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Raspberry Pi User Guide

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The essential guide to getting started with the Raspberry Pi ® The Raspberry Pi has been a success beyond the dream of its creators. Their goal, to encourage a new generation of computer programmers who understand how computers work, is well under way. Raspberry Pi User Guide 2e is the newest edition of the runaway bestseller written by the Pi’s co-creator, Eben Upton, and tech writer Gareth Halfacree. It contains everything you need to know to get the Pi up and running, including how to: Connect a keyboard, mouse, monitor and other peripherals Install software and configure your Raspberry Pi Master basic Linux system administration Set up your Raspberry Pi as a productivity machine, multimedia centre, or web server Write programmes in Scratch and Python Use the GPIO port and add-on boards to connect your Raspberry Pi for use in electronics projects Updated to cover the release of the Camera Board, the introduction of the Pi Store, NOOBS and much more, Raspberry Pi User Guide 2nd edition is the perfect companion for getting the most out of the computing phenomenon, the Raspberry Pi. Eben Upton is the co-creator of the Raspberry Pi board and the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Gareth Halfacree is a freelance technology journalist, open source advocate and erstwhile sysadmin.

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 13 A Trip Around the Board   14 Model A   16 Model B   17 A History of Model B PCB Revisions 18 Revision 1  18 Revision 2  18 A Bit of Background 18 ARM versus x86 19 Windows versus Linux   20 CHAPTER 2 Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi  21 Connecting a Display    22 Composite Video 22 HDMI Video 23 DSI Video  24 Connecting Audio 24 Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse 25 Installing NOOBS on an SD Card  27 Connecting External Storage  28 Connecting the Network   29 Wired Networking    30 Wireless Networking   31 Connecting Power    32 Installing the Operating System  33 Installing Using NOOBS   33 Installing Manually   35 CHAPTER 3 Linux System Administration   41 Linux: An Overview 42 Linux Basics  44 Introducing Raspbian    45 About Raspbian’s Parent, Debian 49 Alternatives to Raspbian  49 Using External Storage Devices  50 Creating a New User Account  51 File System Layout 52 Logical Layout 53 Physical Layout 54 Installing and Uninstalling Software 55 Obtaining Software from the Pi Store  55 Obtaining Software from Elsewhere 57 Finding the Software You Want 58 Installing Software    59 Uninstalling Software   61 Upgrading Software   61 Shutting the Pi Down Safely  62 CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting  63 Keyboard and Mouse Diagnostics 64 Power Diagnostics 65 Display Diagnostics 67 Boot Diagnostics 68 Network Diagnostics    68 The Emergency Kernel   71 CHAPTER 5 Network Configuration 73 Wired Networking 74 Wireless Networking    77 Installing Firmware   78 Connecting to a Wireless Network via wpa_gui    82 Connecting to a Wireless Network via the Terminal   85 CHAPTER 6 The Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool 93 Running the Tool 94 The Setup Options Screen   95 1 Expand Filesystem   95 2 Change User Password  96 3 Enable Boot to Desktop  96 4 Internationalisation Options 97 5 Enable Camera 99 6 Add to Rastrack 99 7 Overclock 100 8 Advanced Options   101 9 About raspi-config   105 CHAPTER 7 Advanced Raspberry Pi Configuration  107 Editing Configuration Files via NOOBS  108 Hardware Settings—configtxt  110 Modifying the Display   111 Boot Options 114 Overclocking the Raspberry Pi 114 Disabling L2 Cache    118 Enabling Test Mode   119 Memory Partitioning   119 Software Settings—cmdlinetxt 120 Part II: Building a Media Centre, Productivity Machine or Web Server CHAPTER 8 The Pi as a Home Theatre PC   125 Playing Music at the Console  126 Dedicated HTPC with Raspbmc 128 Streaming Internet Media  129 Streaming Local Network Media 131 Configuring Raspbmc   133 CHAPTER 9 The Pi as a Productivity Machine  135 Using Cloud-Based Apps   136 Using LibreOffice 139 Image Editing with The Gimp  141 CHAPTER 10 The Pi as a Web Server    145 Installing a LAMP Stack   146 Installing WordPress   150 Part III: Programming with the Raspberry Pi CHAPTER 11 An Introduction to Scratch   157 Introducing Scratch   158 Example 1: Hello World   159 Example 2: Animation and Sound 162 Example 3: A Simple Game  165 Robotics and Sensors   171 Sensing with the PicoBoard  171 Robotics with LEGO   171 Further Reading 172 CHAPTER 12 An Introduction to Python   173 Introducing Python   174 Example 1: Hello World   174 Example 2: Comments, Inputs, Variables and Loops   180 Example 3: Gaming with pygame 184 Example 4: Python and Networking 193 Further Reading 199 Part IV: Hardware Hacking CHAPTER 13 Learning to Hack Hardware   203 Electronic Equipment   204 Reading Resistor Colour Codes  206 Sourcing Components   208 Online Sources 208 Offline Sources 209 Hobby Specialists   209 Moving Up From the Breadboard 210 A Brief Guide to Soldering  213 CHAPTER 14 The GPIO Port  219 Identifying Your Board Revision 220 GPIO Pinout Diagrams   220 GPIO Features 222 UART Serial Bus    222 I2C Bus  223 SPI Bus  223 Using the GPIO Port in Python 223 GPIO Output: Flashing an LED 224 GPIO Input: Reading a Button 228 CHAPTER 15 The Raspberry Pi Camera Module  233 Why Use the Camera Module?  234 Installing the Camera Module  235 Enabling Camera Mode   238 Capturing Stills 239 Recording Video 242 Command-Line Time-Lapse Photography 243 CHAPTER 16 Add-on Boards  249 Ciseco Slice of Pi 250 Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate  254 Fen Logic Gertboard   257 Part V: Appendixes APPENDIX A Python Recipes  265 Raspberry Snake (Chapter 12, Example 3) 266 IRC User List (Chapter 12, Example 4)  268 GPIO Input and Output (Chapter 14)270 APPENDIX B Camera Module Quick Reference  271 Shared Options 272 Raspistill Options 275 Raspivid Options 276 Raspiyuv Options 276 APPENDIX C HDMI Display Modes 277 Index 283

About the Author :
Eben Upton (Cambridge, UK) is the creator and designer of the Raspberry Pi board and?a founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Gareth Halfacree (Bradford, UK) is a long-time tech author and expert on the Raspberry Pi.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118795477
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 312
  • ISBN-10: 1118795474
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jan 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English


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