Preparing the Pi

Raspberry Pi 4

Before one starts connecting hardware, they must familiarize themselves with a Raspberry Pi 4: the brain of our project. This diagram helps accomplish that goal.  

Connecting Hardware with the Raspberry Pi

Once one familiarizes themselves with the Raspberry Pi, they must connect the hardware to the Raspberry Pi. First check the slot underneath the Raspberry Pi to ascertain if there is a Micro SD card inside. If there isn't one, insert the SD card.  

Mouse and Keyboard 

After the SD card has been inserted, find the USB connector for the keyboard and connect it to a USB port located on the edge of the Raspberry Pi. Repeat for the mouse.   

Screen

Once the mouse and keyboard are connected, connect the screen to one of the Raspberry Pi's HDMI ports. If an additional screen is needed, connect the second screen to the remaining HDMI port.  

Ethernet Cord

While internet is not necessary for our project to function, if internet is wanted an Ethernet cable can be attached to connect the Ethernet port to an internet router  

Speaker

To enhance the sound effects of the project, connect the speaker's cable to the Raspberry Pi's audio port.  

Power Supply

Once you have completed all the prior setup instructions, plug the USB power supply into a wall-socket and connect the supply to the Raspberry Pi's Micro USB port on the bottom left-hand corner of the Raspberry Pi.

Ready

If all of the components were set-up successfully, the pi will power itself on and the screen will look like the image. This is the Raspbian Desktop. The software side of the High-Fidelity Manikin is now ready to be connected.