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Now shipping to customers

Premier Farnell and RS Components have started shipping to customers. Congratulations to those at the front of the queue.

Work is ongoing to clear the backlog of orders.

See the Buying Guide on how to order one, or visit the Raspberry Pi Foundation Home Page

About

The Rpi beta board (model B)

The Raspberry Pi (short: RPi or RasPi) is an ultra-low-cost credit-card sized Linux computer which was conceived with the primary goal of teaching computer programming to children. It was developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which is a UK registered charity (Registration Number 1129409). The foundation exists to promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing. We expect this computer to have many other applications both in the developed and the developing world (Read more).

• You can get the latest news from the Foundation Home Page, the Twitter Feed or in the forums.
• For Raspberry Pi frequently asked questions see the R-Pi FAQ or the Raspberry Pi Foundation's FAQ page.
• Products are RoHS, CE, FCC, CTick and CSA compliant. Please contact the distributor from whom you purchased your Raspberry Pi device for details regarding WEEE in your country.
• Expected cost: ~16GBP or 25USD Model A, ~23GBP or 35USD for Model B. For information about availability and shipping see the Buying Guide.

History

• Confused about seeing different versions of the board? Visit the History of the Raspberry Pi Hardware for information about the past versions.

• RegHardware's very detailed analysis is well worth a read. Wikipedia also has an entry.

• Russell Davis (aka forum admin ukscone) has a series of blog articles recording his perspective of the Raspberry Pi story in several parts from the beginning.

• You will often hear mention of the BBC Micro Computer when people talk about the purpose of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. See this article on the history of the BBC Micro Computer.

• Here's a video from the Financial Times, with three different groups evaluating the raspberry pi: http://video.ft.com/v/1498254373001/Taste-testing-the-Raspberry-Pi (March 2012)

Getting Started

Buying Guide Where can I get one and for how much? Raspberry Pi can only be purchased via their official distribution partners - detailed information can be found on the RPi Buying Guide page. Additional accessories, peripherals and merchandise will also be available through the Raspberry Pi Shop.

Basic Setup First little Raspberry Pi Steps... Ensure you have all the equipment you need to go with your Raspberry Pi. Become familiar with the board layout and connect it ready for power up. Prepare your SD card with the Pi Fedora Remix Operating System - more details see Fedora's Raspberry Pi wiki. Having problems? Try the Troubleshooting page.

Beginners Guide You've just got your new Raspberry Pi device - what now? Beginners Guide Learn about the basics with the H2G2 - Introducing the Raspberry Pi entry. Get started with some basic projects and tutorials: Easy GPIO Hardware & Software - in-progress at the moment Example projects/tuts which can be linked from here (or from within a beginners guide page perhaps): Setup XBMC media centre Programming tutorials (Liams YouTube etc) Easy GPIO (when complete or similar thing). Also links to some basic linux user guides. Take a look through the Community section, which contains a range of beginner and advanced tutorials and guides, as well as groups to help you find like-minded developers.

Resources

Hardware & Peripherals The Model B is more advanced than the Model A - see RPi Hardware. The RPi can be plugged into a suitable TV or monitor. The unit will support a range of USB devices, peripherals and accessories. The Low-level interfaces allow the use of optional Expansion Boards in a wide range of projects. For more advanced issues including see Advanced Setup. Setting up peripherals - examples/HowTos

Software & OS Distributions The Raspberry Pi will run a range of OS Distributions and run a variety of software. See Software for an overview, and OS Distributions for supported operating system and pre-configured 'images'. Main OS distributions include Debian ARM, Fedora, KidsRuby and Raspberry PupPy from Puppy Linux. Advice is also available if you want to compile a kernel or test the Pi's performance. The Raspberry Pi supports a wide range of programming languages, with many tutorials available.

Documentation Documentation relating to the Raspberry Pi can be found here. Frambozenier.org Documentation Project Datasheets Example documents which can be linked from here (or sub page): Official Datasheets White Papers User Manuals Recommended books (perhaps) How to fix common problems

Community

Projects, Guides & Tutorials An important source of information and guides is the Official Forum. Knowledgeable users may want to review and help out with the Tasks page. Get started by following some of the many Tutorials. Common tasks and useful tip are available through the Guides page. Projects can be found, and added to, on the Projects page.

Schools, Universities, Clubs & Groups The Raspberry Pi Foundation's aims include encouraging education. Several groups including Computing At School aim to bring Computing Science back into schools. Go to the Education Page to add your project and find helpful links.

Supporting Communities The Raspberry Pi Community is steadily growing: The Official Raspberry Pi Forum 'Frambozenbier' (Raspberry Pi Homebrew) Raspberrymod and RPiforums Un-Official Raspberry Pi Discussion Boards Non-official community of Raspberry Pi in spanish language World Of Pi A forum based on all things Raspberry Pi. RPi Community Magazine - User contributed eMagazine, get involved!

About the RPi Wiki

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A 3D rendering of the Raspberry Pi logo by forum user Antario. Source

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