CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter PRO Kit - 4GB RAM

I would say that this is your minimum parts list for a Raspberry Pi Cyberdeck:

Raspberry Pi 4 4GB (Main Board)

9 Inch Portable Monitor (Simple no-nonsense monitor. Search for 'Raspberry Pi Monitor' or 'Portable Monitor' and lots of results will come up. Match the size you want and any features, such as if you want Touch Screen)

HDMI Female to Female (RPi has Micro HDMI, Monitor has Mini HDMI this connects them)

Anker PowerCore 1300 (Some kind of battery, just make sure it has an output per device and does 5V 3A per output. Only go with brand name batteries so they don't burn down your house. Anker is the best)

Then a Keyboard, Mouse and Case to suit.

This setup doesn't require any electrical work, just plug it all together and stuff it in a case. You can then expand your knowledge and capability from there if you want to take it further.

You can make face-plates quite simply with sheets of Acrylic or Plywood and hand-tools, You don't need to invest in 3D printers or anything like that to get started.

Yep. There are varying levels of 'how much shit do you want to buy with it' kits. The cheapest board-alone kits are like $25, the one I got came with a housing, a fan, some cables, etc for like $100.

I'm sure it would be significantly cheaper if you just bought all the little odds and ends separately but it was like 2AM and I was being lazy.

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter Kit - 4GB RAM

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter Kit - 4GB RAM https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V5JTMV9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The most expensive item is the harddrive, I had an old one + did not use a monitor or any fancy Pi case. Cost me around 100 bucks.

No.

If I was going to get a Kit I would just buy the Canakit.

my only question is does this kit have a power supply? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V5JTMV9/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A30ZYR2W3VAJ0A&th=1

Yep. I'm specifically using the 30mm x 10mm fan that comes with the Raspberry 4 Canakit kit: https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9

Any specific reason why Raspberry Pi? The starter kit I was looking at on Amazon is $99

Yes - here's the kit I ordered off Amazon - CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter Kit - 4GB RAM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V5JTMV9/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_AhwKEbMN8PZJT

I got this Canakit back when I was running 10 cameras. Never broke a sweat. Highly recommend this one if you can swing it.

This is the kit CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter Kit - 4GB RAM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V5JTMV9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_E8BUEbK34JXTG

A pi sounds almost perfect for what your looking to do, and its going to be quite a bit cheaper than the other options. There was a thought experiment floating around of the cheapest way to keep a mars mission from going bonkers out of boredom, so size and weight where key. Video on microsd cards ended up being good enough for speed and the other options struggled to meet the data density.

I have a few pies running my house and I recently got a pi4 to run a webserver on, the 3 was able to handle development and some, but better safe than crashed. The OS options are very windows like, its just a case of finding the correct OS image and using a tool to stick it on the sd card.

Its probably worth getting a kit, when I priced it out it was within $5 of getting parts separately, plus preloaded OS. I went with the 4GB version (here), have gotten most/all previous pies from them. Also included is a USB microSD reader, it should be able to read well enough for videos.

The other option is a 2.5" SSD, problem with that is needing an adaptor and extra mucking about with power cables, its a bit less than the card option but not worth the extra size and mucking about.

RPi= Raspberry Pi.

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter Kit - 4GB RAM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V5JTMV9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_tVEQFbV9QZWS8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

There’s a basic starter kit

I bought this and it has everything you need.

I was going to use raspiblitz any big difference between mynode and raspiblitz? Is it worth using the Tor function for privacy reasons? Or will it cost me potentially verifying some transactions doing that?

so this should be plenty of oomph? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07V5JTMV9?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image

Beyond that any old hdd or will I get any real speed difference using one of my ssd drives?

Eth2 Deposit Contract

The official Eth 2.0 deposit contract web portal is in production. Early sneak peak, early walkthrough page. This will be how Eth2 officially launches and how most will interact with full production Eth 2.0. It will provide the gateway to interact with the contract that converts Eth1 to Eth2.

Things are going to start moving quickly. Don't wait to start getting set up! Use the testnet with fake Eth to fine tune your setup before the real thing. I am sure others can do a better job making a fancy guide, but here is a basic way to get started from an earlier post:

1. You need a computer to run the testnet and soon the real thing. Your windows or lunix desktop/laptop right now will likely be plenty but might as well actually work on your longterm setup. Here is a guide to hardware by Lamboshi. Many people are using a raspberry Pi4 (but it has limitation). A full kit can be purchased for ~$100 or just the brains for $50. Here is an example of a kit (not a referral link and not necessarily advocating this particular one, just an example). You would still need a USB3.0 SSD of ~500GB or more. If you do use a Pi4 then the community (diglos76) has set up an image you can just flash on the memory card that will do the rest, found here. If you do this then you can follow that guide and skip some of the next steps below.

2. Then you need to install the software onto your setup and copy paste some code into command prompt. This part is actually not that bad so don't doubt yourself. Here is a video that Chico crypto just did that literally runs through the whole process in windows (second half of vid). Here is a text guide with the code for Linux. Here is another

I'm in Canada so my prices are different but checking US retailers it looks like you're in the range of $75-100 bucks for everything you need for a Raspberry Pi 4 or a starter kit (I guess depends on if you want a case or not). You can get the Raspberry Pi board for $35 for 2GB RAM or $55 for 4GB RAM. MicroSD card to boot off of would run like $10-20. Need a sufficient power supply if you don't have a Type-C which can provide 5V @ 3A reliably, another $10ish bucks. If you do want a case, you're looking at at least $10.

Kits can be had for $80-100 which include all of that stuff plus extras like heat sinks and fans if you plan to overclock or just want things to run a bit cooler, microSD USB adapters to load the OS on initially, and a remote power switch in case you want to turn the thing off via a button some times. https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9

You can definitely pick up My Cloud devices for fairly cheap, and sometimes it's a better deal since a lot of those devices have the drive already in it so you don't need to provide storage on top of the Pi.

I really only had limited experience with a client's My Cloud Expert Ultra that he added two hard drives into. It seemed like a decent budget alternative to something like a Synology NAS and they had no trouble using it for Plex to stream to their 4 TVs.

Also, the one I have is this 4GB version (CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4)

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V5JTMV9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have one of those exact external hard drives but mine is 12TB and I also have a 4TB my passport

I was thinking of picking this one up for my very first NAS since I have the Nvidia shield and its really annoying to unplug it from the shield and plug into my pc every time I want to move media around. https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9

I was also thinking of installing Open media vault on it since I just want my shield to do the heavy lifting no transcoding or anything like that since I use Kodi only no Plex.

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pi 4, 4gb; add your own games....DO NOT PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS FREE

https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9

$100 for a pi kit and 2x 6TB externals at $100

Should be a little over $300 for bare essentials, which sadly doesn't include an SSD

Learning Linux is a highly valuable skill for networkers.
A RasPi is the smallest and cheapest Linux platform to start with, short of booting a LiveCD.

Here is the one cautionary note I'll offer:

A RasPi is going to cost you about $100 for the full kit.

https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9/

You will need a keyboard, mouse and monitor to use it.

For a small investment of more money you could step up to something like this:

Refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T450 / i5 / 8GB / 500GB HDD @ $289

Now, you have built-in keyboard, mouse and monitor, and you can learn Linux using the full array of distributions, and tools rather than those recompiled for ARM CPU structure.

(A RasPi is basically using a Cell Phone CPU array, so all software that runs on it must be recompiled to use RISC instead of a CISC, Intel-like x86-x64 architecture)

Consider this:

• 22" IPS touch screen monitor, $200
• Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit, $100

The RPi4 w/ 4GB of RAM is very capable hardware. The only down side is you need to figure out how to set it up, which some people don't want to do.

If you've already got monitors in the car, would it make more sense to run something like an Intel NUC or other micro form factor pc? They're a lot cheaper than a laptop for more performance and they're intended for embedded applications like this. Something like a Pine 64 board or even a Raspberry Pi 4 might work if your needs are limited.

Edit: links

https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9/ref=pd_sbs_504_t_1/147-1027856-9498215?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07V5JTMV9&pd_rd_r=cbd148bc-2e11-43a0-8392-b409b861561e&pd_rd_w=9IYcP&pd_rd_wg=seJVa&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=8ZEPZGVVC8K9KTTNH5QP&psc=1&refRID=8ZEPZGVVC8K9KTTNH5QP

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC-Mainstream-Kit-NUC8i3BEH/dp/B07GX4X4PW/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=core+i3+intel+nuc&qid=1584469724&sr=8-3&swrs=E5D02C77F0D62F1DC2E183246C3EAFA0

Easiest thing starting from scratch would probably be to get a Canakit ( https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9/ref=sr_1_3?crid=DFP27106LEBV&keywords=canakit+raspberry+pi+4&qid=1580346854&sprefix=canakit%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-3 ) either 2GB or 4GB (I think the 4GB is worth the extra $10 for long term possibilities but 2GB is plenty right now) and I've got these SNES knock-offs that work really well https://www.amazon.com/Controller-Gamepad-Joystick-Gamestick-Raspberry/dp/B01MYUDDCV/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1GBH2YGCEUY43&keywords=snes+controller&qid=1580346963&sprefix=snes+%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-4

With those controllers you can handle pretty much anything up to the SNES/Sega Genesis era. If you're thinking of going above that (N64/Dreamcast/PS1) then I would just get a Dual Shock 4 or a Xbox One S Controller.

Arcade buttons/Joysticks

Fosiya LED Arcade Joystick... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WRHL1T1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Raspberry Pi kit

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V5JTMV9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

USB hub

Anker 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L32B9C2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Controllers (optional)

EasySMX Wireless Game Controller,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S5K5HWY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The following list is the other components not ordered online so I don’t have a link. 1. Power extension cable 2. Keyboard mouse combo 3. Cabinet door hinges 4. Any kind of poster 5. Wrapping paper 6. Polyurethane 7. Gorilla spray adhesive 8. Sheet lumber for the cabinet build.

Sorry for the late reply bro. Heres the pi hole website and they have a guide on setting it up

https://pi-hole.net

You can even set a vpn up on it.

Heres a guide on how to secure the raspberry pi itself https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/security.md

Here is the kit that I bought. This is my first raspberry pi project, so im also still learning. They have cheaper kits and models. https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9

Dnscrypt site https://www.dnscrypt.org

Setting up dnscrypt on your pi-hole https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/DNSCrypt-2.0

I hope this helps man!

Hi all I am looking for help in finding the right robotics/programming kit to learn from. I want to make sure I get something that I can learn from to scale up; for example to get and learn a small car robot with appropriate language that I can use that knowledge to learn to program a robot to use an arm and/or recognize environment.

I have learned that C and/or Python are the languages I need for robotics.

I saw that there are some programming starting kits and even robots on Amazon that use Raspberry pi and it is my understanding that Raspberry pi comes with C/Python language already available correct?

So in essence would it be a good strategy to get the Raspberry Pi and one of those starting kits to get into Robotics/Programming? If I get all the things below I should be good to start for a while? Advice much appreciated.

Raspberry pi (I do not need to get extra software with kits like this right?)https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V5JTMV9/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_hamLEb0DHC3YV

One of the starting accessory kits: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W54L7B5/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_aYlLEbTD9EPA1

Car robot

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FNJ14LY/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_wcmLEbGTT9Y14

This might not be the answer your looking for depending on your power, space and cost constraints but have you considered using Ethernet for each UART device?

Connect the Rock Pi S Ethernet to a 10/100 switch. Then connect the Rock Pi S UART to your device. All of the UART traffic can be routed easily over the LAN using the socat utility in Linux. This design will save you a lot of time and difficulty at the expensive of high power consumption, space usage, and slighter higher cost. As for the primary "robot controller" I would highly recommend the Raspberry Pi 4. It has the best community support and availability of libraries.

https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V5JTMV9/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=raspberry+pi+4&qid=1582323829&sr=8-4

https://www.seeedstudio.com/ROCK-PI-S-Mini-Computer-with-Rockchip-RK3308-256RAM-p-4286.html

https://www.acmesystems.it/socat

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-16-Port-Ethernet-Unmanaged-TL-SF1016D/dp/B003CFATTM/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=16+port+switch&qid=1582323770&sr=8-5