RASPBERRY PI

WelcomePROUDSUPPORTERS OF:WELCOME TOYOUR OFFICIALPI MAGAZINE!The Raspberry Pi is now officially thesecond-best-selling computer ever tocome out of the UK. Despite its massiveaudience, most people don’t realise the RaspberryPi Foundation is actually a charity, and all theprofits from Pi sales are channelled into realisingthe Foundation’s goals. The aim is to makeaffordable, programmable computers availablefor everyone, all over the world. This £15/$20device is designed to allow children and adultsfrom all walks of life access to the internet,games and applications, and have theopportunity to learn to code.It’s hoped it will help jump-start anotherparadigm shift in computer education, too, likewe enjoyed when the first affordable computersof the 1980s arrived in our homes.Just like the Raspberry Pi, the proceeds fromsales of the official Raspberry Pi magazinealso go towards achieving the Foundation’scharitable aims. It’s also all about celebrating theincredible community that’s sprung up in theUK, America, and around the world. So if you’vedone something cool with a Raspberry Pi, or knowsomeone who has, we’d love to hear from you.I hope you enjoy our first print edition!Russell BarnesTHIS MONTH:16 GET STARTED WITH RASPBERRY PIIt’s easier to unbox and set up your Pi than you might think!50 PRINT IN 3D WITH RASPBERRY PIIntroducing OctoPrint – the open-source way to make in 3D58 MAKE A TINY SOLAR SYSTEMUse physics and forces to simulate the planets on your Pi66 MINECRAFT SPLAT!We recreate Nintendo’s Wii U classic, Splatoon, in Minecraft!FIND US ONLINE raspberrypi.org/magpiGET IN TOUCHmagpi@raspberrypi.orgEDITORIALManaging Editor: Russell Barnesrussell@raspberrypi.org +44 (0)7904 766523Technical Editor: David WhaleSub Editors: Laura Clay, Phil King, Lorna LynchDISTRIBUTIONSeymour Distribution Ltd2 East Poultry Ave,LondonEC1A 9PT | +44 (0)207 429 4000DESIGNCritical Media: criticalmedia.co.ukHead of Design: Dougal MatthewsDesigners: Lee Allen, Mike KayIllustrator: Sam AlderSUBSCRIPTIONSSelect Publisher Services LtdPO Box 6337BournemouthBH1 9EH | +44 (0)1202 586 848PUBLISHINGFor advertising & licensing:russell@raspberrypi.org +44 (0)7904 766523Publisher: Liz UptonCEO: Eben UptonContributors: Tim Anderson, Mike Cook,David Crookes, Gareth Halfacree, Lucy Hattersley,Gina Häussge, Richard Hayler, Phil King,Ian McAlpine, Sean McManus, Simon Monk,Martin O’Hanlon, Les Pounder, Matt Richardson,Richard Smedley, Sean M Tracey & Robin Withers.This magazine is printed on paper sourced fromsustainable forests and the printer operates anenvironmental management system which hasbeen assessed as conforming to ISO 14001.The MagPi magazine is published by Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd., Mount Pleasant House, Cambridge, CB3 0RN. Thepublisher, editor and contributors accept no responsibility in respect of any omissions or errors relating to goods, productsor services referred to or advertised in the magazine. Except where otherwise noted, content in this magazine is licensedunder a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). ISSN: 2051-9982.raspberrypi.org/magpi August March 2015 2015 THe Magpi3