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Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies Mike Cook

Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies By Mike Cook

Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies by Mike Cook


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Join the Raspberry revolution with these fun and easy Pi projects The Raspberry Pi has opened up a whole new world of innovation for everyone from hardware hackers and programmers to students, hobbyists, engineers, and beyond.

Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies Summary

Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies by Mike Cook

Join the Raspberry revolution with these fun and easy Pi projects The Raspberry Pi has opened up a whole new world of innovation for everyone from hardware hackers and programmers to students, hobbyists, engineers, and beyond. Featuring a variety of hands-on projects, this easy-to-understand guide walks you through every step of the design process and will have you creating like a Raspberry Pi pro in no time. You ll learn how to prepare your workspace, assemble the necessary tools, work with test equipment, and find your way around the Raspberry Pi before moving on to a series of fun, lively projects that brings some power to your plain ol Pi. * Introduces Raspberry Pi basics and gives you a solid understanding of all the essentials you ll need to take on your first project * Includes an array of fun and useful projects that show you how to do everything from creating a magic light wand to enhancing your designs with Lego sensors, installing and writing games for the RISC OS, building a transistor tester, and more * Provides an easy, hands-on approach to learning more about electronics, programming, and interaction design for Makers and innovators of all ages Bring the power of Pi to your next cool creation with Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies!

About Mike Cook

Mike Cook is a lifelong electronics buff, a former lecturer in physics at Manchester Metropolitan University, and the author of more than 300 articles on computing and electronics. You'll often find him monitoring technology forums under the moniker Grumpy Mike. Brock Craft is a lecturer in creative coding in the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a senior tutor at the Royal College of Art. He is a specialist in physical computing, data visualization, and the Internet of Things. Jonathan Evans is a distinguished IT professional with more than 20 years of experience. He enjoys sharing his ideas at http://projects.privateeyepi.com, where he continues to explore the endless possibilities of this computing platform.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Projects 5 Chapter 1: Getting to Know the Raspberry Pi 7 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Tools and Workbench 29 Chapter 3: Focusing on Technique 47 Chapter 4: The Raspberry Family 69 Part II: Working with LEDs and Switches 79 Chapter 5: The Sauce Bottle Game 81 Chapter 6: Stomp! 93 Chapter 7: The Light Fantastic 115 Chapter 8: Games for the Light Fantastic 135 Part III: Developing Advanced Interfaces 155 Chapter 9: Advanced Interfaces 157 Chapter 10: Raspberry Pi in the Sky 197 Chapter 11: Webcam and Computer Vision 233 Chapter 12: The Raspberry Jazz Glitter Trio 263 Part IV: Making the Raspberry Pi Your LEGO s Magic Brick 277 Chapter 13: The Pi Meets LEGO 279 Chapter 14: The LEGO Dice Game 307 Chapter 15: LEGO Direct 335 Part V: Exploring RISC OS 371 Chapter 16: Introducing RISC OS 373 Chapter 17: RISC OS Coding 391 Chapter 18: Transistor Tester 417 Chapter 19: The General ]Purpose Input/Output Port in RISC OS 441 Part VI: The Part of Tens 451 Chapter 20: Ten Great LEGO Pi Projects 453 Chapter 21: Ten Suppliers of Components and Tools 457 Index 461

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GOR009627244
9781118766699
1118766695
Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies by Mike Cook
Used - Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2015-10-02
504
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