Make: Getting Started with Raspberry Pi: Electronic Projects with the Low-Cost Pocket-Sized Computer

Make: Getting Started with Raspberry Pi: Electronic Projects with the Low-Cost Pocket-Sized Computer

<div><p>What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, the inexpensive credit card-sized computer? All sorts of things! If you're learning how to program, or looking to build new electronic projects, this hands-on guide will show you just how valuable this flexible little platform can be.</p><br /><p>This book takes you step-by-step through fun and educational possibilities. Write programs in Scratch and Python. Use the Raspberry Pi with Arduino. Create Internet-connected projects. Play with multimedia. With Raspberry Pi, you can do all of this and more.</p><br /><ul><li>Get acquainted with hardware features of the Raspberry Pi</li><li>Learn enough Linux to move around the operating system</li><li>Draw graphics, play sounds, and handle mouse events with the Pygame framework</li><li>Use the input and output pins to do some hardware hacking</li><li>Discover how Arduino and the Raspberry Pi complement each other</li><li>Integrate webcams and the Raspberry Pi Camera Module into your projects</li><li>Create your own Pi-based web server with Python</li></ul></div>