Raspberry Pi 5: Getting Started

Thanks to Micro Center for helping me make this video, especially to the many employees and manager (hi Jeff!) who were so accomodating and helpful!

Projects and resources I mentioned in this video:

The products I purchased from Micro Center for this guide include:

Thanks to Blake from Shooting Star Media for helping me with the video shoot in Charlotte, and all the Micro Center employees who helped and showed me around the new store!

Contents:

00:00 - Raspberry Pi and electronics in Charlotte
01:11 - Which Pi to Buy
02:23 - Accessories and Maker HATs
03:45 - 3D Printing a Camera case
05:32 - Assembling a Pi 5
10:11 - First boot and Pi OS Install
13:03 - Exploring Pi OS
15:36 - Setting up the Pi Camera
18:44 - Remote control Pi Camera
20:23 - Setting up the Enviro+ Air Monitor HAT
22:52 - If at first you don't succeed...
23:59 - Giving away the entire setup

[Rohan-rble]

I live in switzerland and see so many youtubers at micro centers. It seems like HEAVEN. Wish there was one here in geneva

[HisVirusness]

Living so close to a Micro Center is no good for the wallet.

[JoshuaWilkins]

Hi Jeff! Thanks again so much for the Pi kit and sensors. They have already been a part of several projects and have helped at our makerspace. And this is a great primer for those just starting with the Pi. I will be sharing this with all those interested in getting started!

[reggiep]

Temperature sensors near hot CPUs is a 'Why won't they supply an extension cable, knowing full well I'll get false readings?' moment. 🤨🤨🤨

[anthonytidey]

We lost Tandy years ago then Maplin recently, in the UK.
RS Components is good, my nearest is in Bristol is about 35 miles.
Was lookig for Amphenol MS type connectors recently, got them from Mouser, amazingly they were dispached from Texas and delivered 2 days later, they also happened to be the best price.
I buy nearly all components on line, usually on eBay.
Any thing built for outside or mobile equipment gets military spec parts as most of my jobs involved them, they last longr and are more rugged.
Thanks Jeff for another great video.

[NerdyThrowbackTech]

The first-generation Raspberry Pi Model B was released in February 2012. 12 years since

[pbartkus]

I've spent many hours in the Norcross, GA MicroCenter store. I noticed that when I connected to the store's WiFi that I couldn't connect to my VPN. The associates informed me that their network is VERY locked down. So, I'm not surprised that you had _issues_ on their network. I'm also not surprised that given their techie clientele that their network had to be super locked down.
BTW, great video. I have relatives in Charlotte and now I have somewhere to hide out when I need to escape. 😆

[peterfrost]

Ex Maplin shop manager here - I miss them immensley, great company to work for. The ethos was to help people to get a grip with electronics and our recruitment policy was highly focussed on electronics knowledge. Thanks Jeff - brought back happy memories.

[primeral]

I just pray Micro Center doesnt go the way of Fry's Electronics.

[bryanteger]

Gotta say, say I dabbled in Linux over the years but the thing that really got it going for me was the ability to continually break and reflash my pi's over and over again and that got me confident enough to move on to x86 and then building my home lab, to eventually having a full rack full of foibles and fun. So thanks to Raspberry Pi foundation and people like you that make it accessible Jeff.

[silverchairx]

That guy seemed thrilled to be in the video.

[eldibs]

I'm still rocking a Pi 3. It's not as fast as the newer models, but it's more than enough to run Pi-hole with Unbound and to run scripts to keep my DDNS services up to date. I've had it since well before COVID, they build these things to last!

[jamesmitchell]

Thanks Jeff for sharing my webUI I am so glad it worked smoothly!

[andyknapp]

I live in other Greenville (SC) and now I am right in the center of THREE microcenters. What a life!

[martyb]

They finally opened the Microcenter in Charlotte? I don't believe it. They have been touting, postponing, touting, postponing the opening of this store for YEARS! I just got to where I ignored the "Grand Opening" ads for this store.

[Rosa_AI]

just got the raspberry pi 5 8GB for home assistant, first time working with a PI, you have being a great help for me troughout the journey so far

[chriholt]

When I lived in San Jose, we had a Micro Center close by, but it closed many years ago. It was a very sad day for me. I'm now in Minnesota and there IS a Micro Center about 20 minutes away - I'm in heaven!

[richarddaugherty]

Thanks, Jeff!!! I think I'm going to share this with my grand-kids (x 3!). Great presentation! If only Micro Center had a store in Las Vegas, NV! Best Buy doesn't stock this stuff so I have to rely on Amazon. I'm a long time fan of your channel(s)!

[karanruzgar]

bought a new raspberry pi 5, now this video. Thanks!

[Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq]

More Micro Centers = better in my opinion. For years they have been one of my favorite resources in terms of availability, competitive pricing, and so on. Here’s hoping that they continue in the same spirit and continue to thrive without selling their souls like so many other now-extinct electronics retailers of recent memory.