Getting Started with Raspberry Pi (Make: Projects)

Getting Started with Raspberry Pi (Make: Projects)
Matt Richardson (Author), Shawn Wallace (Author)
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What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, a $35 computer the size of a credit card? All sorts of things! If you’re learning how to program, or looking to build new electronic projects, this hands-on guide will show you just how valuable this flexible little platform can be.

This book takes you step-by-step through many fun and educational possibilities. Take advantage of several preloaded programming languages. Use the Raspberry Pi with Arduino. Create Internet-connected projects. Play with multimedia. With Raspberry Pi, you can do all of this and more.

• Get acquainted with hardware features on the Pi’s board
• Learn enough Linux to move around the operating system
• Pick up the basics of Python and Scratch—and start programming
• Draw graphics, play sounds, and handle mouse events with the Pygame framework
• Use the Pi’s input and output pins to do some hardware hacking
• Discover how Arduino and the Raspberry Pi complement each other
• Integrate USB webcams and other peripherals into your projects
• Create your own Pi-based web server with Python

• Rank: #2419 in Books
• Published on: 2012-12-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.50" h x .39" w x 5.51" l, .46 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 180 pages