Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit Hookup Guide

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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!

Raspberry Pi LCD - 7" Touchscreen

LCD-13733
$60.00

Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2

DEV-14028
$40.50

SparkFun PiRetrocade

KIT-14007
Retired

PiJuice HAT - Raspberry Pi Portable Power Platform

PRT-14803
Retired


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.

Need some inspiration? Check out these tutorials and projects.

Qwiic pHAT for Raspberry Pi Hookup Guide

Get started interfacing your Qwiic enabled boards with your Raspberry Pi. The Qwiic pHAT connects the I2C bus (GND, 3.3V, SDA, and SCL) on your Raspberry Pi to an array of Qwiic connectors.

How to Install CH340 Drivers

How to install CH340 drivers (if you need them) on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Qwiic Atmospheric Sensor (BME280) Hookup Guide

Measure temperature, humidity, barometric pressure with the SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout BME280 (Qwiic).

Raspberry Pi Safe Reboot and Shutdown Button

Safely reboot or shutdown your Raspberry Pi to avoid corrupting the microSD card using the built-in general purpose button on the Qwiic pHAT v2.0!

Or check out some of these blog posts for ideas: