Starter Kit w/o Raspberry PI

Question

I bought a Raspberry PI 2 without the starter kit.

I now see that I need a starter kit, or at least a power supply and a NOOBS card pre-loaded, and DVI cable. Where can I find these items?

A starter kit w/o the Raspberry PI and enclosure will be fine.

uscdadnyc · Answer

Resources that ELY [Edward Yee, aka USCDADNYC] uses:

At raspberrypi.org

there are two O/S that ELY has used. each on separate

uSD, SD cards

(a)

Raspbian-jessie (SEP2015). This is to run your RaspPi

as a Computer. (add mouse, keybd, Monitor, etc.)

(aa)

ELY has notes on what text editor, Python Interpreter to

use. And how to use them.

(aaa) The MOOC www.coursera.org has a recurring Python

programming course called "Programming for Everyone

(Python)"-videos by a Prof. at Univ. of Michigan. ELY has

copies of the videos

(b)

*****NOTE*****

https://minibianpi.wordpress.com/

IS THE ACTUAL SITE WHERE "minibian" IS

Minibian (Nov 2015). This is a Stripped-down O/S for use(s) that

interface with the Physical World (thru the GPIO Pins) NO keybd,

mouse, Monitor needed. Programming is via Putty (an SSH client).

you connect/program the RaspPi via your Router.

(bb)

www.udemy.com has a paid course called "Rasp Pi: Full Stack"

I paid $10. (Pricing varies greatly, just try to get it when it is $10)

AAR this course is for Rasp Pi Users that want to interface w/ the

real world. These Lectures (videos) go over what you need to buy,

what you have to download. It is pretty good.

I am in the process of buying a DHT22 Digital Temp & Humidity

Sensor for one of the experiments Cost $10.

(bbb)

ELY gets his piece parts from element14.com (an offshoot of

Newark Electronics.)

******

As for a Power Supply for RaspPi a 2Amp at 5Volt MicroUSB Power supply

will do.

BTW you will need a uSDcard/SDcard of at least 8GB. Actually Two such memory cards

if you want to keep your Computer use (Debian) on one memory card AND your Controller-

RaspPi (minibian) on the other memory card.

-USCDADNYC

jkutzsch · Answer

Not sure on where you are located and that does change which site you may want to order from. But here at least is a path that you can then apply toward your Country and it's proper ordering site:

http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi-accessories?ICID=HP-R1-B1-Rasp-Pi < This will give you a full list of all sorts of options you can buy. If you are looking at limiting your self to just a couple specific items this is a good way to go. If you would prefer a Starter Kit as your Post says:

http://www.newark.com/adafruit-industries/955/starter-pack-raspberry-pi/dp/44W3510

Ye Olde Budget Starter Pack:

http://www.newark.com/adafruit-industries/965/budget-pack-raspberry-pi/dp/44W3511

Honestly, I would not choose either of those and would instead piece it out by what I wanted specifically. I don't like the 4gb memory card that comes in those and you can get a 8gb Noobs loaded card here: http://www.newark.com/sandisk/sdsdqu-008g-bmut/memory-microsd-8gb/dp/38Y6470 but if you have access to your own Microsd cards you can always just load your own OS as well. I like having a WiFi adapter for networking since I never have my Ethernet near where I want to play with my Pi. Also, what are you using for video? Easiest is of course HDMI, but you may need to research a bit if you are trying something other since you may need special adapters.

So to answer your question in a straight manner, either of the two top links would work as a Starter Kit without the RPi. What you really may end up wanting though is up to you and what your end goal of setting it up may be. :-)