The Raspberry pi is a low cost single board minicomputer which can be used for learning the computer basics, programming and easy to interface with the embedded systems. The Raspberry pi is a mini computer which is designed in a single board with all the essential components required for running an operating system. The Raspberry pi board runs on ARM11 processor but is available at extremely cheap price. The board is provided with a RCA connector which can be used to connect it directly to a TV screen which is based on PAL and NTSC standard. The board also has a HDMI connector output which can be used to connect the board to a HD TV. The board can be powered up from the USB port also but it is not recommended. The board has two USB2 ports where the keyboard and mouse can be plugged in.
How to Load Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi – (Part 02/38)
The Raspberry pi is a mini computer which is designed in a single board with all the essential components required for running an operating system. The Raspberry pi is designed to be low cost and easy to use. The board has a micro USB port which can be used to supply 5V DC using an adaptor with rating not less than 1A. The board can be powered up from the USB port also but it is not recommended. The board has a HDMI port which can be used to connect it to the HD TV using an HDMI cable.The Ubuntu image for the Raspberry pi called ‘Soft-float Debian “wheezy”’ can be downloaded from the Raspberry pi website. To use this image file, one has to unzip it and write it to a suitable (2GB or larger) SD card using the UNIX tool dd. Windows users should use Win32DiskImager. Installing the Ubuntu using windows is discussed in the following. The operating system used here is 32 bit windows7.