Raspberry Pi is FINALLY shipping in the USA

[icepac]

Does this operate in USB master or slave mode?

[Skuzzy]

I'd guess that as pretty unlikely.  The whole design focus has been on "small" and "cheap".

Actually, you could use the GPIO interface to link them together.  I have some projects in the queue.

[Bino]

Does this operate in USB master or slave mode?

All I can find on the site says it is "USB 2.0" so I *guess* the Raspberry Pi acts like a USB master...?

[icepac]

Was hoping for that.

I'll get one and report back on how it works used as a scan tool.

[mthrockmor]

I'm going to find a good computer geek to help set this up for us. If it works, or depending on how it works we have several hundred students at dozens of schools that could use something like this.

Boo

[Rob52240]

Why did it take so long to ship them here?  I read about this thing a few years ago and have wondered about it on and off since.

I think it's fantastic that we finally have a computer on the market that is intended to be tinkered with by children (and adults).

I've noticed that very few people, even if they're tech savvy have the first clue about how computers work on the nuts and bolts level.  I had to build a SAP1 in college and while it was a miserable experience to build, and more miserable to operate, it was one of the best learning experiences I've had.

Who else here has built a SAP1?  I know I'm not the only one in this bunch.

[Bino]

Actually, you could use the GPIO interface to link them together.  I have some projects in the queue.

True! Using the GPIO pins, you can do a lot. For example, need a Geiger counter?

http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/documentation/tutorials/raspberry-pi-to-arduino-shields-connection-bridge

[bcadoo]

I'd guess that as pretty unlikely.  The whole design focus has been on "small" and "cheap".

Somebody has already built a cluster:

http://www.zdnet.com/raspberry-pi-meets-lego-in-supercomputer-like-cluster-photos-7000004209/