The Ethernet adapter is internally connected to an additional USBport. In Model A, A+, and the PI Zero, the USB port is connected directly tothe systemon a chip (SoC). On the Pi 1 Model B+ and later models theUSB/Ethernet chip contains a five-point USB hub, of which four ports areavailable, while the Pi 1 Model B only provides two. On the Pi Zero, theUSB port is also connected directly to the SoC, but it uses a micro USB (OTG)port.

l  References

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