E-Book description:
Since its launch in 2011, the Raspberry Pi has found a role both as a very low-cost Linux- based computer and as a platform for embedded computing. It has proven popular with educators and hobbyists alike, with over 2 million units sold since its release. In this book, you will find a wide range of recipes using the Raspberry Pi, including recipes for getting started and setting up your Pi; recipes for using the ython pro‐ gramming language; and a large number of recipes about using the Raspberry Pi with sensors, displays, motors, and so on. The book also includes a chapter on using the Raspberry Pi with Arduino boards. This book is designed in such a way that you can read it linearly, as you would a regular book, or access recipes at random. You can search the table of contents or index for the recipe that you want and then jump right to it. If the recipe requires you to know about other things, then it will refer you to other recipes, rather like a cookbook might refer you to base sauces before showing you how to cook something fancier. The world of Raspberry Pi is one that moves quickly. With a large active community, new interface boards and software libraries are being developed all the time. So, besides many examples that use specific interface boards or pieces of software, the book also covers basic principles so that you can have a better understanding of how to use new technologies that come along as the Raspberry Pi ecosystem develops. As you would expect, there is a large body of code (mostly Python programs) that accompanies the book. These programs are all open source and available on GitHub. You’ll find a link to them at the Raspberry Pi Cookbook website. For most of the software-based recipes, all you need is a Raspberry Pi. I recommend a Raspberry Pi model B. For recipes that involve making your own hardware to interface with the Raspberry Pi, I have tried to make good use of ready-made modules, as well as solderless breadboard and jumper wires to avoid the need for soldering. For those wishing to make breadboard-based projects more durable, I suggest using protoyping boards with the same layout as a half-sized breadboard, such as those sold by Adafruit, so that the design can easily be transferred to a soldered solution.
E-Book Author:
Simon Monk
E-Book Table of Contents:
Preface….xi
1. Setup and Management….1
1.1. Selecting a Model of Raspberry Pi….1
1.2.Enclosing a Raspberry Pi….3
1.3.Selecting a Power Supply….4
1.4.Selecting an Operating System Distribution…. 5
1.5.Writing an SD Card with NOOBS….6
1.6.Writing an SD Card Manually (Mac)….9
1.7.Writing an SD Card Manually (Windows)…. 10
1.8.Writing an SD Card Manually (Linux)…. 11
1.9.Connecting the System…. 13
1.10.Connecting a DVI or VGA Monitor….14
1.11.Using a Composite Video Monitor/TV…. 14
1.12.Using All the Storage on the SD Card….16
1.13.Adjusting the Picture Size on your Monitor…. 17
1.14.Maximizing Performance….19
1.15.Changing Your Password….21
1.16.Setting the Pi to Boot Straight into a Windowing System….22
1.17.Shutting Down Your Raspberry Pi….23
1.18.Installing the Raspberry Pi Camera Module….25
2. Networking…. 31
2.1.Connecting to a Wired Network…. 31
2.2.Finding Out Your IP Address….33
2.3.Setting a Static IP Address….35
2.4.Setting the Network Name of a Raspberry Pi…. 36
2.5.Setting Up a Wireless Connection….37
2.6.Connecting with a Console Lead…. 38
2.7.Controlling the Pi Remotely with SSH…. 40
2.8.Controlling the Pi Remotely with VNC….42
2.9.File Sharing on a Mac Network…. 44 2.10.
Sharing the Pi Screen on a Mac…. 45
2.11.Using a Raspberry Pi for Network Attached Storage….47
2.12.Network Printing…. 49
3.Operating System….. . . …..53
3.1.Moving Files Around Graphically….53
3.2.Starting a Terminal Session…. 55
3.3.Navigating the Filesystem Using a Terminal….56
3.4.Copying a File or Folder….60
3.5.Renaming a File or Folder….61
3.6.Editing a File…. 61
3.7.Viewing the Contents of a File…. 64
3.8.Creating a File Without Using an Editor…. 64
3.9.Creating a Directory….65
3.10.Deleting a File or Directory…. 66
3.11.Performing Tasks with Superuser Privileges….67
3.12.Understanding File Permissions….68
3.13.Changing File Permissions….69
3.14.Changing File Ownership…. 70
3.15.Making a Screen Capture….71
3.16.Installing Software with apt-get…. 72
3.17.Removing Software Installed with apt-get….73
3.18.Fetching Files from the Command Line…. 74
3.19.Fetching Source Code with git…. 75
3.20.Running a Program or Script Automatically on Startup….76
3.21.Running a Program or Script Automatically at Regular Intervals…. 78
3.22.Finding Things…. 79
3.23.Using the Command-Line History…. 80
3.24.Monitoring Processor Activity….81
3.25.Working with File Archives…. 83
3.26.Listing Connected USB Devices….84
3.27.Redirecting Output from the Command Line to a File….84
3.28.Concatenating Files…. 85
3.29.Using Pipes…. 86
3.30.Hiding Output to the Terminal…. 86
3.31.Running Programs in the Background…. 87
3.32.Creating Command Aliases…. 88
3.33.Setting the Date and Time…. 88
3.34. Finding Out How Much Room You Have on the SD Card….89
4.Software….91
4.1. Making a Media Center….91
4.2. Installing Office Software….94
4.3. Installing other Browsers…. 95
4.4. Using the Pi Store….97
4.5. Making a Webcam Server….99
4.6. Running a Vintage Game Console Emulator…. 101
4.7. Running Minecraft….103
4.8. Running Open Arena….104
4.9. Raspberry Pi Radio Transmitter….105
4.10. Running GIMP….107
4.11. Internet Radio….108
5. Python Basics…. 111
5.1. Deciding Between Python 2 and Python 3…. 111
5.2. Editing Python Programs with IDLE…. 112
5.3. Using the Python Console…. 114
5.4. Running Python Programs from the Terminal…. 115
5.5. Variables….116 5.6. Displaying Output…. 116
5.7. Reading User Input…. 117 5.8. Arithmetic….118
5.9. Creating Strings….118
5.10. Concatenating (Joining) Strings…. 119
5.11. Converting Numbers to Strings…. 120
5.12. Converting Strings to Numbers…. 121
5.13. Find the Length of a String….122
5.14. Find the Position of One String Inside Another…. 122
5.15. Extracting Part of a String….123
5.16. Replacing One String of Characters with Another Inside a String….124
5.17. Converting a String to Upper- or Lowercase….125
5.18. Running Commands Conditionally…. 126 5.19. Comparing Values…. 127
5.20. Logical Operators….128
5.21. Repeating Instructions an Exact Number of Times….129
5.22. Repeating Instructions Until Some Condition Changes….130
5.23. Breaking Out of a Loop….130 5.24. Defining a Function in Python….131
6. Python Lists and Dictionaries…. 135
6.1. Creating a List….135
6.2. Accessing Elements of a List….136
6.3. Find the Length of a List….137
6.4. Adding Elements to a List…. 137
6.5. Removing Elements from a List….138
6.6. Creating a List by Parsing a String….139
6.7. Iterating over a List….139
6.8. Enumerating a List….140
6.9. Sorting a List…. 141
6.10. Cutting Up a List…. 142
6.11. Applying a Function to a List…. 143
6.12. Creating a Dictionary….144
6.13. Accessing a Dictionary….145
6.14. Removing Things from a Dictionary….146
6.15. Iterating over Dictionaries…. 147
7. Advanced Python….. . . …..149
7.1. Formatting Numbers…. 149
7.2. Formatting Dates…. 150
7.3. Returning More Than One Value….151
7.4. Defining a Class….151
7.5. Defining a Method….153
7.6. Inheritance….154
7.7. Writing to a File….155
7.8. Reading from a File…. 156
7.9. Pickling….157
7.10. Handling Exceptions…. 158
7.11. Using Modules….159
7.12. Random Numbers…. 160
7.13. Making Web Requests from Python…. 161
7.14. Command-Line Arguments in Python…. 162
7.15. Sending Email from Python….163
7.16. Writing a Simple Web Server in Python…. 164
8. GPIO Basics….167
8.1. Finding Your Way Around the GPIO Connector…. 167
8.2. Keeping Your Raspberry Pi Safe when Using the GPIO Connector….169
8.3. Installing RPi.GPIO….169 8.4. Setting Up I2C….170
8.5. Using I2C Tools….172 8.6. Setting Up SPI….173
8.7. Freeing the Serial Port…. 174
8.8. Installing PySerial for Access to the Serial Port from Python….175
8.9. Installing Minicom to Test the Serial Port….176
8.10. Using a Breadboard with Jumper Leads….178
8.11. Using a Breadboard with a Pi Cobbler….179
8.12. Converting 5V Signals to 3.3V with Two Resistors…. 179
8.13. Converting 5V Signals to 3.3V with a Level Converter Module….181
8.14. Powering a Raspberry Pi with Batteries….183
8.15. Powering a Raspberry Pi with a LiPo Battery…. 184
8.16. Getting Started with a PiFace Digital Interface Board….185
8.17. Getting Started with a Gertboard….189
8.18. Getting Started with a RaspiRobot Board…. 191
8.19. Using a Humble Pi Prototyping Board…. 194
8.20. Using a Pi Plate Prototyping Board….195
8.21. Using a Paddle Terminal Breakout Board…. 197
9. Controlling Hardware…. 203
9.1. Connecting an LED…. 203
9.2. Controlling the Brightness of an LED….206
9.3. Make a Buzzing Sound….208
9.4. Switching a High-Power DC Device Using a Transistor….210
9.5. Switching a High-Power Device Using a Relay…. 212
9.6. Controlling High-Voltage AC Devices….215
9.7. Making a User Interface to Turn Things On and Off….215
9.8. Making a User Interface to Control PWM Power for LEDs and Motors…. 218
9.9. Changing the Color of an RGB LED….219
9.10. Using Lots of LEDs (Charlieplexing)….223
9.11. Using an Analog Meter as a Display…. 226
9.12. Programming with Interrupts…. 227
9.13. Controlling GPIO Outputs Using a Web Interface…. 231
10. Motors….. . . . . …..237
10.1. Controlling Servo Motors….237
10.2. Controlling a Large Number of Servo Motors….241
10.3. Controlling the Speed of a DC Motor…. 244
10.4. Controlling the Direction of a DC Motor…. 246
10.5. Using a Unipolar Stepper Motor….251
10.6. Using a Bipolar Stepper Motor….256
10.7. Using a RaspiRobot Board to Drive a Bipolar Stepper Motor…. 257
10.8. Building a Simple Robot Rover….260
11. Digital Inputs…. 265
11.1. Connecting a Push Switch….265
11.2. Toggling with a Push Switch….268
11.3. Using a Two-Position Toggle or Slide Switch….270
11.4. Using a Center-Off Toggle or Slide Switch…. 271
11.5. Debouncing a Button Press….273
11.6. Using an External Pull-up Resistor….276
11.7. Using a Rotary (Quadrature) Encoder….277
11.8. Using a Keypad….281 11.9. Detecting Movement….284
11.10. Adding GPS to the Raspberry Pi…. 286
11.11. Intercepting Keypresses…. 288
11.12. Intercepting Mouse Movements…. 291
11.13. Using a Real-Time Clock Module….292
12. Sensors….297
12.1. Using Resistive Sensors….297
12.2. Measuring Light…. 301
12.3. Detecting Methane….303
12.4. Measuring a Voltage….306
12.5. Reducing Voltages for Measurement….308
12.6. Using Resistive Sensors with an ADC…. 311
12.7. Measuring Temperature with an ADC….312
12.8. Measuring Acceleration….315
12.9. Measuring Temperature Using a Digital Sensor…. 318
12.10. Measuring Distance….320
12.11. Displaying Sensor Values…. 323
12.12. Logging to a USB Flash Drive….325
13. Displays….329
13.1. Using a Four-Digit LED Display….329
13.2. Displaying Messages on an I2C LED matrix….332
13.3. Using Pi-Lite….334
13.4. Displaying Messages on an Alphanumeric LCD….337
14. Arduino and Raspberry Pi….341
14.1. Programming an Arduino from Raspberry Pi….342
14.2. Communicating with the Arduino by Using the Serial Monitor…. 345
14.3. Setting Up PyFirmata to Control an Arduino from a Raspberry Pi….347
14.4. Writing Digital Outputs on an Arduino from a Raspberry Pi…. 349
14.5. Using PyFirmata with TTL Serial…. 351
14.6. Reading Arduino Digital Inputs Using PyFirmata….353
14.7. Reading Arduino Analog Inputs Using PyFirmata…. 356
14.8. Analog Outputs (PWM) with PyFirmata…. 358
14.9. Controlling a Servo Using PyFirmata….360
14.10. Custom Communication with an Arduino over TTL Serial….362
14.11. Custom Communication with an Arduino over I2C….366
14.12. Using Small Arduinos with a Raspberry Pi….370
14.13. Getting Started with an aLaMode Board and a Raspberry Pi….371
14.14. Using an Arduino Shield with an aLaMode Board and a Raspberry Pi…. 374
14.15. Using Gertboard as an Arduino Interface….377
A. Parts and Suppliers….379
Index….385
