Here you’ll learn about your Raspberry Pi, what things you need to use it, and how to set it up.
HackDavis will provide the necessities for a basic RPi project. Please check out the Equipment page for details.
To connect to a power socket, all Raspberry Pi models have a USB port (the same found on many mobile phones): either USB-C for Raspberry Pi 4, or micro USB for Raspberry Pi 3, 2, and 1.
Your Raspberry Pi needs an SD card to store all its files and the Raspberry Pi OS operating system.
To start using your Raspberry Pi, you need a USB keyboard and a USB mouse.
Once you’ve set up your Raspberry Pi, you can use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, but you’ll need a USB keyboard and mouse for the first setup.
Download the VNC App: https://www.realvnc.com/en/raspberrypi/
Configure it with the network IP address
To view the Raspberry Pi OS desktop environment, you need a screen, and a cable to link the screen and your Raspberry Pi.
If you have an SD card that doesn’t have the Raspberry Pi OS operating system on it yet, or if you want to reset your Raspberry Pi, you can easily install Raspberry Pi OS yourself. To do so, you need a computer that has an SD card port — most laptops have one.