Raspberry Pi FAQ

FAQ Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi is a fantastic platform with a lot of possibilities. Because there are so many options, you are probably not familiar with everything yet. We regularly receive questions from our customers. For this reason, we have converted the most frequently asked questions into an FAQ. We will continue to update this FAQ as more and more options are added. Do you miss a question that you think is relevant to others? Let us know!

Which Raspberry Pi is the best?

De Raspberry Pi 4 model B 4GB RAM is currently the most popular board of Raspberry Pi.
That's not surprising since this board is 3X faster than its predecessor. Also, this version has 4X as much RAM as the Raspberry Pi 3B +

In the meantime, an 8GB RAM version has even been released Raspberry Pi 4 model B. This is an extreme amount which is very nice for some applications, but 4GB RAM is probably enough.

What is a Raspberry Pi?

A Raspberry Pi can be compared with a cheap computer. But in the format of a credit card. The official operating system is Raspbian. This is a desktop based on Linux. There are several operating systems available from various parties. (Most are free to download)

How can you de Raspberry Pi connect?

De Raspberry Pi has built-in wireless WiFi & Bluetooth. You can also use the network port for a closed network.

What kind of food do you need?

De Raspberry Pi 4 works with a USB-C power supply of 3A 5V.
For the Raspberry Pi 3B+ you need a Micro-USB power supply of 2,5A 5V

Which SD Card is suitable?

In principle you can use all Micro-SD cards from 8GB. We do recommend that you use a larger Micro-SD card. For example one of 16GB or higher.

Can you use Windows on a Raspberry Pi?

It is possible to use Windows 10 IoT core as the operating system. This is a very light and limited version of Windows 10. You can download the software here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot-core/downloads

Is a Raspberry Pi safe?

If you the Raspberry Pi on your home network, it is very secure out of the box.
However, it is possible to make the Pi even safer. Here's everything you need to know:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/security.md

Which Raspberry Pi starter kit is best?

This differs per person. Depending on what you want to do with your Raspberry Pi you can choose a starter kit.
One starter kit contains components to build a desktop PC, the other contains components to create various electronics projects. Think carefully about what you want to achieve with the starter kit and choose the best kit that way!

Your Raspberry Pi question not answered?

are you your Raspberry Pi question not encountered? Don't worry, our website has several information pages. Here we go deeper into specific topics. Take a look at these pages and you will probably get the answer to your question. If you really can't figure it out, feel free to contact us. We will then see if we can help you further.