#694 Raspberry Pi Cookbook

Book notes: Raspberry Pi Cookbook, by Simon Monk. First published January 1, 2013.

Notes

See also:

• amazon
• goodreads
• https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/raspberry-pi-cookbook/9781449365288/
• https://github.com/simonmonk/raspberrypi_cookbook

Contents

1. Setup and Management

• 1.0. Introduction
• 1.1. Selecting a Model of Raspberry Pi
• 1.2. Enclosing a Raspberry Pi
• 1.3. Selecting a Power Supply
• 1.4. Selecting an Operating System Distribution
• 1.5. Writing an SD Card with NOOBS
• 1.6. Writing an SD Card Manually (Mac)
• 1.7. Writing an SD Card Manually (Windows)
• 1.8. Writing an SD Card Manually (Linux)
• 1.9. Connecting the System
• 1.10. Connecting a DVI or VGA Monitor
• 1.11. Using a Composite Video Monitor/TV
• 1.12. Using All the Storage on the SD Card
• 1.13. Adjusting the Picture Size on your Monitor
• 1.14. Maximizing Performance
• 1.15. Changing Your Password
• 1.16. Setting the Pi to Boot Straight into a Windowing System
• 1.17. Shutting Down Your Raspberry Pi
• 1.18. Installing the Raspberry Pi Camera Module

2. Networking

• 2.0. Introduction
• 2.1. Connecting to a Wired Network
• 2.2. Finding Out Your IP Address
• 2.3. Setting a Static IP Address
• 2.4. Setting the Network Name of a Raspberry Pi
• 2.5. Setting Up a Wireless Connection
• 2.6. Connecting with a Console Lead
• 2.7. Controlling the Pi Remotely with SSH
• 2.8. Controlling the Pi Remotely with VNC
• 2.9. File Sharing on a Mac Network
• 2.10. Sharing the Pi Screen on a Mac
• 2.11. Using a Raspberry Pi for Network Attached Storage
• 2.12. Network Printing

3. Operating System

• 3.0. Introduction
• 3.1. Moving Files Around Graphically
• 3.2. Starting a Terminal Session
• 3.3. Navigating the Filesystem Using a Terminal
• 3.4. Copying a File or Folder
• 3.5. Renaming a File or Folder
• 3.6. Editing a File
• 3.7. Viewing the Contents of a File
• 3.8. Creating a File Without Using an Editor
• 3.9. Creating a Directory
• 3.10. Deleting a File or Directory
• 3.11. Performing Tasks with Superuser Privileges
• 3.12. Understanding File Permissions
• 3.13. Changing File Permissions
• 3.14. Changing File Ownership
• 3.15. Making a Screen Capture
• 3.16. Installing Software with apt-get
• 3.17. Removing Software Installed with apt-get
• 3.18. Fetching Files from the Command Line
• 3.19. Fetching Source Code with git
• 3.20. Running a Program or Script Automatically on Startup
• 3.21. Running a Program or Script Automatically at Regular Intervals
• 3.22. Finding Things
• 3.23. Using the Command-Line History
• 3.24. Monitoring Processor Activity
• 3.25. Working with File Archives
• 3.26. Listing Connected USB Devices
• 3.27. Redirecting Output from the Command Line to a File
• 3.28. Concatenating Files
• 3.29. Using Pipes
• 3.30. Hiding Output to the Terminal
• 3.31. Running Programs in the Background
• 3.32. Creating Command Aliases
• 3.33. Setting the Date and Time
• 3.34. Finding Out How Much Room You Have on the SD Card

4. Software

• 4.0. Introduction
• 4.1. Making a Media Center
• 4.2. Installing Office Software
• 4.3. Installing other Browsers
• 4.4. Using the Pi Store
• 4.5. Making a Webcam Server
• 4.6. Running a Vintage Game Console Emulator
• 4.7. Running Minecraft
• 4.8. Running Open Arena
• 4.9. Raspberry Pi Radio Transmitter
• 4.10. Running GIMP
• 4.11. Internet Radio

5. Python Basics

• 5.0. Introduction
• 5.1. Deciding Between Python 2 and Python 3
• 5.2. Editing Python Programs with IDLE
• 5.3. Using the Python Console
• 5.4. Running Python Programs from the Terminal
• 5.5. Variables
• 5.6. Displaying Output
• 5.7. Reading User Input
• 5.8. Arithmetic
• 5.9. Creating Strings
• 5.10. Concatenating (Joining) Strings
• 5.11. Converting Numbers to Strings
• 5.12. Converting Strings to Numbers
• 5.13. Find the Length of a String
• 5.14. Find the Position of One String Inside Another
• 5.15. Extracting Part of a String
• 5.16. Replacing One String of Characters with Another Inside a String
• 5.17. Converting a String to Upper- or Lowercase
• 5.18. Running Commands Conditionally
• 5.19. Comparing Values
• 5.20. Logical Operators
• 5.21. Repeating Instructions an Exact Number of Times
• 5.22. Repeating Instructions Until Some Condition Changes
• 5.23. Breaking Out of a Loop
• 5.24. Defining a Function in Python

6. Python Lists and Dictionaries

• 6.0. Introduction
• 6.1. Creating a List
• 6.2. Accessing Elements of a List
• 6.3. Find the Length of a List
• 6.4. Adding Elements to a List
• 6.5. Removing Elements from a List
• 6.6. Creating a List by Parsing a String
• 6.7. Iterating over a List
• 6.8. Enumerating a List
• 6.9. Sorting a List
• 6.10. Cutting Up a List
• 6.11. Applying a Function to a List
• 6.12. Creating a Dictionary
• 6.13. Accessing a Dictionary
• 6.14. Removing Things from a Dictionary
• 6.15. Iterating over Dictionaries

7. Advanced Python

• 7.0. Introduction
• 7.1. Formatting Numbers
• 7.2. Formatting Dates
• 7.3. Returning More Than One Value
• 7.4. Defining a Class
• 7.5. Defining a Method
• 7.6. Inheritance
• 7.7. Writing to a File
• 7.8. Reading from a File
• 7.9. Pickling
• 7.10. Handling Exceptions
• 7.11. Using Modules
• 7.12. Random Numbers
• 7.13. Making Web Requests from Python
• 7.14. Command-Line Arguments in Python
• 7.15. Sending Email from Python
• 7.16. Writing a Simple Web Server in Python

8. GPIO Basics

• 8.0. Introduction
• 8.1. Finding Your Way Around the GPIO Connector
• 8.2. Keeping Your Raspberry Pi Safe when Using the GPIO Connector
• 8.3. Installing RPi.GPIO
• 8.4. Setting Up I2C
• 8.5. Using I2C Tools
• 8.6. Setting Up SPI
• 8.7. Freeing the Serial Port
• 8.8. Installing PySerial for Access to the Serial Port from Python
• 8.9. Installing Minicom to Test the Serial Port
• 8.10. Using a Breadboard with Jumper Leads
• 8.11. Using a Breadboard with a Pi Cobbler
• 8.12. Converting 5V Signals to 3.3V with Two Resistors
• 8.13. Converting 5V Signals to 3.3V with a Level Converter Module
• 8.14. Powering a Raspberry Pi with Batteries
• 8.15. Powering a Raspberry Pi with a LiPo Battery
• 8.16. Getting Started with a PiFace Digital Interface Board
• 8.17. Getting Started with a Gertboard
• 8.18. Getting Started with a RaspiRobot Board
• 8.19. Using a Humble Pi Prototyping Board
• 8.20. Using a Pi Plate Prototyping Board
• 8.21. Using a Paddle Terminal Breakout Board

9. Controlling Hardware

• 9.0. Introduction
• 9.1. Connecting an LED
• 9.2. Controlling the Brightness of an LED
• 9.3. Make a Buzzing Sound
• 9.4. Switching a High-Power DC Device Using a Transistor
• 9.5. Switching a High-Power Device Using a Relay
• 9.6. Controlling High-Voltage AC Devices
• 9.7. Making a User Interface to Turn Things On and Off
• 9.8. Making a User Interface to Control PWM Power for LEDs and Motors
• 9.9. Changing the Color of an RGB LED
• 9.10. Using Lots of LEDs (Charlieplexing)
• 9.11. Using an Analog Meter as a Display
• 9.12. Programming with Interrupts
• 9.13. Controlling GPIO Outputs Using a Web Interface

10. Motors

• 10.0. Introduction
• 10.1. Controlling Servo Motors
• 10.2. Controlling a Large Number of Servo Motors
• 10.3. Controlling the Speed of a DC Motor
• 10.4. Controlling the Direction of a DC Motor
• 10.5. Using a Unipolar Stepper Motor
• 10.6. Using a Bipolar Stepper Motor
• 10.7. Using a RaspiRobot Board to Drive a Bipolar Stepper Motor
• 10.8. Building a Simple Robot Rover

11. Digital Inputs

• 11.0. Introduction
• 11.1. Connecting a Push Switch
• 11.2. Toggling with a Push Switch
• 11.3. Using a Two-Position Toggle or Slide Switch
• 11.4. Using a Center-Off Toggle or Slide Switch
• 11.5. Debouncing a Button Press
• 11.6. Using an External Pull-up Resistor
• 11.7. Using a Rotary (Quadrature) Encoder
• 11.8. Using a Keypad
• 11.9. Detecting Movement
• 11.10. Adding GPS to the Raspberry Pi
• 11.11. Intercepting Keypresses
• 11.12. Intercepting Mouse Movements
• 11.13. Using a Real-Time Clock Module

12. Sensors

• 12.0. Introduction
• 12.1. Using Resistive Sensors
• 12.2. Measuring Light
• 12.3. Detecting Methane
• 12.4. Measuring a Voltage
• 12.5. Reducing Voltages for Measurement
• 12.6. Using Resistive Sensors with an ADC
• 12.7. Measuring Temperature with an ADC
• 12.8. Measuring Acceleration
• 12.9. Measuring Temperature Using a Digital Sensor
• 12.10. Measuring Distance
• 12.11. Displaying Sensor Values
• 12.12. Logging to a USB Flash Drive

13. Displays

• 13.0. Introduction
• 13.1. Using a Four-Digit LED Display
• 13.2. Displaying Messages on an I2C LED matrix
• 13.3. Using Pi-Lite
• 13.4. Displaying Messages on an Alphanumeric LCD

14. Arduino and Raspberry Pi

• 14.0. Introduction
• 14.1. Programming an Arduino from Raspberry Pi
• 14.2. Communicating with the Arduino by Using the Serial Monitor
• 14.3. Setting Up PyFirmata to Control an Arduino from a Raspberry Pi
• 14.4. Writing Digital Outputs on an Arduino from a Raspberry Pi
• 14.5. Using PyFirmata with TTL Serial
• 14.6. Reading Arduino Digital Inputs Using PyFirmata
• 14.7. Reading Arduino Analog Inputs Using PyFirmata
• 14.8. Analog Outputs (PWM) with PyFirmata
• 14.9. Controlling a Servo Using PyFirmata
• 14.10. Custom Communication with an Arduino over TTL Serial
• 14.11. Custom Communication with an Arduino over I2C
• 14.12. Using Small Arduinos with a Raspberry Pi
• 14.13. Getting Started with an aLaMode Board and a Raspberry Pi
• 14.14. Using an Arduino Shield with an aLaMode Board and a Raspberry Pi
• 14.15. Using Gertboard as an Arduino Interface

A. Parts and Suppliers

• Parts
• Prototyping Equipment
• Resistors and Capacitors
• Transistors and Diodes
• Integrated Circuits
• Opto-Electronics
• Modules
• Miscellaneous