Category: Tutorials

  • RaspberryPi 02: Exploring Command Line Basics

    The command prompt Now that you’ve logged in you’ll see a command prompt with: pi@raspberrypi ~ $ What does it mean? The pi section is your username followed by @. The raspberrypi (the default hostname), the ~ is your current working directory. The ~ symbol is short hand for your home directory. When you log…

  • RaspberryPi 01: Console Cable

    Overview Despite having four full sized USB ports and one micro USB port (for power), you can’t connect to your Raspberry Pi from your computer via USB (without additional hardware). You can however connect to your Raspberry Pi via a “USB to TTL Serial Cable”, also sometimes called a Console Cable. This cable allows you…

  • Raspberry Pi 00: Introduction & Flashing SD Card

    Raspberry Pi 00: Introduction & Flashing SD Card

    The Raspberry Pi is an incredible little computer made up of a components and connectors on an unfeasibly small printed circuit board that is approximately the dimensions of a credit card. Depending upon your intended use, your Rasberry Pi may have a keyboard, monitor and mouse added. Regardless of your intended use, you are going…