Python out in the Real World : Raspberry Pi

What is a Raspberry Pi ?

 

 

      Raspberry Pi is an ARM based Credit Card sized Computer which runs Linux OS customized to run on the ARM process with ARM v6 instruction set.

      The main objective of the Founders of the Raspberry Pi is to provide a cheap computer affordable for new learners of computer programming(Though what you can think and make use of Raspberry Pi is unlimited).It is available as cheap as $25 for model A and $35 for model B. So even if you break it you won't be loosing much and the Pi gives most of the functionality of Personal Computer.

     Since it is cheap in cost it has the limitation on the computing power it can provide,hence don't expect it to match the performance of your PC(still it can match the computing power of iPhone 4S!).But it can provide of something that cannot be provided by your computer : The Hardware hacking .You can make your programs interact with the real world through the GPIO and various other ports on board.

There are other boards out there in the market with better performances (like Beagle board)than Raspberry Pi,which use more powerful ARMv7 instruction set and more GPIO ports,but for beginners Raspberry Pi is what I will recommend owing to its cheap cost and a HUGE community it have to help you out.And add-on boards are available for the Raspberry Pi to extend its capability.

To sum up whats a Raspberry Pi is :

Raspberry Pi = Low Cost,Small size Computer + Development Board

And from now on this blog is going to feature my experiments with Raspberry Pi(Hardware + Software) with the touch of Python of course.(In fact the founders of the Pi was actually trying to make a Development board which runs only Python...!!,Only after that they decided to make it capable of a full featured OS)

Thanks to Svea & James xo of  lovers' Tif for making me  Raspberry Pi owner.:)