Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit Hookup Guide
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MTaylor
Resources and Going Further
Raspberry Pi Accessories
If you are looking to add additional features, check out the accessories to power your Raspberry Pi remotely, build a homemade motion-activated security system, or go retro by building your own arcade controller to emulate classic video games!
With the Pi 3 reading buttons and toggling LEDs, you're sure to be the coolest kid on the block, but what else can it do? Let us know how you use your Pi 3 in the comments! Otherwise, here are some links to our other Pi resources.
- Raspberry Pi Forums: Is Your Pi Not Booting? - Troubleshooting tips and solutions for a Raspberry Pi that is not booting up.
- The gPIo tutorial
- The SPI and I2C tutorial
Need some inspiration? Check out these tutorials and projects.
Raspberry Pi SPI and I2C Tutorial
Learn how to use serial I2C and SPI buses on your Raspberry Pi using the wiringPi I/O library for C/C++ and spidev/smbus for Python.
Qwiic SHIM for Raspberry Pi Hookup Guide
Ever wanted to prototype I2C components on a Pi? Now you can!
2D Barcode Scanner Breakout Hookup Guide
A quick Hookup Guide to get you started with the SparkFun 2D Barcode Scanner Breakout.
Air Quality Sensor - SGP40 (Qwiic) Hookup Guide
Get started measuring indoor air quality with the SparkFun Air Quality Sensor - SGP40 (Qwiic) Hookup Guide.
Or check out some of these blog posts for ideas: