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Raspberry Pi Essentials

Get up and running with the Raspberry Pi to develop captivating projects

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|Sep 2025
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Key Features

    Book Description

    Programmers new to the Raspberry Pi and novice programmers with little to no experience with micro board computing will find the book useful. A basic knowledge of programming languages in general will prove useful for a better understanding of the topics.

    What you will learn

    • Build your own fullfledged Raspberry Pi hardware and install the Raspbian OS
    • Configure the Raspberry Pi development environment and get acquainted with OS configuration and tools
    • Build a camerabased project using PiCam and USB cameras
    • Build and configure a stereo audio system using VLC
    • Explore the Raspberry Pi GPIO to connect to the outside world
    • Utilize and explore extensive I2C interface support built into the Raspberry Pi to enhance your system
    • Configure remote access and battery power for a mobile Raspberry Pi
    • Build a fully functional Raspberry Pi linefollowing robot using PiCam

    Who this book is for

    Programmers new to the Raspberry Pi and novice programmers with little to no experience with micro board computing will find the book useful. A basic knowledge of programming languages in general will prove useful for a better understanding of the topics.

    Table of Contents

    1. Getting Started with Raspberry PI
    2. Configuring the Raspberry Pi desktop and software
    3. Using USB cameras with Raspberry Pi
    4. Installing Sound I/O on Raspberry Pi
    5. Port I/O on the Raspberry Pi
    6. Driving SMBUS Peripherals on the Raspberry Pi
    7. Going Mobile
    8. Creating a Raspberry Pi Line Following Robot
    9. Appendix
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78439-692-3
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2015 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2025
    Language: English
    Pages: 212