Connect the Raspberry Pi peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor, and power), and log in using the following login information:
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<nowiki>login: pi
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password: raspberry</nowiki>
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You will not see any text when typing the password; this is a security feature.
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Load the graphical user interface by typing {{fname|startx}}. Now, open Python 3 using {{fname|Menu > Programming > Python 3}}. This will cause a Python Shell window to appear. Select {{fname|File > New Window}}, and type in the following code:
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<nowiki>from astro_pi import AstroPi
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ap = AstroPi()
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ap.show_message("Hello my name is Tim Peake")</nowiki>
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Select {{fname|File > Save}} and choose a file name for your program, then select {{fname|Run > Run module}}. Your message should then scroll across the LED matrix in white text.
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Why not try changing the message between the double quotation marks and running your code again?