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A dozen fiendishly fun projects for the Raspberry Pi!
This wickedly inventive guide shows you how to create all kinds of entertaining and practical projects with Raspberry Pi operating system and programming environment. In Raspberry Pi Projects for the Evil Genius , you ll learn how to build a Bluetooth-controlled robot, a weather station, home automation and security controllers, a universal remote, and even a minimalist website. You ll also find out how to establish communication between Android devices and the RasPi.
Each fun, inexpensive Evil Genius project includes a detailed list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and lots of clear, well-illustrated instructions for easy assembly. The larger workbook-style layout makes following the step-by-step instructions a breeze.
Build these and other devious devices:
LED blinker
MP3 player
Camera controller
Bluetooth robot
Earthquake detector
Home automation controller
Weather station
Home security controller
RFID door latch
Remote power controller
Radon detector
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List of contents
Ch 1. LED Blinker
Ch 2. MP3 Player
Ch 3. Camera Controller
Ch 4. Geo-Tagged Pictures
Ch 5. Bluetooth Robot
Ch 6. Earthquake Detector
Ch 7. Home Automation Controller
Ch 8. Weather Station
Ch 9. Home Security Controller
Ch 10. RFID Door Latch
Ch 11. Remote Power Controller
Ch 12. Radon Detector
About the author
Donald Norris is an avid electronics hobbyist and maker. He is also an electronics engineer with an advanced degree in Production Management. Don is retired from civilian government service with the US Navy, where he specialized in acoustics and digital signal processing. He also has more than a dozen years' experience as a professional software developer using C, C#, C++, Python, and Java, as well as five years' experience as a certified IT security consultant.
Summary
A dozen fun, practical projects introduce the new development board for the Raspberry Pi