This is a list of components to purchase for a really nice build of Raspberry Pi. It assumes the user has one or two monitors–each with an unused HDMI port) and has an 120V U.S. electrical outlet available. The products are given with Amazon ASIM numbers for easy lookup and price estimation, but similar items can be substituted. I will attempt to update this page periodically.
- B07TC2BK1X ($62) – Raspberry PI 4B 4GB model–get the highest RAM available, memory can not be upgraded.
- B07TTN1M7G ($18) – Miuzei RPI 4 case plus heatsinks and fans, and power supply (RPIs do not ship with power supplies)
- B06XWZWYVP ($22) – Samsung 128 GB sdmicro card, smaller ones will work good as well, but do not go less than 32 GB (RPIs do not ship with sdmicro cards).
- B079JLY5M5 ($25) – Logitech MK270 wireless full-size keyboard mouse combo
- B0089BWZGY ($9) – CMPLE micro-HDMI to HDMI 15ft cable for one monitor, purchase two for two monitors.
- B01ER2SKFS ($25) – Raspberry Pi camera v2.1
- B06W54L7B5 ($50) – Freenove Raspberry Pi 4B starter kit for discrete electronic components, sensors, breadboard, hookup wire, and project instruction booklet.
This list contains some optional things that are really nice to have.
- B07S214S5Y ($75) – Google Coral G950 USB accelerator. To speed up TensorFlow machine learning algorithms. This will also work on other computers (not necessary on computers with NVIDIA GPUs).
- B07V2ZY5PW ($25) – Arducam IMX219 8 MP camera plus lens replacement with M12 threads to allow users to switch lenses (must have original RPI camera v2 board)
- B07L92S9MT ($90) – Arducam RPI Camera lenses.
After the various components have been ordered and received, the next step is to install the Raspbian operating system onto the sdmicro card. When completed insert the sdmicro card into the appropriate slot on the Raspberry Pi and boot the device (of course ensure keyboard, mouse, and monitors are connected). Now the Raspberry Pi is ready to use for learning and enjoyment!