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"With futuristic homes on the rise, learn to control and automate
the living space with intriguing IoT projects." About This Book *
Build exciting (six) end-to-end home automation projects with
Raspberry Pi 3, * Seamlessly communicate and control your existing
devices and build your own home automation system, * Automate tasks
in your home through projects that are reliable and fun Who This
Book Is For This book is for all those who are excited about
building home automation systems with Raspberry Pi 3. It's also for
electronic hobbyists and developers with some knowledge of
electronics and programming. What You Will Learn * Integrate
different embedded microcontrollers and development boards like
Arduino, ESP8266, Particle Photon and Raspberry Pi 3, creating real
life solutions for day to day tasks and home automation * Create
your own magic mirror that lights up with useful information as you
walk up to it * Create a system that intelligently decides when to
water your garden and then goes ahead and waters it for you * Use
the Wi-fi enabled Adafruit ESP8266 Huzzah to create your own
networked festive display lights * Create a simple machine learning
application and build a parking automation system using Raspberry
Pi * Learn how to work with AWS cloud services and connect your
home automation to the cloud * Learn how to work with Windows IoT
in Raspberry Pi 3 and build your own Windows IoT Face Recognition
door locking system In Detail Raspberry Pi 3 Home Automation
Projects addresses the challenge of applying real-world projects to
automate your house using Raspberry Pi 3 and Arduino. You will
learn how to customize and program the Raspberry Pi 3 and
Arduino-based boards in several home automation projects around
your house, in order to develop home devices that will really
rejuvenate your home. This book aims to help you integrate
different microcontrollers like Arduino, ESP8266 Wi-Fi module,
Particle Photon and Raspberry Pi 3 into the real world, taking the
best of these boards to develop some exciting home automation
projects. You will be able to use these projects in everyday tasks,
thus making life easier and comfortable. We will start with an
interesting project creating a Raspberry Pi-Powered smart mirror
and move on to Automated Gardening System, which will help you
build a simple smart gardening system with plant-sensor devices and
Arduino to keep your garden healthy with minimal effort. You will
also learn to build projects such as CheerLights into a holiday
display, a project to erase parking headaches with OpenCV and
Raspberry Pi 3, create Netflix's "The Switch" for the living room
and lock down your house like Fort Knox with a Windows IoT face
recognition-based door lock system. By the end of the book, you
will be able to build and automate the living space with intriguing
IoT projects and bring a new degree of interconnectivity to your
world. Style and approach End to end home automation projects with
Raspberry Pi 3.
Discover how to build full stack web applications with the
Raspberry Pi 3 About This Book * Leverage JavaScript, HTML5, and
Cloud APIs to create visual representations and interactive web
pages. * Learn to install and use a Node.js-based web framework to
develop Raspberry Pi 3-powered web applications. * A step-by-step
guide that will cover from setting up a embedded system to
developing embedded, device-powered interactive web applications.
Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at hobbyist, enthusiasts,
and developers eager to develop embedded device-powered web
applications. Prior programming experience with JavaScript, HTML5,
and Node.JS will be beneficial. What You Will Learn * Get up and
running with your Raspberry Pi * Go full stack! Learn about the
end-to-end development process for web applications, right from the
OS up to the actual HTML web interface * Discover that JavaScript
is one of the fastest growing languages today, and is the only
language that can be used both on a browser and server. This book
will empower you to develop in a complete JavaScript stack * See
that the IoT is everywhere!Connect your application to the outside
world. Make use of sensors in your Raspberry Pi to give your
application an edge, and unleash the full power of the Internet of
Things * Build a rich UI with beautiful charts and data
visualizations that can run on any browser * Make your software
data-driven. Learn how to utilize SQLite to collect and analyze
data from multiple systems In Detail Modern web technology and
portable computing together have enabled huge advances in the
Internet of Things (IoT) space,as well as in areas such as machine
learning and big data. The Raspberry Pi is a very popular portable
computer for running full stack web applications. This book will
empower you to master this rapidly evolving technology to develop
complex web applications and interfaces. This book starts by
familiarizing you with the various components that make up the web
development stack and that will integrate into your Raspberry
Pi-powered web applications. It also introduces the Raspberry Pi
computer and teach you how to get up and running with a brand new
one. Next, this book introduces you to the different kinds of
sensor you'll use to make your applications; using these skills,
you will be able to create full stack web applications and make
them available to users via a web interface. Later, this book will
also teach you how to build interactive web applications using
JavaScript and HTML5 for the visual representation of sensor data.
Finally, this book will teach you how to use a SQLite database to
store and retrieve sensor data from multiple Raspberry Pi
computers. By the end of this book you will be able to create
complex full stack web applications on the Raspberry Pi 3 and will
have improved your application's performance and usability. Style
and approach Step-by-step instructions on developing a full stack
web application and deploying it to the Cloud.
Leverage the cheapest and smallest computer to build exciting
wearable-tech projects. About This Book * A practical and
imaginative guide that exposes you to amazing wearable-tech
projects * Create our own heart-rate monitor device and cool
projects such as a Tweet-activated LED T-shirt * A practical guide
packed with real-world, useful wearable-tech projects Who This Book
Is For Everyone. While some prior knowledge of Python programming
and use of the terminal on the Raspberry Pi would be advantageous,
they are by no means necessary. Each chapter clearly sets the steps
to be taken on your wearable-tech adventure. The first chapter
assumes no prior knowledge to get your Pi Zero and you, up and
running. The complexity of the electronic devices used, progress
incrementally as you work through the chapters; there are clear
steps to follow and pictures to help you at every turn along the
way. What You Will Learn * Make use of your Raspberry Pi Zero to
create wearable-tech projects * Interface with electronic devices
and use Python to control them; incorporate these into real-world,
practical, wearable-tech projects * Add LED devices to clothing and
connect them to your Pi Zero * Change how LEDs react based upon
your movement or messages sent through Twitter * Create a pedometer
and heart rate monitor * Create your own GPS tracker In Detail With
Wearable-Tech Projects with the Raspberry Pi Zero, you will begin
with learning how to install the required software for your
upcoming projects. You will also learn how to control electronic
devices with the GPIOZero Python library. Next, you will be
creating some stylish wearable-tech projects such as a
motion-reactive LED cap and a Tweet-activated LED T-shirt. Toward
the end of the book, you will be creating some useful health and
fitness wearable-tech projects; these will help you monitor your
heart rate, track your movements with GPS, and count your footsteps
with your own pedometer. By the end of the book, you will have
created a range of wearable-tech projects and learned enough about
your Raspberry Pi Zero that you should be able to adapt these
projects further or come up with your own creations! Style and
approach This book showcases interesting and cool projects that use
the Raspberry Pi Zero in wearable-tech. This book is for readers
who are looking to progress to the next level of integrating
hardware into their projects. Upon completion of each project, you
will have a functional device that can be worn either to enhance
your style or to provide you with practical data.
Exploring the often-overlooked history and technological
innovations of the world's first true multimedia computer. Long
ago, in 1985, personal computers came in two general categories:
the friendly, childish game machine used for fun (exemplified by
Atari and Commodore products); and the boring, beige adult box used
for business (exemplified by products from IBM). The game machines
became fascinating technical and artistic platforms that were of
limited real-world utility. The IBM products were all utility, with
little emphasis on aesthetics and no emphasis on fun. Into this
bifurcated computing environment came the Commodore Amiga 1000.
This personal computer featured a palette of 4,096 colors,
unprecedented animation capabilities, four-channel stereo sound,
the capacity to run multiple applications simultaneously, a
graphical user interface, and powerful processing potential. It
was, Jimmy Maher writes in The Future Was Here, the world's first
true multimedia personal computer. Maher argues that the Amiga's
capacity to store and display color photographs, manipulate video
(giving amateurs access to professional tools), and use recordings
of real-world sound were the seeds of the digital media future:
digital cameras, Photoshop, MP3 players, and even YouTube, Flickr,
and the blogosphere. He examines different facets of the
platform-from Deluxe Paint to AmigaOS to Cinemaware-in each
chapter, creating a portrait of the platform and the communities of
practice that surrounded it. Of course, Maher acknowledges, the
Amiga was not perfect: the DOS component of the operating systems
was clunky and ill-matched, for example, and crashes often
accompanied multitasking attempts. And Commodore went bankrupt in
1994. But for a few years, the Amiga's technical qualities were
harnessed by engineers, programmers, artists, and others to push
back boundaries and transform the culture of computing.
Learn the art of building a low-cost, portable hacking arsenal
using Raspberry Pi 3 and Kali Linux 2 About This Book * Quickly
turn your Raspberry Pi 3 into a low-cost hacking tool using Kali
Linux 2 * Protect your confidential data by deftly preventing
various network security attacks * Use Raspberry Pi 3 as honeypots
to warn you that hackers are on your wire Who This Book Is For If
you are a computer enthusiast who wants to learn advanced hacking
techniques using the Raspberry Pi 3 as your pentesting toolbox,
then this book is for you. Prior knowledge of networking and Linux
would be an advantage. What You Will Learn * Install and tune Kali
Linux 2 on a Raspberry Pi 3 for hacking * Learn how to store and
offload pentest data from the Raspberry Pi 3 * Plan and perform
man-in-the-middle attacks and bypass advanced encryption techniques
* Compromise systems using various exploits and tools using Kali
Linux 2 * Bypass security defenses and remove data off a target
network * Develop a command and control system to manage remotely
placed Raspberry Pis * Turn a Raspberry Pi 3 into a honeypot to
capture sensitive information In Detail This book will show you how
to utilize the latest credit card sized Raspberry Pi 3 and create a
portable, low-cost hacking tool using Kali Linux 2. You'll begin by
installing and tuning Kali Linux 2 on Raspberry Pi 3 and then get
started with penetration testing. You will be exposed to various
network security scenarios such as wireless security, scanning
network packets in order to detect any issues in the network, and
capturing sensitive data. You will also learn how to plan and
perform various attacks such as man-in-the-middle, password
cracking, bypassing SSL encryption, compromising systems using
various toolkits, and many more. Finally, you'll see how to bypass
security defenses and avoid detection, turn your Pi 3 into a
honeypot, and develop a command and control system to manage a
remotely-placed Raspberry Pi 3. By the end of this book you will be
able to turn Raspberry Pi 3 into a hacking arsenal to leverage the
most popular open source toolkit, Kali Linux 2.0. Style and
approach This concise and fast-paced guide will ensure you get
hands-on with penetration testing right from the start. You will
quickly install the powerful Kali Linux 2 on your Raspberry Pi 3
and then learn how to use and conduct fundamental penetration
techniques and attacks.
Build revolutionary and incredibly useful home automation projects
with the all-new Pi Zero About This Book * Create and program home
automation projects using the Raspberry Pi Zero board * Connect
your Raspberry Pi Zero to a cloud API, and then build a cloud
dashboard to control your devices * Integrate all the projects into
a complex project to automate key aspects of your home: data
monitoring, devices control, and security Who This Book Is For This
book is for enthusiasts and programmers who want to build powerful
and inexpensive home automation projects using the Raspberry Pi
zero, and to transform their home into a smart home. It is for
those who are new to the field of home automation, or who already
have experience with other platforms such as Arduino. What You Will
Learn * Learn how to measure and store data using the Raspberry Pi
Zero board * Control LED lights, lamps, and other electrical
applications * Send automated notifications by e-mail, SMS, or push
notifications * Connect motion detectors, cameras, and alarms *
Create automated alerts using Raspberry Pi Zero boards * Control
devices using cloud-based services * Build a complete home
automation system using Pi Zero In Detail The release of the
Raspberry Pi Zero has completely amazed the tech community. With
the price, form factor, and being high on utility-the Raspberry Pi
Zero is the perfect companion to support home automation projects
and makes IoT even more accessible. With this book, you will be
able to create and program home automation projects using the
Raspberry Pi Zero board. The book will teach you how to build a
thermostat that will automatically regulate the temperature in your
home. Another important topic in home automation is controlling
electrical appliances, and you will learn how to control LED
Lights, lamps, and other electrical applications. Moving on, we
will build a smart energy meter that can measure the power of the
appliance, and you'll learn how to switch it on and off. You'll
also see how to build simple security system, composed of alarms, a
security camera, and motion detectors. At the end, you will
integrate everything what you learned so far into a more complex
project to automate the key aspects of your home. By the end, you
will have deepened your knowledge of the Raspberry Pi Zero, and
will know how to build autonomous home automation projects. Style
and approach This book takes a step-by-step approach to automate
your home like never before!
Work through a mix of amazing robotic projects using the Raspberry
Pi Zero or the Raspberry Pi 3 About This Book * Easy to follow
instructions, yet the ones that help you build powerful robots, and
exclusive coverage of mobile robots with the Pi Zero * Build robots
that can run, swim and fly and the cutting-edge dimension of
robotics that is possible with the Raspberry Pi Zero and Pi 3 *
Interact with your projects wirelessly and make sci-fi possible,
right in your home Who This Book Is For This book is for hobbyists
and programmers who are excited about using the Raspberry Pi 3 and
Raspberry Pi Zero. It is for those who are taking their first steps
towards using these devices to control hardware and software and
write simple programs that enable amazing projects. No programming
experience is required, Just a little computer and mechanical
aptitude and the desire to build some interesting projects. What
You Will Learn * Control a variety of different DC motors * Add a
USB webcam to see what your robot can see * Attach a projector to
project information * Insert USB control hardware to control a
complex robot with two legs * Include speech recognition so that
your projects can receive commands * Add speech output to that the
robot can communicate with the world around it * Include wireless
communication so that you can see what the robot is seeing and
control the robot from a distance In Detail This book will allow
you to take full advantage of Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi 3
by building both simple and complex robotic projects. The book
takes a mission-critical approach to show you how to build amazing
robots and helps you decide which board to use for which type of
robot. The book puts a special emphasis on designing mobile (or
movable) robots using the Raspberry Pi Zero. The projects will show
inexpensive, yet powerful, ways to take full advantage. It will
teach you how to program Raspberry Pi, control the movement of your
robot, and add features to your robots. Style and approach This fun
and practical tutorial contain step-by-step instructions to get you
hands-on building inexpensive projects. It contains
mission-critical chapters and everything you need to know to get
started.
Over 80 practical and interesting recipes that explore the plethora
of functionalities and opportunities available with Raspberry Pi
Zero About This Book * Deep dive into the components of the small
yet powerful Raspberry Pi Zero * Get into grips with integrating
various hardware, programming, and networking concepts with the
so-called "cheapest computer" * Explore the functionalities of this
$5 chip through practical recipes Who This Book Is For This book is
for programmers and hobbyists who are eager to dive deep into the
Raspberry Pi Zero. If you have basic or zero knowledge of the
Raspberry Pi Zero, or if you looking for examples of ways to
utilize the Raspberry Pi's GPIO interface, then this book is ideal
for you. Basic knowledge of Python will be beneficial, and
experience with circuitry and electronics will be needed for the
later chapters in the book. What You Will Learn * Set up your
Raspberry Pi Zero with the operating system, networking, and
different interfaces * Get a hands-on introduction to Linux,
Python, and shell scripts with the Raspberry Pi Zero * Become a
master at driving GPIOs and controlling relays, motors,
transistors, buzzers, audio, read switches, and interrupts with the
Raspberry Pi Zero * Control GPIOs using the web interface and
Node.js * Connect displays, LED matrixes, analog sensors, and
digital sensors * Hack the Ethernet on the Raspberry Pi Zero * Make
your Raspberry Pi Zero an IoT-based sensor node and remotely
monitor your data In Detail The Raspberry Pi Zero, one of the most
inexpensive, fully-functional computers available, is a powerful
and revolutionary product developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
The Raspberry Pi Zero opens up a new world for the makers out
there. This book will give you expertise with the Raspberry Pi
Zero, providing all the necessary recipes that will get you up and
running. In this book, you will learn how to prepare your own
circuits rather than buying the expensive add-ons available in the
market. We start by showing you how to set up and manage the Pi
Zero and then move on to configuring the hardware, running it with
Linux, and programming it with Python scripts. Later, we integrate
the Raspberry Pi Zero with sensors, motors, and other hardware. You
will also get hands-on with interesting projects in media centers,
IoT, and more. Style and approach This recipe-based book will
ensure you gain an intermediate-level knowledge of the Raspberry Pi
Zero. This book contains comprehensive illustrations with specific
schematics for each circuit diagram.
Microcontrollers are embedded into larger systems to provide benefits such as better performance, more features, better efficiency, lower costs and better dependability. This textbook introduces students to creating microcontroller-based embedded systems featuring an ARM Cortex-M CPU core.
An appendix covers how to measure the power and energy use on the FRDM-KL25Z board, including disconnecting the debug MCU to reduce power. Energy measurement using an ultracapacitor is also presented.
For use in ECE, EE, and CS departments.
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