User Guide

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Figure 1. Connectors on the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
1.3 Basic Setup
To start using your Pi, you need to connect it to:
1. Power
2. An SD card with an operating system or “bootable”
program installed
1 General purpose input/output (GPIO) header – these pins can
be controlled from software.
2 Universal serial bus (USB) socket for attaching peripheral devices
such as mice, keyboards, or memory sticks. This is a dual socket
and two USB devices can be connected at the same time.
3 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ45) socket for connecting to a network
router.
4 4-pole 3.5 mm output jack for audio and video.
5 Camera serial interface (CSI).
6 High-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) video output.
7 Power in via micro-USB socket.
8 Display serial interface (DSI) flexible flat cable connector for
liquid crystal displays (LCDs).
9 microSD socket. The card socket is attached to the underside of
the board.