The Raspberry Pi has had a profound impact on many people around the world who have an interest in modern technology.  It was first introduced in 2011 with an expectation of selling 10,000 units.  Today, well over 5 million units have been sold.  This probably makes it one of the most well known computers from a global perspective.  However, more than that, it likely has introduced more young people to “real” computing than they are exposed to using the PC as an appliance.

 

Don will talk about and demonstrate the recently introduced Raspberry Pi 3, model B.  He will also demonstrate several projects from his latest book “Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius”.  One of those projects will be a “super computer” made up of eight Raspberry Pi’s.

Donald Norris has a degree in electrical engineering and an MBA specializing in production management. He is currently teaching undergrad and grad courses in the IT subject area at Southern New Hampshire University. He has also created and taught several robotics courses there. He has over 36 years of teaching experience as an adjunct professor at a variety of colleges and universities. Mr. Norris retired from civilian government service with the U.S. Navy, where he specialized in acoustics related to nuclear submarines and associated advanced digital signal processing. Since then, he has spent more than 22 years as a professional software developer using C, C#, C++, Python, Node.js and Java, as well as 5 years as a certified IT security consultant. Mr. Norris started a consultancy, Norris Embedded Software Solutions (dba NESS LLC), that specializes in developing application solutions using microprocessors and microcontrollers. He likes to think of himself as a perpetual hobbyist and geek and is always trying out new approaches and out-of-the-box experiments. He is a licensed private pilot, photography buff, amateur radio operator, and avid runner.