Raspberry Pi Hands-On Workshop

[Karl W4KRL]

https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/25033

 

This one-day IEEE Northern Virginia Section Hands-On Workshop is intended to
introduce professionals to the Raspberry Pi, a Linux operating system (OS)
based, credit-card-sized single-board computer developed by the Raspberry Pi
Foundation with the intention of providing an inexpensive hardware and
freeware software platform for continuing education, innovation and STEM
outreach.

 

This Hands-On Workshop includes the Raspberry Pi Model B board with a
preconfigured 8 GB SD memory card and the text Raspberry Pi User Guide,
Gareth Halfacree and Eben Upton, as well as a power supply and wireless USB
adapter. A USB keyboard and mouse and a HDMI video display with cable will
be provided on loan from DeVry for use during the Workshop as well as an
Ethernet cable and connection to the internet via DeVry's on-campus network
facilities. 

The participants will have a hands-on opportunity to investigate the
development of embedded systems using the Raspberry Pi, Raspian Linux OS,
Python programming language and external hardware peripherals. 

The low cost Raspberry Pi hardware and freeware software, including the
simple Scratch programming language, provide an opportunity for
professionals to engage in STEM outreach. Be sure to register by 6:00pm on
May 31. Registration is limited to 30. If seats are available after
registration closes, on-site registration will be available for $50 more.
Optional lunch selection is available for $10, or participants may visit
nearby restaurants for lunch on their own.

 

Seminar Topics:
- Introduction to the Raspberry Pi: ARM versus x86, HDMI video display,
audio codec, SD card.
- Linux OS system administration: versions of Linux, file systems, commands
- Wired and wireless network configurations
- Configuring the hardware: SD card partition management, imaging from
Windows
- Introduction to Python programming: hello world, inputs, variables and
control flow
- Applications: media center, web server, cloud-based apps, OpenOffice,
software defined radio
- Programming in Scratch for STEM outreach: animation and sound, LEGO
robotics
- Hardware interfacing: available peripherals and boards, GPIO port

Background Required: Knowledge of a conversational computer language (such
as C) and operating system basics (such as Windows or OS X). 

 

$150 for general public

$125 for IEEE members


Location:
Building: DeVry University Crystal City Campus 
2450 Crystal Drive
Arlington,  Virginia
United States 22202 
 
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Date: 07-June-2014
Time: 09:30AM to 03:30PM (6.00 hours) All times are: US/Eastern

 

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