The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide: How to use your new computer

by Gareth Halfacree

Overview

Raspberry Pi is a small, clever, British-built computer that's packed with potential. Made using a desktop-class, energy-efficient processor, Raspberry Pi is designed to help you learn coding, discover how computers work, and build your own amazing things. This book was written to show you just how easy it is to get started.

Learn how to:

• Set up your Raspberry Pi, install its operating system, and start using this fully functional computer.
• Start coding projects, with step-by-step guides using the Scratch 3, Python, and MicroPython programming languages.
• Experiment with connecting electronic components, and have fun creating amazing projects.

This revised edition is updated for the latest Raspberry Pi computers: Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W as well as the latest Raspberry Pi OS. It also includes a new chapter on the Raspberry Pi Pico!

Whichever model you have, a standard Raspberry Pi board; the compact Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W; or the Raspberry Pi 400 with integrated keyboard, this affordable computer can be used to learn coding, build robots, and create all kinds of weird and wonderful projects. If you want to make games, build robots, or hack a variety of amazing projects, then this book is here to help you get started.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912047260
Publisher:	Raspberry Pi Press
Publication date:	10/31/2023
Edition description:	5th
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Gareth Halfacree is a freelance technology journalist, writer, and former system administrator in the education sector. With a passion for open-source software and hardware, he was an early adopter of the Raspberry Pi platform and has written several publications on its capabilities and flexibility. He can be found on Mastodon as @[e-mail] or via his website at freelance.halfacree.co.uk.