Starting this week, we will be releasing some basic tutorials for beginners on Raspberry Pi.
Today is the first lesson, where we will briefly introduce what Raspberry Pi is and what the first thing to do after getting a Raspberry Pi is—configuring and initializing the Raspberry Pi!
What is Raspberry Pi?
Introduction to Raspberry Pi, see here: What is Raspberry Pi? Can you eat it?
Basic Appearance of Raspberry Pi
Peripheral Diagram of Raspberry Pi
Pin Diagram of Raspberry Pi
Size Diagram of Raspberry Pi
Schematic Diagram of Raspberry Pi
The image is large, you can download it to view:
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Power Supply for Raspberry Pi
There are two power supply methods for the Raspberry Pi development board:
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Using Type-C power supply: The power supply parameters required are 5V, 3A.
Recommended: 5V@3A USB power adapter (US standard)
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Using POE power supply: You need to purchase a POE hat separately, after connecting it, you can use the network cable for POE power supply. (Currently, no related technical support is provided)
To start the Raspberry Pi (using Type-C power supply as an example) Note: Reversing the micro HDMI cable will damage the micro HDMI connector!!! Be careful when connecting!!!
After writing, insert the MicroSD card directly into the Raspberry Pi’s MicroSD card slot. Additionally, we need to connect the Raspberry Pi to a monitor, plug in the power, mouse, and keyboard, and finally power it on to enter the Raspberry Pi system.
Under normal circumstances, the red power light is always on, and the green signal light flashes irregularly. The red light occasionally going out may indicate insufficient power supply, but as long as the system can enter normally, it’s fine.
System Installation
We provide two installation methods—based on Raspberry Pi NOOBS system installation and Raspberry Pi OS system installation, you can choose yourself.
1. Installation Based on Raspberry Pi NOOBS System
Hardware Preparation
| Hardware | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 4B | 1 |
| SD Card (preferably above 8G) | 1 |
| Keyboard | 1 |
| Mouse | 1 |
| SD Card Reader | 1 |
| HDMI Display | 1 |
| Micro HDMI to HDMI | 1 |
| Raspberry Pi 5V3A Adapter | 1 |
Detailed Operation Steps
1. Download the NOOBS system from the official Raspberry Pi website and click to download
Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1XZzNr99sJ1CQ1eTae-QWbg Extraction code: gxyx
2. Download it locally and unzip it. Download the corresponding installation package and unzip it locally. (Complete on your own computer)
3. Format the SD card
Link the microSD card to the computer through the card reader. Right-click >> Properties to check the microSD card format.
If it is not FAT32 format, it needs to be formatted.
Note: Formatting will delete all data on the storage card, please save important data.
4. Copying files
Copy all files from NOOBS_v3_5_1 to the SD card.
Once the file copy is complete, eject the SD card.
5. Connecting the equipment
Insert the SD card into the Raspberry Pi, connect it to the HDMI display using micro HDMI to HDMI, then power it on.
6. Installation
Note that “Resizing FAT partition” requires waiting for a while
Select the system and language to install, then click the “Install” button in the upper left corner to enter the following interface.
Wait for the Raspberry Pi to install.
After installation, proceed with the relevant settings
7. Display Result
Once everything is configured, you can start having fun!
2. Installation Based on Raspberry Pi OS System
Hardware Preparation
| Hardware | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 4B | 1 |
| SD Card (preferably above 8G) | 1 |
| Keyboard | 1 |
| Mouse | 1 |
| SD Card Reader | 1 |
| HDMI Display | 1 |
| Micro HDMI to HDMI | 1 |
| Raspberry Pi 5V3A Adapter | 1 |
Detailed Operation Steps
1. Download the Raspberry Pi OS from the official Raspberry Pi website and click to download
Baidu Cloud system link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Q9XJT7ZSow1pKxuRbjErDA
Extraction code: aogy
2. Format the SD card
Link the microSD card to the computer through the card reader. Right-click >> Properties to check the microSD card format.
If it is not FAT32 format, it needs to be formatted.
Note: Formatting will delete all data on the storage card, please save important data.
3. Download Etcher
Download link: https://www.balena.io/etcher/
4. System Installation
Select the downloaded Raspberry Pi OS
Insert the formatted USB drive into the computer and burn the system
5. Completion
6. Insert into Raspberry Pi, final settings
7. Display Result
Once everything is configured, you can happily use the Raspberry Pi, displaying as follows:
This concludes the installation tutorial.
Next week we will update on how to remotely log into Raspberry Pi!
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