
USB-C and micro USB adapters for mobile phones and hand-held games consoles may not provide sufficient or reliable power. Our official 12.5W Micro USB Power Supply is a high-quality, reliable choice. Raspberry Pi Zero models, along with older models of Raspberry Pi, need a micro USB power supply. We recommend our official 15W USB-C power supply, available in a variety of regional formats. If you’re setting up our latest model, Raspberry Pi 4, you’ll need a USB-C power supply. These come ready to use and don’t need any setup. Unless your usual computer has a dedicated microSD card slot, you’ll need an SD card adapter to allow you to connect your card to it these are inexpensive and easy to buy online.Īlternatively, you can buy a pre-loaded microSD card from many of our Approved Resellers. We’ll refer to this as “your usual computer”, to distinguish it from the Raspberry Pi computer that you are setting up. For the initial setup of your microSD card, you’ll also need:Īnother computer connected to the internet. Read on to find out what you need for your type of Raspberry Pi. Some of these items vary depending on the model of Raspberry Pi you have.


You need a few basics to get your Raspberry Pi computer up and running.
