Introduction 1
Programming is Fun! 1
A Bit of History 3
So What Can You Do with the Raspberry Pi? 8
Part I The Board 11
Chapter 1 Meet the Raspberry Pi 13
A Trip Around the Board 13
Model A/B 16
Model A+/B+ 16
Raspberry Pi 2 17
Raspberry Pi 3 18
Raspberry Pi Zero 19
A Bit of Background 20
ARM Versus x86 20
Windows Versus Linux 21
Chapter 2 Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi 23
Connecting a Display 23
Composite Video 24
HDMI Video 25
DSI Video 26
Connecting Audio 26
Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse 27
Installing NOOBS on an SD Card 29
Connecting External Storage 30
Connecting the Network 31
Wired Networking 32
Wireless Networking 33
Connecting Power 34
Installing the Operating System 35
Installing Using NOOBS 35
Installing Manually 37
Connecting Bluetooth Devices 41
Chapter 3 Linux System Administration 43
Linux: An Overview 43
Linux Basics 46
Introducing Raspbian 46
About Raspbian's Parent, Debian 51
Alternatives to Raspbian 51
Using External Storage Devices 52
Creating a New User Account 54
File System Layout 54
Logical Layout 55
Physical Layout 57
Installing and Uninstalling Software 57
Managing Software Graphically 57
Managing Software at the Command Line 58
Finding the Software You Want 60
Installing Software 61
Uninstalling Software 62
Upgrading Software 62
Shutting the Pi Down Safely 63
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 65
Keyboard and Mouse Diagnostics 65
Power Diagnostics 66
Display Diagnostics 68
Boot Diagnostics 69
Network Diagnostics 69
Chapter 5 Network Configuration 73
Wired Networking 73
Connecting to a Wired Network via the GUI 73
Connecting to a Wired Network via the Console 75
Testing Your Connectivity 76
Wireless Networking 76
Connecting to a Wireless Network via the GUI 77
Connecting to a Wireless Network via the Console 79
Chapter 6 The Raspberry Pi Configuration Tool 85
Running the Tool 85
The System Tab 86
Filesystem 86
Password 87
Hostname 88
Boot 88
Auto Login 88
Network at Boot 89
Overscan 89
Rastrack 89
The Interfaces Tab 90
Camera 91
SSH 91
SPI 91
I2C 91
Serial 91
1-Wire 92
Performance 92
Overclock 92
GPU Memory 94
Localisation 94
Locale 94
Timezone 96
Keyboard 96
Chapter 7 Advanced Raspberry Pi Configuration 99
Editing Configuration Files via NOOBS 99
Hardware Settings: config.txt 101
Modifying the Display 102
Boot Options 105
Overclocking the Raspberry Pi 106
Disabling L2 Cache 110
Enabling Test Mode 110
Memory Partitioning 111
Software Settings: cmdline.txt 112
Part II Building a Media Centre or Productivity Machine 115
Chapter 8 The Pi as a Home Theatre PC 117
Playing Music at the Console 117
Dedicated HTPC with OSMC 119
Streaming Internet Media 122
Streaming Local Network Media 123
Configuring OSMC 124
Chapter 9 The Pi as a Productivity Machine 127
Using Cloud-Based Apps 127
Using LibreOffice 130
Image Editing with the Gimp 131
Part III Programming the Pi 135
Chapter 10 An Introduction to Scratch 137
Introducing Scratch 137
Example 1: Hello World 138
Example 2: Animation and Sound 141
Example 3: A Simple Game 144
Interfacing Scratch with Hardware .149
Further Reading 152
Chapter 11 An Introduction to Python 153
Introducing Python 153
Example 1: Hello World 154
Example 2: Comments, Inputs, Variables, and Loops 159
Example 3: Gaming with pygame 164
Example 4: Python and Networking 172
Further Reading 179
Chapter 12 Minecraft Pi Edition 181
Introducing Minecraft Pi Edition 181
Installing Minecraft 182
Running Minecraft 182
Exploration 184
Hacking Minecraft 185
Part IV Hardware Hacking 191
Chapter 13 Learning to Hack Hardware 193
Electronic Equipment 193
Reading Resistor Colour Codes 195
Sourcing Components 197
Online Sources 197
Offline Sources 198
Hobby Specialists 199
Moving Up from the Breadboard 199
A Brief Guide to Soldering 202
Chapter 14 The GPIO Port 207
Identifying Your Board Revision 207
GPIO Pinout Diagrams 208
GPIO Features 210
UART Serial Bus 211
I2C Bus 211
SPI Bus 211
Using the GPIO Port in Python 212
GPIO Output: Flashing an LED 212
GPIO Input: Reading a Button 216
Soldering the Raspberry Pi Zero's GPIO Header 220
Chapter 15 The Raspberry Pi Camera Module 223
Why Use the Camera Module? 224
Choosing a Camera Module 224
Installing the Camera Module 225
Enabling Camera Mode 228
Capturing Stills 230
Recording Video 232
Command-Line Time-Lapse Photography 233
Chapter 16 Add-On Hardware 237
Official Raspberry Pi Case 238
Installation 239
Raspberry Pi 7" Touchscreen Display 240
Installation 241
Sense HAT 244
Installation 245
Programming the Sense HAT 247
Part V Appendixes 251
Appendix A Python Recipes 253
Raspberry Snake (Chapter 11, Example 3) 253
IRC User List (Chapter 11, Example 4) 255
GPIO Input and Output (Chapter 14) 257
Appendix B Raspberry Pi Camera Module Quick Reference 259
Shared Options 259
Raspistill Options 264
Raspivid Options 266
Appendix C HDMI Display Modes 269
Index 277
