Chapter 3

Connecting Your Raspberry Pi

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Inserting the SD or microSD card

Bullet Connecting a monitor or TV, keyboard, and mouse

Bullet Connecting to your router or Wi-Fi

Bullet Connecting and testing the Raspberry Pi Camera Module

Bullet Using the desktop and raspi-config to change the settings on your Raspberry Pi

Now you’ve got a Raspberry Pi, a small pile of cables, and various accessories. In this chapter, we show you how to connect the cables and accessories to your Raspberry Pi and how to change its settings. We also show you how to connect to it remotely.

Tip Chapter 1 lists everything you might need in order to use your Raspberry Pi, including the various cables.

Connecting Your Raspberry Pi

Here’s a guide to setting up your Raspberry Pi. The most important thing to note here is that the power is connected last.

  1. Insert your SD or microSD card.

    Your SD or microSD card contains the software ...

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