NEw Delhi : Ever wondered about all that you can do with the credit-card sized computer Raspberry Pi? Well, Electronics For You, South Asia’s most popular electronics magazine, has some really interesting answers. Keeping in mind the tech buzz and enthusiasm for this $35 computer, Electronics For You has started a dedicated series of articles on Raspberry Pi.

The section titled ‘Do-It-Yourself’ is aimed at providing step-by-step, comprehensive information about the functioning of Raspberry Pi and all that can be done with this ‘magical’ PC. So, even if you do not have an electronics background, you can play around with this computer and make the most of it.

The first article in the series titled, ‘Getting Started With Raspberry Pi’, has been published in the April issue of the magazine. The article offers details on how the credit-card sized computer, which was developed to promote computer science, proved to be a pleasant diversion from the monotonous computing world. How, with a Raspberry Pi in hand, robotics is no more an advanced imaginary field of highly qualified and serious people but a world inhabited by everyday tech enthusiasts like you. It also throws light on how you can get your Raspberry Pi up and running.

The second article of the series, published in the May issue of the magazine, talks about setting up a ‘Network for Raspberry Pi’. The article discusses how to set up wired and wireless networks for Raspberry Pi. Topics like ‘How to connect Raspberry Pi to the Internet using a 10/100 Ethernet or wireless adaptor and run www.google.com using the in-built browsers’, and ‘How to develop interesting applications on Raspberry Pi using the Internet’ have been covered in the article.

Watch out for the June issue of the magazine for more on this computer. The subsequent articles in the series include, ‘Raspberry Pi – Data Input Plus Switches Output’ and ‘Remote Access With Raspberry Pi’. Commenting on the importance of the ‘Raspberry Pi’ series, Ramesh Chopra, founder and vice chairman, Electronics For You Group, said, “Raspberry Pi is very much in vogue and has been successful in creating a revolution of sorts. Taking it to the next level, we aim at making this small-sized computer a device for everyone. We hope that the series will help even people with a non-technical background get their hands on this amazing innovation.”

Yet another interesting series coming up in Electronics For You is ‘The Internet of Things’ (IoT). The first article in the series, which will soon start, will cover what an IoT is, which technologies make it possible, has the actual ‘Age of IoT’ arrived or not, use of IoT in different fields, the future of the technology, et al.

A lot more is packed into the magazine for the techie in you. So grab the latest issue of Electronics For You and get going!