PepperTech Digital B+ User manual

Technology–BuiltbyYou
RaspberryPi3ModelB+DIYDesktopComputer
SetupandQuickStartGuide
Yourkitisafull‐poweredcomputerthatwillbeyourstartingpointtolearntocode,createcamera,sensorand
otherprojects.Youcaneveninstallafullwebsitedevelopmentplatformtolearnthebasicsofwebsitedesign.
Asyouexploreandlearn,youcanaddanightvisioncamera,weathersensor,motiondetectorsandmany
otherperipherals.Thecaseincludedinyourkithasbeendesignedtosupportasolid‐statedrive(SSD)ifyou
wouldliketoaddadditionalstorage.
RaspberryPiisatrademarkoftheRaspberryPiFoundation
LuluPepperMedia/PepperTechDigitalisnotaffiliatedwiththeRaspberryPiFoundation
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What’sintheBox
KitComponents
RaspberryPi3ModelB+ DIYCaseKit RaspberryPiKeyboard RaspberryPiMouse
Note:
Allcomponentsare
individuallyreplaceable.
Pleasecontactusthrough
Amazonforareplacement.
LuluPepperMediaLLC
RaspberryPiPower
Supply
32GBSDCardwith
RaspbianOperatingSystem
HDMICable
DIYCaseKitComponents
DIYCase PowerControllerBoard CR2032Battery USBAdapter
HeatSink 4LongMetalSpacers 4ShortMetalSpacers 2Screws
RaspberryPiisatrademarkoftheRaspberryPiFoundation
LuluPepperMedia/PepperTechDigitalisnotaffiliatedwiththeRaspberryPiFoundation
©2019LuluPepperMediaLLCdbaPepperTechDigital

GettoKnowtheRaspberryPi
What’sontheMotherboard
KeyFeatures
Powerful64‐bitquad‐coreCPU
1GBLPDDR2SDRAM
2.4GHzand5GHzIEEE
802.11.b/g/n/acwireless
LAN,Bluetooth4.2,BLE
GigabitEthernetoverUSB2.0(maximum
throughput300Mbps)
4USB2.0portsforconnectivitytootherperipherals
Full‐sizeHDMIand1080pvideooutput
GigabitEthernetport(300Mbpsthroughput)
YourkitsupportsaddingHDorSSDdevicesfor
additionalfilestorage
RaspberryPiisatrademarkoftheRaspberryPiFoundation
LuluPepperMedia/PepperTechDigitalisnotaffiliatedwiththeRaspberryPiFoundation
©2019LuluPepperMediaLLCdbaPepperTechDigital

BuildYourComputer
ONE
MountHeatsinkonRaspberry
PiComputer
Removetheprotectivefilmfrom
theback(adhesiveside)ofthe
heatsink.
Mounttheheatsinkonthe
RaspberryPiCPU/SoCchip.
THREE
MounttheRaspberryPiinthe
Case
MounttheRaspberryPiinthe
case,ensuringthattheportson
thecomputeralignwiththe
cutoutsoncase.
SecuretheRaspberryPiintothe
caseusingthefourlongmetal
spacers.
TWO
InserttheSDCard
InserttheSDcardintotheSDcard
slotonthebackoftheRaspberry
Picomputer.
FOUR
InstalltheBattery
Installthebuttoncellbatteryin
thepowercontrollerboard.
Notetheorientationof
thebattery(“+”sideup).
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BuildYourComputer
FIVE
MountthePowerController
CircuitBoard
Mountthepowercontroller
boardontotheRaspberryPiusing
the40‐pinGPIO.Makesurethat
theGPIOpinscorrectlyalignwith
theconnectoronthepower
controllerboardandtheMicro
USBportalignswiththe“PWR”
casecutout.
Usethefoursmallscrewsto
securethepowercontrollerto
theRaspberryPi.
SEVEN
ConnecttheUSBAdapter
ConnecttheexternalUSBadapter
totheRaspberryPiUSBportand
powercontrollerMicroUSBport.
SIX
SnapCaseLidintoPlace
Alignthecaselidsothatpower
buttonisdirectlyovertheswitch
onthepowercontrollerboard.
Notethatthepowerbutton
shouldoppositetheUSBand
networkports.
Pushdowngentlyuntilyouhear
thelidsnapintoplace.
EIGHT
AttachPeripheralsandPower
Attachthekeyboardhubtothe
USBportonthecase.
AttachthemousetotheUSBport
onthekeyboardhub.
AttachtheHDMIcabletothe
HDMIportonthecase
Attachthepowersupply,
pluginandpower‐up!
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TIP
ConnectingthePowerSupply
andpowering‐upshould
alwaysbethelaststepsin
yourassemblyprocess.
TIP
Themouseshouldbe
connectedtothekeyboard
hub,notdirectlytothe
computercase.

FirstPowerUp
PoweronandUpdateSoftware
ONE
Connecttoyourwireless
Clickonthewirelessiconto
connecttoyourwireless
network
Ifyouhaveawirednetwork,
youmayalsoconnectyour
computerwithanetwork
cable.
TWO
Updateyoursystem
software
Opentheterminalwindow
andentertwocommandsto
updateyoursystem.First:
sudoaptupdate<enter>
Oncetheupgradeiscomplete,
type:
sudoaptupgrade<enter>
NotethattheRaspbian
operatingsystemiscase
sensitive.
Thisprocessmaytakeupto30
minutes.
Enterthecommandexitto
closetheterminalwindow
whentheprocessiscomplete.
THREE
Downloadyourreading
resources
ClickontheRaspberryPiicon
todownloadtheOfficial
RaspberryPiBeginner’sGuide
ClickonthePepperTechDigital
icontodownloadthecurrent
versionofthisguidetoyour
newcomputer.
RaspberryPiisatrademarkoftheRaspberryPiFoundation
LuluPepperMedia/PepperTechDigitalisnotaffiliatedwiththeRaspberryPiFoundation
©2019LuluPepperMediaLLCdbaPepperTechDigital
IMPORTANT
Checkthelabelontheinside
ofthekitboxforthedefault
passwordandother
importantinformation.
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