Take the raspberry pi out of its box.
Raspberry pi camera cable installation.
You need to get the cable the right way round or the camera will not work.
The latest addition released by the raspberry pi foundation is a camera module designed to connect to the csi bus which is the dedicated camera ribbon connector closest to the ethernet port.
Open the camera port on the raspberry pi.
Learn how to connect the raspberry pi camera module to your raspberry pi and take pictures record video and apply image effects.
Find the camera port on the raspberry pi between the hdmi and jack port.
Once everything is ok you can stop the raspberry pi to install the camera sudo shutdown h now.
The camera and the pi board have similar sockets for the cable.
Install the raspberry pi camera module by inserting the cable into the raspberry pi camera port.
What you will need.
Connecting the camera on a pi zero w.
You can buy the cable separately or get it with the official pi zero case.
Insert the microsd card in the raspberry pi.
The camera board attaches to the raspberry pi via a 15 way ribbon cable.
Sign in to or create a raspberry pi account to save your project progress and come back later.
Don t worry though not all is lost if that cable does happen to break.
In order to fit a camera you have to use an adapter cable.
Unfortunately the included cable is quite fragile and can break if twisted or bent too far.
The standard camera module is green.
This is a step by step explanation but we also have a video explanation if you prefer.
If you re using the raspberry pi camera v2 module make sure you ve connected the camera in the right orientation as shown in the following image.
Connect an ethernet cable this is needed on the first boot.
They are installed and work in the same way.
8 iot projects you can do yourself on a raspberry pi.
Using with pi zero.
On the raspberry pi b 2 and 3 the.
29 08 2013 the raspberry pi camera module comes fully assembled with a 15 way 150mm flat cable that plugs directly in the raspberry pi csi port.
The ribbon cable needs to be attached to the camera pcb and to the raspberry pi itself.
First of all the ffc connector located on the end of the board on a pi zero is narrower than the standard connector on the larger boards.
The camera installation on the raspberry pi is straightforward once you find the port location.
The pi zero w camera socket uses a different width of cable to the main raspberry pi boards.
If in doubt just make sure.
In other words remove the pi from the gopigo or the grovepi board in order to have just the pi.
There are only two connections to make.
