Certified Raspberry Pi Professional

Connecting the Board

• ARM vs. x86
• Window vs. Linux
• Raspberry Pi Basics
• Connecting a Display, audio and input devices
• Flashing the SD Card
• Connecting External Storage
• Connecting the Network
• Connecting Power

Linux System Administration

• Linux Basics and Debian
• Using External Storage Devices
• Creating a New User Account
• File System Layout
• Installing and Uninstalling Software

Troubleshooting

• Keyboard and Mouse Diagnostics
• Power Diagnostics
• Display Diagnostics
• Boot Diagnostics
• Network Diagnostics
• The Emergency Kernel

Network Configuration

• Wired Networking
• Wireless Networking

Partition Management

• Creating a New Partition
• Resizing Existing Partitions
• Moving to a Bigger SD Card

Configuring the Raspberry Pi

• Hardware Settings—config.txt
• Memory Partitioning—start .elf
• Software Settings—cmdline.txt

Making Home Theatre PC

• Playing Music at the Console
• Dedicated HTPC with Rasbms

The Productivity Machine

• Using Cloud-Based Apps
• Using OpenOffice.org
• Image Editing with the Gimp

The Web Server

• Installing a LAMP Stack
• Installing WordPress

An Introduction to Scratch

• Introducing Scratch
• Example 1: Hello World
• Example 2: Animation and Sound
• Example 3: A Simple Game
• Robotics and Sensors

An Introduction to Python

• Introducing Python
• Example 1: Comments, Inputs, Variables and Loops
• Example 2: Python and Networking

Hardware Hacking

• Electronic Equipment
• Reading Resistor Colour Codes
• Sourcing Components
• The GPIO Port
• Using the GPIO Port in Python
• Moving Up Form the Breadboard
• Soldering Basics

Add-on Boards

• Ciseco Slice of Pi
• Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate
• Fen Logic Gertboard