GHC India workshop setup woes....

So, here I am in my guest office in Bangalore, setting up 5 Rpi + breadboard + LED + resistor + wiring setups.

Had to borrow 2 Rpi kits from colleagues here (winners of the Borathon earlier this year - I was on the committee and, hence, the Rpi prizes :).

And, guess what, the worst possible cases for the Rpi's - there's no access the GPIO header.  Wonderful.  I've tried to pry it open with various instruments and it's unmalleable plastic, to say the least.

I might have to break the cases to get access....

Neither Chinna nor Nitin would appreciate that, I suppose....

GHC-Rpi CodeChix workshop (Beginners)

Setup and Notes for Grace Hopper Conference India Hands-on Workshop:  Getting Your Hands Dirty with the RaspberryPi.

These notes are part of the CodeChix RaspberryPi workshop curriculum.

RaspberryPi Setup

1. Go to raspberrypi.org/downloads and get the Wheezy Raspbian image (get the latest)
2. Follow the steps to prepare your SD card with the image that you downloaded - http://elinux.org/RPi_Easy_SD_Card_Setup#Using_the_Linux_command_line
3. Insert the SD card into the Rpi
4. Connect the Rpi via HDMI to a monitor.  Also, connect a USB keyboard and mouse (if needed).  If you are inclined towards avoiding GUI's (like me), you don't need the mouse.
5. Power on the Rpi 
6. Login - Uname: pi, Passwd: raspberry  (don't forget the "p")
7. Configure settings: sudo raspi-config
8. Follow the menu and configure your network, keyboard and other peripherals
9. You can also go use: http://www.raspberrypi.org/quick-start-guide

LED Lights

1. Install the Python GPIO module - pip install RPi.GPIO
2. Follow steps and copy over the code sample from here.