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Introduction to Raspberry Pi

Grades 6 - 12

Join us for a full-day program led by Dr. Isuru Godage, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing at DePaul University. All materials and lunch will be provided.

This workshop will focus on how to create simple cyber-physical systems to solve practical problems using the Raspberry Pi computer system. We will cover basic electronics and the Python programming language for managing hardware devices (including communication interfaces), interfacing sensors (to measure temperature, light, etc.), controlling motors, and using output devices (e.g., displays, buzzers). Throughout the workshop, the participants will work in groups to build basic cyber-physical systems (e.g., controlling LEDs and motors, communicating over the Internet, and monitoring the surrounding via various sensors.

Workshop objectives
·   Get to know the Raspberry Pi computer system

·   Work and be familiar with the basics of the Unix/Linux operating systems

·   Understand the Python program development and execution (the programs will be provided)

·   Build basic electronic circuits

·   Use Raspberry Pi and the Python programming language to interface various sensors, displays, and electrical motors

·   Build moderately sophisticated cyber-physical systems using the Raspberry Pi

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