Contents - Raspberry PI Community Projects

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK registered charity (Registration Number 1129409)
which exists to promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at
school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing. We expect this computer to
have many other applications both in the developed and the developing world.
Please note that the Raspberry Pi has only just been released - this page is a
community work in progress in preparation for when people get their devices.
Please also note that we will be setting up a repository for uploading contributions,
but this isn't ready yet so please simply use http://pastebin.com or
http://dropbox.com and provide a link from this page, until we have something set
up
It is intended that these tasks will be implemented by the Raspberry Pi community.
OTG device mode
Inspired by the device mode idea below: Allow the Raspberry Pi to work as an USB
device. Sharing the SD card as a storage device is one option. But becoming an USBdisplay
is another.
Decisions to make: Run Linux on the "device mode" Raspberry Pi or not?
Difficulties: the Raspberry Pi has a "device mode" connector, but the data pins are
unconnected. Solutions: Use the USB connector on a Model A with a custom cable/
converter, or find pins on the board to attach patchwires to.
OTG Device mode
The idea: A student has damaged or wiped the OS on their SDCard. By plugging two
Raspberry Pi's back-to-back using the Mini-AB cable with the white end attached to the
working device and a recovery SDcard image in the non-working device, the firmware
will allow the non-working unit's SD card to be accessible to the working unit.
The detail: Once both devices are booted, the recovery image runs completely from
RAM. The SDcard can be ejected and the damaged or wiped SDcard inserted. The
SDcard of the working machine can then be cloned.
The task: The device won’t support device mode out of the box, though we’re using a
Synopsys OTG core so the hardware is there and the firmware is open, so it might be
possible. I suspect if you forced 5V onto the USB power rail it would boot. (Note: Maybe