Raspberry Pi Electronics

In this workshop we’ll learn the basics of electricity using a Raspberry Pi to control electronic circuits. No experience with electronics or Raspberry Pi required for this workshop.

This is a virtual, live workshop. After registration, you will recieve a link for participation.

You will need to provide the following equipment:

• Raspberry Pi,
  • power adapter
  • SD card
• HDMI monitor,
• HDMI cable (Raspberry Pi 4 uses a micro-HDMI port),
• USB keyboard,
• USB mouse,
• breadboard,
• jumper wires,
• 100 Ohm resisters,
• red, green, and yellow LEDs (or any color you can get)

Equipment and kits can be purchased from Amazon or many other sources:

• Raspberry Pi only
  • https://www.adafruit.com/product/4295?src=raspberrypi
  • https://chicagodist.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-2gb?src=raspberrypi
• Raspberry Pi Power adapter
  • https://chicagodist.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-psu-us-white
• SD Card
  • Any SD card with at least 8GB will do. Download the free OS from https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/ and install on the SD card.
  • https://www.amazon.com/PNY-Performance-Class-Flash-P-SDHC16GU1GW-GE/dp/B07TCJRXQL
• Raspberry Pi w/ power and SD card
  • https://chicagodist.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-2gb-kits?variant=29518232518735
• basic electronic components kit https://www.amazon.com/ELEGOO-Electronics-Potentiometer-tie-Points-Breadboard/dp/B01ERPXFZK
• Raspberry Pi and components kit https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Ultimate-Starter-Clear/dp/B07BC567TW

Kits with basic electronics components may be available for check out from Clemons Library prior to the workshop. Contact Ammon Shepherd at mailto:slabmakerspace@virginia.edu for information about checking out a kit.

Reserve your seat here: https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/calendar/events/2020-10-16-raspberry-pi-workshop

Questions?

Contact Scholars' Lab Assistant Director for Public Services Laura Miller.