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. :-)