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Sends video out of your Raspberry Pi to a TV, where it can be displayed.
A RCA cable to a television or monitor, or to a SCART cable.
No. If you use the HDMI port to connect , you won't need to use this.
Back to illustrationSends sounds and music out of your Raspberry Pi to a speaker, which will play it.
An audio cable that connects to a speaker, TV or stereo system.
No. You can use your Raspberry Pi without sound; you just won't be able to hear it make any noises or play music.
Back to illustrationDelivers data back and forth between the Raspberry Pi and external things (external hard drives, keyboards, mice, CD or DVD drives, etc.)
Yes, you will need a keyboard (at least)
You will need to use a USB cable to your computer as a power source, if you don't have a power supply cable plugged in to the micro
Back to illustrationConnects your Raspberry Pi to the Internet via a wired connection.
An ethernet cable, which connects to a router, cable modem or ethernet hub.
No. You can start using your Raspberry Pi without connecting it to the Internet. Or you can connect your Raspberry Pi via Wifi (see the USB port section of this guide).
Obviously though, you won't be able to access Web sites, YouTube, or any other computer on your network until you have either an ethernet connection or a Wifi connection.
Back to illustrationConnects your Raspberry Pi to a monitor or TV for displaying images.
An HDMI cable, which then connects to a monitor or TV
Yes, you must have the Raspberry Pi connected to a display of some sort. This will either be through the HDMI port or the RSA Video Out port
Back to illustrationThe Micro USB power port delivers power to the Raspberry Pi.
Yes, unless your Raspberry Pi is connected to a computer or power source through a USB cable.
Back to illustrationThe Random Access Memory temporarily stores the data your Raspberry Pi is currently working with.
It is soldered directly to the motherboard.
Yes. But because it is soldered to the motherboard, you can't take it off.
The central processing unit it is the brain of your Raspberry Pi. It processes everything the Raspberry Pi is doing.
It is soldered directly to the motherboard.
Yes. But because it is soldered to the motherboard, you can't take it off.
Back to illustrationThe graphics processing unit (GPU) creates and prepares images for the monitor or TV screen.
It is soldered directly to the motherboard.
Yes. But because it is soldered to the motherboard, you can't take it off.
Back to illustrationIt holds a secure digital (SD) card, which is the Raspberry Pi's hard drive. The SD card will store the Raspberry Pi's operating system and software.
An SD card.
Yes, you must have an SD card with an operating system that is supported by Raspberry Pis already loaded on it.
Back to illustrationThe general purpose input/output (GPIO) pins can connect the Raspberry Pi to cables for other devices.
Interfaces to external circuit boards.
No, you won't need to plug anything into your Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins before you start it.
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