RasQberry is a functional model of IBM Quantum System Two. It integrates Qiskit, a Raspberry Pi and a 3D printed model of IBM Q System Two to explore various state-of-the-art technologies and create a tool that can be used for education and in meetings, meetups, demo booths, etc. A spectrum of Quantum Computing demos and Serious Games for Quantum Computing (that illustrate e.g. superposition, interference and entanglement) will be made available on the RasQberry platform for an engaging introduction to Quantum Computing.
Note: If you are looking for the functional model of IBM Quantum System ONE, please go to https://rasqberry.one. Here is the new project, building a functional model of IBM Quantum System TWO, including several additional updates, e.g. 64-bit OS, Raspberry Pi 5, Qiskit 1.x, more Quantum Computing Demos, integration into raspi-config, etc.
Quick Installation of RasQberry
Quick setup instructions:
Initialize an SD card with Raspberry Pi Imager, using the new RasQberry image based on "bookworm, 64-bit".
Currently (during the beta phase), the image can be found at https://github.com/JanLahmann/RasQberry-pi-gen/releases
Alternatively, this image can be accessed with the Raspberry Pi Imager using a custom repository. On a Mac, run the following command in a terminal
/Applications/Raspberry\ Pi\ Imager.app/Contents/MacOS/rpi-imager --repo https://RasQberry.org/RQB-images.json
or on Windows
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Raspberry Pi Imager\rpi-imager.exe" --repo https://RasQberry.org/RQB-images.json
This image includes Qiskit 1.x and several Quantum computing Demos.
Further instructions will be released, soon.
Working with Qiskit
Qiskit is available in the default venv called RQB2. In case this venv is not activated, you can activate with
. /home/pi/RasQberry-Two/venv/RQB2/bin/activate
and list the available Qiskit modules:
(RQB2) pi@raspberrypi:~ $ pip list | grep qiskit
qiskit 1.1.1
qiskit-qasm3-import 0.5.0
Building the RasQberry 3D model of IBM Quantum System Two
STL files for a 3D model of IBM Quantum System Two will be available soon at GitHub: JanLahmann/RasQberry-Two-3Dmodel