- Copyright 2014
- Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
- Pages: 384
- Edition: 1st
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EPUB (Watermarked)
- ISBN-10: 0-13-347662-6
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-347662-0
DIY hardware hacking...easy as Pi ®!
Raspberry Pi is taking off like a rocket! You can use this amazing, dirt-cheap, credit card-sized computer to learn powerful hardware hacking techniques as you build incredibly creative and useful projects! This complete, full-color guide requires absolutely no experience with either hardware hacking or computer programming. Colorful photos guide you through each project, and the step-by-step instructions are stunningly clear and easy!
1. Start with the absolute basics:
- Discover why millions of people are so passionate about the Pi!
- Tour the hardware, including storage, connections, and networking
- Install and run Raspbian, Raspberry Pi’s Linux-based operating system
- Manage devices and configuration files
- Network Raspberry Pi and add Wi-Fi
- Program Raspberry Pi using Python, Scratch, XHTML, PHP, and MySQL
2. Next, build all these great projects:
- Media Center
- Retro Console Video Game Station
- Minecraft Server
- Web Server
- Portable Webcam
- Security & Privacy Device
3. Then, master all these cutting-edge techniques:
- Overclock Raspberry Pi for better performance
- Link Raspberry Pi to the Arduino and Arduino clones, including the AlaMode and the Gertboard
- Use the Pi to build electronics prototypes using a breadboard
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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PART I HARDWARE FOUNDATIONS
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Chapter 1 What Is the Raspberry Pi?
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Chapter 2 Hardware Components Quick Start
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Chapter 3 A Tour of Raspberry Pi Peripheral Devices
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PART II SOFTWARE FOUNDATIONS
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Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring an Operating System
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Chapter 5 Debian Linux Fundamentals—Terminal
- Chapter 6 Debian Linux Fundamentals—Graphical User Interface
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Chapter 7 Networking Raspberry Pi
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Chapter 8 Programming Raspberry Pi with Scratch—Beginnings
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Chapter 9 Programming Raspberry Pi with Scratch—Next Steps
- Chapter 10 Programming Raspberry Pi with Python—Beginnings
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Chapter 11 Programming Raspberry Pi with Python—Next Steps
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PART III BASIC RASPBERRY PI PROJECTS
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Chapter 12 Raspberry Pi Media Center
- Chapter 13 Raspberry Pi Retro Game Station
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Chapter 14 Raspberry Pi Minecraft Server
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Chapter 15 Raspberry Pi Web Server
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Chapter 16 Raspberry Pi Portable Webcam
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Chapter 17 Raspberry Pi Security and Privacy Device
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PART IV HACKING THE RASPBERRY PI
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Chapter 18 Raspberry Pi Overclocking
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Chapter 19 Raspberry Pi and Arduino
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Chapter 20 Raspberry Pi and the Gertboard
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Index