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Norris, Donald. Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016.

Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius

Authors: Donald Norris

Published:  May 2016 Pages: 304

eISBN: 9781259640599 | ISBN: 9781259640582
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1 Introduction
  • Brief Raspberry Pi Background
  • Chapter 1 Parts List
  • Raspberry Pi GPIO
  • Establishing a RasPi Development Station
  • Setting Up the RasPi Software
  • Linux Users, Privileges, and Permissions
  • Summary
  • 2 Touchscreens
  • PiTFT Touchscreens
  • Chapter 2 Parts List
  • Touchscreen Background
  • RasPi Touchscreen Installation
  • Framebuffer
  • Touchscreen Project
  • Summary
  • 3 Arduino Coprocessor
  • What Is a Coprocessor?
  • Chapter 3 Parts List
  • Communication Implementation Techniques
  • Arduino Board and Arduino IDE
  • Lidar Demonstration Project
  • Demonstration Project
  • Summary
  • 4 RGB LED Matrix Display
  • 32 × 64 RGB LED Matrix
  • Chapter 4 Parts List
  • How the RGB LED Matrix Works
  • RasPi Interface Board
  • Software to Drive the RGB LED Matrix
  • Using Python with the RGB LED Matrix Display
  • Summary
  • 5 Raspberry Pi Supercomputer Cluster
  • Brief Supercomputer Discussion and History
  • Chapter 5 Parts List
  • RasPi Cluster
  • RasPi Cluster Software
  • Software Setup
  • Pi Calculations
  • Unique Functions for Cluster Operations
  • Basic MPI Operations
  • Monitoring Cluster Network Traffic
  • Summary
  • 6 RasPi-to-RasPi Communications Using MQTT
  • Paho and Eclipse.org
  • Chapter 6 Parts List
  • RasPi MQTT Publisher-Client System
  • RasPi Subscriber Client
  • MQTT Two-Phase Thermostat
  • Summary
  • 7 Software-Defined Radio
  • Basic Radio Concepts
  • Chapter 7 Parts List
  • SDR Dongle
  • rtl-sdr and GNU Radio Software Installation
  • Receiving Aviation Data Signals
  • Spectrum Analyzer
  • Summary
  • 8 BrickPi Python Robot
  • BrickPi
  • Chapter 8 Parts List
  • The CasterBot
  • Software Installation and Configuration
  • Summary
  • 9 Python-Controlled Robotic Arm
  • Background for Robotic Arms
  • Chapter 9 Parts List
  • Degrees of Freedom
  • Robotic Arm Classifications
  • SainSmart Robotic Arms
  • Robotic Arm Software
  • Summary
  • 10 Gigapixel Camera System
  • Chapter 10 Parts List
  • Stack and Stitch
  • DSLR Camera
  • Summary
  • 11 Nighttime Garden Monitor
  • Pi Noir Camera
  • Chapter 11 Parts List
  • Installing the Camera
  • Installing and Configuring the Camera Driver Software
  • Physical Monitoring System
  • Mounting All the System Components
  • Setting Up the Trip Beam
  • Software Installation and Configuration
  • Sample from a Capture Video
  • Summary
  • Index