The Unlimited Power Of The Small Raspberry Pi 3: All The Potential Of A Personal Computer In Your Pocket! by Charleston Thomas

Author:Charleston, Thomas [Charleston, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Charleston
Published: 2016-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

THE RASPBERRY AS A MINICOMPUTER

The idea of describing the Raspberry Pi 3 as a minicomputer seems “overblown” to certain people, but then, how can one possibly describe a micro credit card shaped board capable of programming and functioning as an operating system?

The Raspberry Pi 3 has a whole host of different applications, including as a mini-PC. It's not hugely powerful, but it's capable of doing basic word processing and office tasks, and also works well for simple internet browsing, although HTML-intensive pages might slow it down.

It's also been used extensively for retro gaming and emulation - it's just about powerful enough to run classic NES and SNES games, and the newly-announced OpenGL support means it could potentially handle from as recent as the early 2000s.

IoT projects are popular amongst the Pi's vibrant modding community, and users have turned their Pis into weather monitoring stations, home automation controllers, smart mirrors and more.

The Raspberry Pi is also perfect for use as a thin client for businesses with remote access needs. There's software to support Microsoft Remote Desktop, VMWare, X3270 and Citrix.

So you’ve got your cables, your SD card, your distro of choice and you’ve been using your Raspberry Pi as a mini computer, perhaps housed in a small case. There’s more that you can do, however. The Pi is graced with a very useful pair of pin-based connectors, allowing for the addition of further functions and components. Thanks to breakout boards you can turn your Pi into a programmable Arduino-esque device, completely spinning the concept of this little computer on its head. Beyond breakout boards, you will find even more fascinating tools and components that can be added to a Pi.

You can take your Raspberry Pi to the next level by taking advantage of a breakout board. Using the GPIO, I2C and SPI pins, these boards come in pre-assembled or kit form, enabling you to extend the functionality of your device. The idea is that you are able to build upon the hardware of the Raspberry Pi by adding more integrated components.

These boards can be used to power other equipment, such as lights, radios or even model train sets. Breakout boards can be purchased online from sellers such as:

- Hobbytronics

- ModMyPi

- Adafruit

You’ll also find sellers on Amazon and eBay offering expansions to the Pi.

As you’ve probably guessed, some understanding of electronics is required before you connect a breakout board.

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