As much as I would like to get right down to writing software, there are some hardware issues that need to be taken care of first. I chose to cover this first so that you have time to get everything together before you need to use it.

The Raspberry Pi 3B+ was chosen because of its low cost, high availability, and good community support. We will also be using the Raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen display and a Raspberry Pi Sense HAT. Additionally, you will want a USB keyboard, USB mouse (optional), power supply for the Raspberry Pi, and a 16 or 32 GB micro SD card.

You will also want a network connection between your Raspberry Pi and your development host. If possible, you will want the Raspberry Pi on the same network that your host uses for its network access; however, you may also choose to add an additional network interface to your...