Instructions

Courtesy of the Raspberry Pi Foundation

SENSE HAT: FIRST PROGRAM

Connect the Raspberry Pi peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor, and

power), and log in using the following login information:

password: raspberry

You will not see any text when typing the password; this is a security

feature.

Load the graphical user interface by typing startx. Now, open Python 3

using Menu > Programming > Python 3. This will cause a Python Shell window

to appear. Select File > New Window, and type in the following code:

from astro_pi import AstroPi

ap = AstroPi()

ap.show_message("Hello my name is Tim Peake")

Select File > Save and choose a file name for your program, then select Run

> Run module. Your message should then scroll across the LED matrix in

white text.

Why not try changing the message between the double quotation marks

and running your code again?