Hi.
The first module of this course is going to be getting started with Raspberry Pi.
Welcome to the lesson on what is Raspberry Pi.
The Raspberry Pi is a low cost credit card sized computer.
You can plug this Raspberry Pi into a computer monitor or TV, and you can use this with a standard
keyboard and a mouse.
Raspberry Pi is capable little device that enables pupils of all ages to explore computing.
And to learn how to program in languages like Python, Linux, scratch programming, Node JavaScript
and C programming.
Raspberry Pi is capable of doing everything you would expect a desktop computer to do from browsing
the Internet and playing high definition videos to making spreadsheets, word processing and playing
computer games.
The Raspberry Pi is another development board like Node MCU.
It is very similar to Nodemcu and Arduino, but it is not that similar.
And we are going to learn the differences in the coming sessions.
Raspberry Pi has the ability to interact with the outside world as like Nodemcu and Arduino.
The Raspberry Pi is a programmable computer that includes a set of gpios.
We know that Gpio is general purpose input output pins.
We use Gpio pins to control and monitor physical quantities, and we can use Raspberry Pi as a best
solution for Internet of Things projects, prototypes and product development.
We can use Raspberry Pi to design various projects starting from home automation, face detection to
weather monitoring stations and feeding birdhouses by using infrared cameras.
Because know, Raspberry Pi supports camera interfacing as well.
The Raspberry Pi basically has more features.
And we will talk about these futures in the coming sessions.
We can design even industrial Iot gateways and industrial Iot solutions using Raspberry Pi.
Do you know, as of May 2021, more than 40 million votes have been sold?
And we will compare this with the Node MCU.
Remember that we are going to use Raspberry Pi to design Iot products.
We will talk about more features like it is faster, it has more memory and it has more computing power.
Okay, So we'll be learning, you know, how we can actually design products with these capabilities.
One of the best feature of Raspberry Pi is its operating system.
We can use operating system with the Raspberry Pi.
So what is the use of Raspberry Pi operating system and how this can enhance the abilities of what you
can do with the Raspberry Pi.
So we'll talk about Raspbian OS in the coming sessions and we will try to compare it with Arduino and
Node MCU.
And I will show you the boat, show you the different things it has on the boat, and will give you
an idea of what the capabilities are on a Raspberry Pi compared to Node MCU.
Right.
So we'll move on to the next section.
Thank you.