Learning Raspberry Pi: Unlock your creative programming potential by creating web technologies, image processing, electronics- and robotics-based projects using the Raspberry Pi

Samarth Shah · Serge Schneider

Apr 2015 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

Key Features

Book DescriptionIf you have a passion for technology and want to explore the world of Raspberry Pi, then this book provides you with all the tools and information you are looking for. Although being familiar with basic programming concepts is useful, you can still learn a lot from this book as a wide variety of topics are covered.What you will learn

• Get to grips with the basics of Linux administration, along with the inner workings of Linux distributions
• Develop a web interface that can be used to upload selected files and create playlists
• Discover how to connect your Raspberry Pi to the real world using analog inputs
• Build your own remotecontrolled robot
• Get to know about different image processing operations
• Explore troubleshooting tips and tricks
• Create your own Twitterenabled Raspberry Pi camera

Who this book is for

If you have a passion for technology and want to explore the world of Raspberry Pi, then this book provides you with all the tools and information you are looking for. Although being familiar with basic programming concepts is useful, you can still learn a lot from this book as a wide variety of topics are covered.

About the author

Samarth Shah is a software engineer by profession and maker by heart. He leads maker activities at Pune Makers and heads Infosys Robotics Club. He loves building creative/innovative prototypes using the latest hardware/sensors (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Kinect, Leap Motion, and many more) and software. He has given talks at various national and international conferences. He has authored a book on Raspberry Pi entitled Learning Raspberry Pi, Packt Publishing. During the day, he works on various data visualization techniques and UI frameworks. At night, he does blogging, reading, writing, and many more things. You can read more about him at http://samarthshah.com.