A Nifty Extension
The Rasp Pi Zero comes with minimal equipment. To build it out, you will need an OTG adapter plus a USB hub. Makerspot has an interesting solution for this.
An active USB hub for the Rasp Pi Zero
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Frequently, the Rasp Pi Zero gets fitted out with more and more devices so that in the end the user requires a hub. At this point, the question becomes whether it makes sense to spend some more money and switch over to a better equipped, third-generation Rasp Pi with its four USB ports. Still, the Rasp Pi Zero has a very attractive price point. Moreover, it has a form factor that is undeniably more appealing than what the larger version can offer.
Unfortunately, a setup made from a Rasp Pi Zero, USB On-The-Go (OTG) cable and adapter, and a USB hub doesn't exactly look compact (Figure 1). This is where the hub from Makerspot [1] comes into play. All you have to do is attach it underneath the computer. The hub looks like a clone of a Kickstarter project [2] that you can get from merchants like eBay. The crowdfunding platform offers a number of other similar projects.
Figure 1: The Rasp Pi Zero's compact format gets increasingly diminished with the addition of devices like an OTG cable and a hub.
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