Overview
This tutorial is about Getting Started & Setting up Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. In the previous article, we learned about what is a Raspberry Pi and what all is embedded in the Raspberry Pi, including the specifications of its precious ancestors. You can go through the Raspberry Pi 4 Overview covered in brief in previous tutorial.
In this article, we going to set up a new raspberry pi from scratch such that it is ready to use. We will be setting the Pi in Desktop mode. It is the most user-friendly and easy to use. Moreover, all the functionalities are supported by the Pi in this mode.
Bill of Materials
For getting started & setting up Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, here are the following requirements.
| S.N. | Components Name | Quantity | Purchase Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raspberry Pi 4 Model B | 1 | Amazon | AliExpress |
| 2 | Power Supply for Pi | 1 | Amazon | AliExpress |
| 3 | HDMI Cable | 1 | Amazon | AliExpress |
| 4 | 7 inch Display or Monitor | 1 | Amazon | AliExpress |
| 5 | Sd Card 16/32 GB | 1 | Amazon | AliExpress |
| 6 | Mouse & Keyboard | 1 | Amazon | AliExpress |
Setting Up the Raspberry Pi 4
Now as we know that Raspberry PI 4 is a Microprocessor, thus in order to use it easily and in a user-friendly manner we require an Operating System to be installed thus let’s get started for that:
- Take your SD card and connect it with your PC
- Now got to this link here, scroll down, and download Raspberry Pi Imager according to your system whether it is a Mac or Linux or a Windows as in the image below.
- Once Downloaded install it fully and open it.
- Now click on “CHOOSE STORAGE” and select the SD card that you are using to install the OS as in the image below.
- Now Click on “CHOOSE OS” there select the first option i.e.; Raspberry Pi OS as in the image below
- Once selected click on “WRITE” the imaging will start now
- The imaging takes some time once it is done it will verify the imaged files.
- Once done eject the SD card from the PC.
Raspberry Pi 4 Connections
Now we will set up our Raspberry Pi connections
- Keyboard and mouse connections, connect both the USB in the given USB slots of the Raspberry Pi.
- Now we move to the HDMI or Display connections. On the Raspberry Pi, we are having two micro HDMI Ports where any one of them can be used. Make sure you connect the wire safely otherwise the port can get damaged. Because I had a display with VGA type, I bought a VGA to HDMI Male connected and a Female HDMI to Male Micro HDMI connector as in the image below.
- Now we are left with an SD card, for this, we are having one SD Card slot behind the Pi board we simply have to insert the SD card there.
- Now we have to power on the board by connecting the board with a power supply using the C-Type connector which has a 5v and 3 Amp output. After this two onboard LEDs will start blinking.
Display Setup & Interface
- Now after this has been done it might take a few seconds or a minute after which a display should be visible on the monitor with a Raspberry Pi OS Home screen.
- You will be greeted with a pop-up window asking for timing and language setup, for me the setup was as below.
- Thus, click Next, after this
- Now another window for setting the Password and after that another Wi-Fi connection will pop up, which can be done as per the requirements.
- The window for setting Password.
- The window for setting the Wi-Fi. We will need to add the password for the Wi-Fi after this the Wi-Fi will automatically connect. (Make sure the Wi-Fi connection is of 2.4Ghz and not 5Ghz otherwise it won’t connect)
Thus, Our Setup is done, and we are ready to do our tasks on Raspberry Pi. You can start doing various projects now.
You can build your own DIY Mini PC using Raspberry Pi 4 and Sunfounder Pironman kit.
