The Official Raspberry Pi Projects Book - Projects_Book_v4

First time using a Raspberry Pi?

Here’s how to get it ready

YOUR RASPBERRY PI

SET UP

ESSENTIAL

EQUIPMENT

MICRO SD CARD

MONITOR

POWER SUPPLY (2.5 A)

MOUSE

CASE

>STEP 01

SET UP YOUR MICRO SD CARD

The first thing you need to do is make sure your

microSD card has an operating system on it so that

the Raspberry Pi can run. For newcomers, NOOBS is

the recommended way of installing Raspbian, the

Raspberry Pi operating system. Download it from

magpi.cc/2bnf5XF and then unzip the files directly

onto a freshly formatted microSD card.

>STEP 02

HOOK IT UP

Like any computer, you need to make sure

everything is plugged in properly. Connect the

monitor with the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on

the Pi, firmly push the microSD card into the slot

under the board, plug in your mouse and keyboard,

and then finally insert the power so it turns on.

>STEP 03

INSTALL RASPBIAN

NOOBS will give you the option to use one of many

operating systems on your Raspberry Pi. Select

‘Raspbian with Raspberry Pi Desktop’ and it will boot

into it. From here you can set up your wireless internet

and any user preferences. It’s also a good idea to update

the files by opening the Terminal (via the little black

box in the top bar) and typing the command:

sudo apt-get install update

...and then press RETURN, followed by the command:

sudo apt-get install upgrade

HDMI CABLE

KEYBOARD

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