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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Upcoming */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #13: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ Feb 11, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #14: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/103245402/ Feb 25, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Mar 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/103245432/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/ Good Pinout Diagrams]&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Upcoming */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #13: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ Feb 11, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #14: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/103245402/ Feb 25, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Mar 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/103245432/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/ Good Pinout Diagrams]&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #13: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ Feb 11, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #14: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/103245402/ Feb 25, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Feb 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/ Good Pinout Diagrams]&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=8394</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=8394"/>
		<updated>2013-02-26T20:01:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Past */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #13: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ Feb 11, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #14: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/103245402/ Feb 25, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Feb 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/ Good Pinout Diagrams]&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55601</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55601"/>
		<updated>2013-01-29T20:06:31Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Reference */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Feb 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/ Good Pinout Diagrams]&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Feb 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/ Good Pinout Diagrams]&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Feb 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/ good pinout diagrams]&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=8037</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=8037"/>
		<updated>2013-01-29T20:05:58Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Reference */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Feb 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/ good pinout diagrams]&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55599</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55599"/>
		<updated>2013-01-29T16:27:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Upcoming */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Feb 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/]: good pinout diagrams&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, Feb 11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/101780082/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/]: good pinout diagrams&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55598</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55598"/>
		<updated>2013-01-29T16:27:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Past */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, January 28: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/]: good pinout diagrams&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=8035</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=8035"/>
		<updated>2013-01-29T16:27:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Past */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2013]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, January 28: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/]: good pinout diagrams&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, January 28: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/]: good pinout diagrams&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>NERP</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Past */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 29, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, January 28: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/]: good pinout diagrams&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55596</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2013-01-29T16:26:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Past */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 14, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, January 28: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/]: good pinout diagrams&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=8033</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2013-01-29T16:26:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Past */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #10: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ December 17, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #11: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94442962/ January 14, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #12: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ January 14, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, January 28: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/100230112/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/pins/]: good pinout diagrams&lt;br /&gt;
** &#039;&#039;Old and new pinouts from each numbering scheme.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 17: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7823</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7823"/>
		<updated>2012-12-14T19:00:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Projects */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 17: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/quick2wire/quick2wire-gpio-admin GPIO Admin]: Allows non-root access to Pi&#039;s GPIO&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55591</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55591"/>
		<updated>2012-12-14T18:54:11Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Tutorials */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 17: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 17: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxS6KqiAK8 Intro to RPi.GPIO]: Bonnie&#039;s &amp;quot;lightning&amp;quot; intro to controlling Pi&#039;s GPIO with Python&lt;br /&gt;
** [https://github.com/misterbonnie/presentations/blob/master/pi_con.odp Slides]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55590</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2012-12-14T18:52:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Projects */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 17: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2012-12-14T18:52:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Projects */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 17: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/CarlFK/Ripley Ripley presentation utility]: Carl&#039;s efficient tour of Python from the interactive prompt was made possible thanks to Ripley&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/11/26/display-tweets-on-a-character-lcd Char LCD hashtag display]: Drew hooked up character LCD to Raspberry Pi to display tweets&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://quick2wire.com/2012/11/meet-the-latest-boards Quick2Wire interface board for Pi]: Joe Walnes is working with Quick2Wire on Raspberry Pi I/O boards and Python modules&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/12/13/tftweet-alamode-connects-arduino-shield-to-the-raspberry-pi TFTweet]: Drew used the Alamode to connect TFT LCD Arduino shield to the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Meetings */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 17: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7820</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7820"/>
		<updated>2012-12-14T18:45:55Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Meetings */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:SMiguez|Sheila Miguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #9: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ December 3, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 17: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/94041272/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55587</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2012-11-21T02:14:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Reference */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7652</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2012-11-21T02:14:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Reference */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2012-11-21T02:14:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Raspberry Pi */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55585</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55585"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T02:13:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Technical Reference */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Technical Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7650"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T02:13:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Technical Reference */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Technical Reference ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Technical Reference ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7649</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7649"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T02:12:57Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Tutorials */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Technical Reference ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55583</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55583"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T02:11:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Tutorials */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7647</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2012-11-21T02:11:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Tutorials */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;amp;t=12498 Max current for GPIO pins]&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.scribd.com/doc/101830961/GPIO-Pads-Control2 GPIO pads control]: documentation by SoC engineer Gert van Loo&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;All the electronics of the pads are designed for 16mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Raspberry/Understanding_Outputs.html Understanding Output]: explains relationship between voltage, current and impedence&lt;br /&gt;
*** &#039;&#039;A maximum of 16mA per pin with the total current from all pins not exceeding 51mA.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55582</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55582"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T02:06:26Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Tutorials */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interfacing]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55581</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55581"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T01:27:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Hardware */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7645</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7645"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T01:27:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Hardware */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/11/raspberry-pi-lapdock-tricks Atrix lapdock tricks]: documents how Jay has tried a super cap and a USB battery pack to buffer power to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55580</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2012-11-21T01:03:11Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Software / Services */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7643</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7643"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T01:03:11Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Software / Services */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://oshpark.com/ OHS Park]: inexpensive batch-based PCB manufacturing service (formerly Dorkbot PDX)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>NERP</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Software / Services */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7642</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7642"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T01:01:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Software / Services */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://upverter.com/ Upverter]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55578</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55578"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T01:01:13Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Reference */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [Upverter http://upverter.com/]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7641</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7641"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T01:01:13Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Reference */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Software / Services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [Upverter http://upverter.com/]: Web-based EDA suite features schematic, layout, part library &amp;amp; manufacturing along with real-time collaboration&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55577</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55577"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T00:58:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Projects */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7640</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7640"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T00:58:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Projects */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint]: Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://guillermoamaral.com/read/mes/ Marshmellow Entertainment System]: demo of very fast booting Raspberry Pi distro&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55576</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55576"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T00:57:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Tutorials */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint] Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=7639</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
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		<updated>2012-11-21T00:57:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Tutorials */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint] Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorial_EGHS:GPIO_Protection_Circuits GPIO protection circuits]: different approaches to safely interfacing with RPi pins&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/65 SparkFun sensor interface]: general tutorial for logic level conversion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Interest_Groups]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Pdp7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55575</id>
		<title>NERP</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki-dev.pumpingstationone.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=NERP&amp;diff=55575"/>
		<updated>2012-11-21T00:53:31Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pdp7: /* Projects */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint] Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;= Overview = &lt;br /&gt;
Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi (NERP) is an interest group focused on demonstrations and open discussion of embedded systems.  There is currently an emphasis on the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi], but all embedded platforms are within the scope (BeagleBone/Board, ARM Cortex M series, MSP430, Arduino, etc).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Participants =&lt;br /&gt;
* Ed Bennett&lt;br /&gt;
* Jay Hopkins&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:pdp7|Drew Fustini]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[User:Toba|Eric Stein]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Add yourself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meetings =&lt;br /&gt;
* Bi-weekly, Monday, 7pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/ Meetup.com group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Past ===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #0: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/07/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-july-30th/ July 30, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #1: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-meeting-monday-aug-13-at-7pm/ August 13, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #2: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/08/nerp-meetup-08-27-12/ August 27, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #3: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/nerp-raspberry-pi-and-beer-monday-9-7-12/ September 10, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #4: [http://pumpingstationone.org/2012/09/not-exclusively-raspberry-pi-nerp-autonomous-car-aquaponics-monday-sept-24/ September 24, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #5: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/84006592/ October 8, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #6: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/86202212/ October 22, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #7: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/88203942/ November 5, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
*Meeting #8: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/90202422/ November 19, 2012]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Upcoming ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, December 3rd: [http://www.meetup.com/NERP-Not-Exclusively-Raspberry-Pi/events/89275302/ RSVP on Meetup]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(recurs every other Monday)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Reference =&lt;br /&gt;
== Projects ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/19/brewing-beer-with-raspberry-pi Brewing beer with Raspberry Pi] - [[Chillmon]]&lt;br /&gt;
** Eric did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-YXqM2xs4 Google+ hangout with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi] during Maker Faire&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=577 Autonomous car]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-aHyDWbpNhPqaY-Qlwmm4VCVLf091Q6G2M18H4l5gDw/edit#slide=id.p Automation system for Aquaponics]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://jeffsinventions.com/?p=1202 Using embedded vision for autonomous car obstacle avoidance]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27209 Pi Clip]: Joe Walnes created brace to better support the Adafruit Pi Plate &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/pi-crust-breakout-board-makes-it-easy-to-get-peripherals-on-raspberry-pi/ Pi Crust]: GPIO breakout for the Pi by Joe Walnes &lt;br /&gt;
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/picrust Google group]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://github.com/joewalnes/raspberry-play Quick2Web]: Joe Walnes is working on an easy-to-use web interface for the Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/10/18/pumpkin-pi-project-for-halloween Pumpkin Pi]: a Halloween project for Raspberry Pi by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://karmanebula.com/glint/author/karmanebula glint] Jeff Lunt&#039;s project to make Raspberry Pi retro gaming accessible to everyone&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Wiki ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page Allwinner SoCs]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/ eLinux]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mailing lists ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/ ARM Netbook]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/olinuxino/ OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cubieboard CubieBoard Google Group]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Embedded device news ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cnx-software.com/ CNX Software]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://liliputing.com/ Liliputing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Microcontrollers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59629 TI Stellaris (ARM Cortex M4F)] $5!&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/59844 Teensy 3.0 (ARM Cortex M4)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/message/60332 Galago (ARM Cortex M3)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.cashdollar.org/2012/10/06/beginners-intro-to-the-msp430-and-fram/ MSP430 &amp;amp; FRAM]: Presentation from NERP #5 by Matt Cashdollar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Android ==&lt;br /&gt;
* MK802 Android Mini-PC&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.amazon.com/MK802-Android-Google-Player-Allwinner/dp/B008BFXOZE Amazon]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Single Board Computers (SBC) ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://olimex.wordpress.com/tag/olinuxino/ Olimex OLinuXino]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://beagleboard.org/bone BeagleBone]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://cubieboard.org/ CubieBoard]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://apc.io/ APC]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://rhombus-tech.net/ RhombusTech]&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (see section below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Raspberry Pi ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Hardware ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Raspberry Pi (Model B)&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 Newark element14]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/en-US/raspberry-pi MCM Electronics]: in stock &#039;&#039;(2012-Sep-17)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** Note: Model A not been released yet, only Model B exists&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48859 Gertboard]: I/O expansion board&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/859 Pi Box by Adafruit]: clear acrylic case that Drew has shown at meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24461 design files] are open source and could be made with the PS1 laser cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://adafruit.com/category/105 Adafruit&#039;s full line-up] of Raspberry Pi accessories&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/08/16/raspberry-pi-hdmi-to-vga-converter Sanoxy HDMI to VGA converter] $27 converter Drew bought on Amazon works well&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/07/04/cheap-portable-lcd-for-raspberry-pi 3.5&amp;quot; TFT LCD]: $20 composite-input display Drew has&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/products/951 RCA male-male coupler]: very handy for connecting composite LCDs to the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/atrix Atrix Lapdock]: Cheapest way to get a portable HDMI display for the Pi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Software ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Linux ====&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspberry Pi Foundation downloads page] has instructions on flashing the SD card&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;]: recommended for general purpose&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspbmc.com/ Raspbmc]: recommended for media center usage&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-educational-linux-distro/occidentalis-v0-dot-1 Adafruit Occidentalis]: based on Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; with improved hardware interfacing and wi-fi support&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/2012/09/20/upgrade-to-turbo-mode-without-reflashing Upgrade Raspbian for overclocking without reflashing]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Applications ====&lt;br /&gt;
* Arduino IDE runs and uploads ok USB-connected Arduino with Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot;; just install via &amp;quot;apt-get install arduino&amp;quot;.  &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://projects.drogon.net/raspberry-pi/wiringpi/ WiringPi] is a Python library which aims to make electronics interfacing as high-level as Arduino&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals GPIO examples] in many languages&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.memetic.org/quake-3-with-sound-for-the-raspberry-pi/ Quake] for the current Raspbian &amp;quot;Wheezy&amp;quot; image&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;hello world&amp;quot; programs in /opt/vc/src especially the 1080p HD playback demo: /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_video/  &lt;br /&gt;
** More details in recorded [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44459/l/video-programming-the-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-co-founder-eben-upton webinar by Eben Upton]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Support ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/ RaspberryPi.org Forum] is a good resource&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi Raspberry Pi group on element14 Community] is quite active too and another place to ask questions&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting The eLinux wiki troubleshooting guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Listing of verified equipment] &#039;&#039;add your own once tested!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-44703/l/raspberry-pi-wifi-adapter-testing WiFi adapter testing] done by Drew&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Tutorials ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi Adafruit Learning System]: excellent tutorials for the Pi by Adafruit&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/authors/fustini element14 Raspberry Pi blog] where Drew posts his tutorials&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi/blog/tags/i2c I2C interfacing]: details of temperature sensor and real-time clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.doctormonk.com/2012/08/led-clock-using-raspberry-pi.html LED Clock]: details of the LED 7-segment module clock that Drew demo&#039;d&lt;br /&gt;
** [http://learn.adafruit.com/matrix-7-segment-led-backpack-with-the-raspberry-pi/ Adafruit has now made their own tutorial]&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Links ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.adafruit.com/blog/category/raspberry-pi/ Adafruit blog posts] about Raspberry Pi&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/592 Libraries, codecs, OSS]: an informative post on the media playback architecture&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1655 A Raspberry Pi, hosting a Raspberry Pi]: for those wondering how well it would do as a low-power server&lt;br /&gt;
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