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Raspberry Pi User Guide.
Title:
Raspberry Pi User Guide.
Author:
Halfacree, Gareth.
ISBN:
9781118464472
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (266 pages)
Contents:
Raspberry Pi® User Guide -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Programming is fun! -- A bit of history -- So what can you do with the Raspberry Pi? -- Part I: Connecting the Board -- Chapter 1: Meet the Raspberry Pi -- ARM vs. x86 -- Windows vs. Linux -- Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi -- Chapter 2: Linux System Administration -- Linux: An Overview -- Linux Basics -- Introducing Debian -- Using External Storage Devices -- Creating a New User Account -- File System Layout -- Installing and Uninstalling Software -- Chapter 3: Troubleshooting -- Keyboard and Mouse Diagnostics -- Power Diagnostics -- Display Diagnostics -- Boot Diagnostics -- Network Diagnostics -- The Emergency Kernel -- Chapter 4: Network Configuration -- Wired Networking -- Wireless Networking -- Chapter 5: Partition Management -- Creating a New Partition -- Resizing Existing Partitions -- Moving to a Bigger SD Card -- Chapter 6: Configuring the Raspberry Pi -- Hardware Settings-config.txt -- Memory Partitioning-start.elf -- Software Settings-cmdline.txt -- Part II: Using the Pi as a Media Centre, Productivity Machine and Web Server -- Chapter 7: The Pi as a Home Theatre PC -- Playing Music at the Console -- Dedicated HTPC with Rasbmc -- Chapter 8: The Pi as a Productivity Machine -- Using Cloud-Based Apps -- Using OpenOffice.org -- Image Editing with The Gimp -- Chapter 9: The Pi as a Web Server -- Installing a LAMP Stack -- Installing WordPress -- Part III: Programming and Hacking -- Chapter 10: An Introduction to Scratch -- Introducing Scratch -- Example 1: Hello World -- Example 2: Animation and Sound -- Example 3: A Simple Game -- Robotics and Sensors -- Further Reading -- Chapter 11: An Introduction to Python -- Introducing Python -- Example 1: Hello World -- Example 2: Comments, Inputs,Variables and Loops -- Example 3: Gaming with pygame.

Example 4: Python and Networking -- Further Reading -- Chapter 12: Hardware Hacking -- Electronic Equipment -- Reading Resistor Colour Codes -- Sourcing Components -- The GPIO Port -- Using the GPIO Port in Python -- Moving Up From the Breadboard -- A Brief Guide to Soldering -- Chapter 13: Add-on Boards -- Ciseco Slice of Pi -- Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate -- Fen Logic Gertboard -- Part IV: Appendixes -- Appendix A: Python Recipes -- Raspberry Snake (Chapter 11, Example 3) -- IRC User List (Chapter 11, Example 4) -- GPIO Input and Output (Chapter 12) -- Appendix B: HDMI Display Modes -- Index.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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