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Make the most out of the world’s first truly compact computer It's the size of a credit card, it can be charged like a smartphone, it runs on open-source Linux, and it holds the promise of bringing programming and playing to millions at low cost. And now you can learn how to use this amazing computer from its co-creator, Eben Upton, in Raspberry Pi User Guide. Cowritten with Gareth Halfacree, this guide gets you up and running on Raspberry Pi, whether you're an educator, hacker, hobbyist, or kid. Learn how to connect your Pi to other hardware, install software, write basic programs, and set it up to run robots, multimedia centers, and more. Gets you up and running on Raspberry Pi, a high-tech computer the size of a credit card Helps educators teach students how to program Covers connecting Raspberry Pi to other hardware, such as monitors and keyboards, how to install software, and how to configure Raspberry Pi Shows you how to set up Raspberry Pi as a simple productivity computer, write basic programs in Python, connect to servos and sensors, and drive a robot or multimedia center Adults, kids, and devoted hardware hackers, now that you've got a Raspberry Pi, get the very most out of it with Raspberry Pi User Guide.

Table of Contents:
Introduction  1 Programming is fun!  1 A bit of history   3 So what can you do with the Raspberry Pi?  8 Part I: Connecting the Board CHAPTER 1 Meet the Raspberry Pi    11 ARM vsx86   12 Windows vsLinux  13 Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi  14 Connecting a Display    14 Composite Video    14 HDMI Video  15 DSI Video  16 Connecting Audio     16 Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse  17 Flashing the SD Card    19 Flashing from Linux    20 Flashing from OS X    21 Flashing from Windows   21 Connecting External Storage   22 Connecting the Network    23 Wired Networking    24 Wireless Networking    25 Connecting Power     26 CHAPTER 2 Linux System Administration   27 Linux: An Overview     28 Linux Basics   30 Introducing Debian  30 Using External Storage Devices   34 Creating a New User Account   36 File System Layout  37 Logical Layout  37 Physical Layout  39 Installing and Uninstalling Software  40 Finding Software     41 Installing Software     42 Uninstalling Software    43 Upgrading Software     44 CHAPTER 3 Troubleshooting 45 Keyboard and Mouse Diagnostics   46 Power Diagnostics  47 Display Diagnostics     49 Boot Diagnostics  50 Network Diagnostics     50 The Emergency Kernel     53 CHAPTER 4 Network Configuration    55 Wired Networking  56 Wireless Networking     59 No Encryption     68 WEP Encryption     68 WPA/WPA2 Encryption   69 Connecting to the Wireless Network 69 CHAPTER 5 Partition Management    71 Creating a New Partition    72 Resizing Existing Partitions    76 Automatic Resizing     76 Manual Resizing 77 Moving to a Bigger SD Card    81 Imaging from Linux     82 Imaging from OS X     83 Imaging from Windows    83 CHAPTER 6 Configuring the Raspberry Pi   85 Hardware Settings—config.txt   86 Modifying the Display    87 Boot Options  90 Overclocking the Raspberry Pi   91 Overclocking Settings    92 Overvoltage Settings    93 Disabling L2 Cache     94 Enabling Test Mode    95 Memory Partitioning—start.elf   96 Software Settings—cmdline.txt   97 Part II: Using the Pi as a Media Centre, Productivity Machine and Web Server CHAPTER 7 The Pi as a Home Theatre PC   103 Playing Music at the Console   104 Dedicated HTPC with Rasbmc   106 Streaming Internet Media   108 Streaming Local Network Media  109 Configuring Rasbmc    111 CHAPTER 8 The Pi as a Productivity Machine  113 Using Cloud-Based Apps    114 Using OpenOffice.org    117 Image Editing with The Gimp   119 CHAPTER 9 The Pi as a Web Server    123 Installing a LAMP Stack    124 Installing WordPress    128 Part III: Programming and Hacking CHAPTER 10 An Introduction to Scratch   135 Introducing Scratch    136 Example 1: Hello World    137 Example 2: Animation and Sound  140 Example 3: A Simple Game   143 Robotics and Sensors    149 Sensing with the PicoBoard   149 Robotics with LEGO    150 Further Reading  150 CHAPTER 11 An Introduction to Python   151 Introducing Python    152 Example 1: Hello World    152 Example 2: Comments, Inputs, Variables and Loops   158 Example 3: Gaming with pygame  162 Example 4: Python and Networking  171 Further Reading  178 CHAPTER 12 Hardware Hacking 179 Electronic Equipment    180 Reading Resistor Colour Codes   182 Sourcing Components    184 Online Sources 184 Offline Sources 185 Hobby Specialists    186 The GPIO Port  186 UART Serial Bus     188 I²C Bus   189 SPI Bus   189 Using the GPIO Port in Python  189 Installing the GPIO Python Library  190 GPIO Output: Flashing an LED  192 GPIO Input: Reading a Button  196 Moving Up From the Breadboard  200 A Brief Guide to Soldering   203 CHAPTER 13 Add-on Boards 209 Ciseco Slice of Pi 210 Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate   214 Fen Logic Gertboard    217 Part IV: Appendixes APPENDIX A Python Recipes 225 Raspberry Snake (Chapter 11, Example 3) 226 IRC User List (Chapter 11, Example 4)  228 GPIO Input and Output (Chapter 12) 230 APPENDIX B HDMI Display Modes    231 Index 237

About the Author :
Eben Upton is the co-creator of the Raspberry Pi board and the founder of the Raspberry foundation. Gareth Halfacree is a freelance technology journalist, open source advocate and erstwhile sysadmin.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118464489
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118464486
  • Publisher Date: 30 Aug 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 264


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