Raspberr Pi - Fuze
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- The FUZE www.fuze.co.uk
The FUZE Case for Raspberry Pi® provides a tidy, safe and very secure Raspberry Pi workstation, retaining all connectivity via the easily accessible back panel.
www.fuze.co.uk/product/fuze-rpi-b1/
£129.99 -
RIP eardrums after that intro. Why do so many RUclipsrs insist on having MAXIMUM DECIBELS for their intros???
Small PP
From teamFUZE
Hello, just a couple of replies to a few of the comments being made here.
The reason for focusing on BASIC (FUZE BASIC in this case) is very deliberate. Python is obviously one of the ideal languages to learn but except for the proficient user, Python, Java, PHP, C# etc. have a fairly technical starting point. It certainly helps to have a knowledge of programming, syntax, environments, libraries and so on on before getting started. This is not meant as a broad generalisation as there are plenty of 'technically minded' kids who pick up the likes of Python very quickly but there's also plenty of us who need a bit more of a helping hand to get started.
FUZE BASIC sits perfectly between visual environments like Scratch and more complex environments like Python. Don't believe me... try it.
Not sure I understand comments like 'historical significance' as there are many versions of BASIC in use today - Visual BASIC, .NET, DarkBASIC, Blitz and on and on.
However, please don't get me wrong, we're not on a crusade here. If you can start on Python and you 'get' it then you are on track for a career in programming.
Regarding the price... Tricky... With the inclusion of an electronic component kit, wi fi mouse, mat, keyboard, 2 amp PSU, on off switch!, very rugged case, an 8GB (Pre installed with FUZE BASIC), a large 840 socket breadboard, Project cards, A user's guide and reference manual, a USB hub with four available ports, a Raspberry Pi and of course a rock solid metal case! So at £179.99, it is a significant investment but it is not expensive.
It is available without a Raspberry Pi for just £129.99 and for just £89.99 without the electronics kit.
No camera port? We haven't changed the Raspberry Pi in anyway so the port is still there. The cable can be attached and fed out of the top of the FUZE case so is perfectly accessible.
However all this said and done the FUZE has one single objective, to help children learn to program.
The core focus is FUZE BASIC and the supplied content to teach programming is designed around this. But... Python, Scratch and everything else that comes with the standard Raspbian distribution is included as normal.
I hope that helps to explain our thinking behind the FUZE.
I can relate to your comments on BASIC. As a teen during the 1980's I learned Basic on a VIC-20 and later a C=64. These introductory PC's and programming language coupled with useful tutorial manuals became incredibly popular among most early adopters of home PC's. This lead into a huge boom in schools adopting classes as they saw a public need (demands from local parents) for a more formal and structured courses. Your Fuze Kit seems a grande ideal return to this teaching method for child and curious adult alike.
This seems like a handy case for the Raspberry Pi. One of the problems that I have with Raspberry Pi cases is that they have cables coming out from every side. This ensures that the cables come out of the back, while at the same time having a nice place to keep the GPIO and breadboard. I just wish it was easy to get this in the US without having to go through import customs.
Very nice overview! Well done. I'm an old school programmer from the days of the TRS-80, Apple ][, etc... So when you flipped through the BASIC reference guide, it really took me back. Now that I'm retiring and have some time, Fuze would be an ideal platform to engineer some robotics projects I have in mind. I'm confident I can make it work over here, though I may have to replace the power supply.
Oh man how good would this be with a full size mechanical keyboard
Like the idea and the design. Now if only it didn't have laptop style keys xD
I am having trouble with turning mine on with the hdmi
looks very cool and interesting but i wonder if it really makes sense to learn a modernized version of basic instead of just starting with python.
isn't Scratch the way to go?
+fapeg Scratch just isn't quite text-based programming. It's a great way to introduce the absolute fundamentals, but i think it doesn't quite cut the mustard for KS2.
Enter BASIC. Familiarises them with commands and program structure, whilst being slightly less punishing and overall more accessible than python. Someone who has learned their basics in BASIC will be far better equipped to then tackle python with less intimidation.
Version of this without RPI would be great.
Very Nice, but they should model the FUZE after an Atari XE, in my opinion :-)
The light of status in my raspberriPi doesn´t turns red only the power turns green
Zero or zero w?
in the background video a great desorder in your room ;)
During the 80's my school had the BBC Micro, but as students we never got to use them or learn any programming what a joke, the same British schools that could not even teach their kids Maths or English. I went abroad and went to school their and I did better in a foreign school, I would not send my kids to a English school. If you look at foreign students who come to the UK, they can speak 2 languages and have a good grasp of Maths and English when compared to English students. Any way the Raspberry Pi is a great idea and I do like it I think it would do better if these was in the Caribbean schools, kids their are really in to learning new things and are hungry to learn.
Uk only.... Dang, think about your brother country Australia!
No camera socket!
WHYYYYYYYY?! : (
Why would you want to start learning BASIC in 2014?
I mean, it's not horrible - but there are so many better alternatives.
I hardly think any modern programmer has a high regard for BASIC other than for it's historical significance.
Yeah, the first thing is to understand how loops and branches work, with minimal concern about syntax. It is a good choice for schools, but personally if I had a smart kid, I'd buy him a normal Raspberry Pi and encourage to explore linux. :)
***** I'm sorry, but I don't regard assembling a dozen of unambiguously fitting parts as "building" anything. One might call assembling an old soviet meat mincing machine "building", thus making ass of himself. :)
True computer building is more like designing a Raspberry Pi board, which is too challenging even for me, not to mention a kid. ;)
However, a task of assembling a PC machine is quite suitable for 10 year old. I did it myself, that was plenty of fun. :)
***** In that case it is, of course. :) I thought you meant getting a motherboard, graphics adapter and PSU, and calling that "building a computer", like most people think they do. :D
That's a good point too, introducing a kid to ttl/cmos logic is as good step as getting a lego technic set. ;) Too bad my dad thought that would be too challenging. :(
***** And right after my post I recalled a situation when I was 8 or so... I used to wire up bulbs, fans, switches and batteries in different ways, but I realized I wanted to build something working in a sequence. Today I would call it an asynchronous state machine. Nevertheless, I was disappointed to hear from my dad it's too hard for me and refused to show me the ways of logic circuits.
I won't do it to my kids! ;)
***** Good point. The first language you learn doesn't have to be the best thing out there. You'll move on eventually. It's more important that it's simple and easy to get started with. I actually agree!