Getting Started with Raspberry Pi: Electronic Projects with Python, Scratch, and Linux

Annotation What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, the inexpensive credit card-sized computer? 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 fun and educational possibilities. Write programs in Scratch and Python. 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 of the Raspberry PiLearn enough Linux to move around the operating systemDraw graphics, play sounds, and handle mouse events with the Pygame frameworkUse the input and output pins to do some hardware hackingDiscover how Arduino and the Raspberry Pi complement each otherIntegrate webcams and the Raspberry Pi Camera Module into your projectsCreate your own Pi-based web server with Python What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, the affordable 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. Updated to include coverage of the Raspberry Pi Model B+, Getting Started with Raspberry Pi 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. In Getting Started with Raspberry Pi, you’ll: Get acquainted with hardware features on the Pi's boardLearn enough Linux to move around the operating systemStart programming in Python and ScratchDraw graphics, play sounds, and handle mouse events with PygameUse the Pi's input and output pins to do some hardware hackingDiscover how Arduino and the Raspberry Pi can work togetherCreate your own Pi-based web server with PythonWork with the Raspberry Pi Camera Module and USB webcams What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, the inexpensive credit card-sized computer? This book takes you step-by-step through the possibilities, such as writing programs in Scratch and Python; using the Raspberry Pi with Arduino; creating Internet-connected projects; playing with multimedia and more. With this guide you will get acquainted with hardware features of the Raspberry Pi; learn enough Linux to move around the operating system; draw graphics, play sounds, and handle mouse events with the Pygame framework; use the input and output pins to do some hardware hacking; discover how Arduino and the Raspberry Pi complement each other; integrate webcams and the Raspberry Pi Camera Module into your projects; and create your own Pi-based web server with Python. Getting up and running Getting around Linux on the Raspberry Pi Specialized distributions Python on the Pi Pygame for animation and multimedia Scratch on the Pi Arduino on the Pi Basic input and output Programming inputs and outputs with Python Analog input and output Working with cameras Python and the Internet. 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