User Manual
Materials Required
You'll need a mouse, keyboard, and monitor to begin with. Once configured, the pi can be
operated from its own peripherals or another computer connected over the internet.
Note: The serial port still has a few bugs, so it's not recommended to use for configuration.
Raspbian can be hacked to get it to work but it's not covered by this guide. This Pi forum
post talks about the serial port in more depth.
As a desktop, these materials are required:
Pi 3 Starter kit -or- Pi 3/2 Accessory Kit and your own Pi
USB Mouse
USB Keyboard
HDMI monitor/TV/adapted VGA
After configuration, 'headless' operation over Telnet/SSH requires:
Pi 3 Starter kit -or- Pi 3/2 Accessory Kit and your own Pi
2nd computer connected via internet
Telnet/ssh terminal software
You'll also need an internet connection to get resources! This link can be wired or wifi and
must be available for the Pi. For wireless connections, you can use the on board WiFi antenna.
Suggested Reading and Viewing
You may want to check out the following tutorials and videos before continuing.
Serial Terminal Basics
Raspberry gPIo -- Also linked-in later
Pi Wedge Hookup Guide
Getting Started With The Raspberry Pi -- video series
o Part 1
o Part 2
o Part 3
Assembly
The Pi is straight-forward and easy to put together, but in the event that something doesn't seem
right, this section will give you an idea of what it is supposed to look like.