Raspberry Pi :The Ultimate Step by Step Raspberry Pi User Guide (The Updated Version )

Jason Scotts

Description

Raspberry Pi : The Ultimate Step by Step Guide Raspberry Pi User Guide (the updated version) gets you up and running on Raspberry Pi, whether you're an educator, hacker, hobbyist, or kid. Learn how to connect your Pi to other hardware, install software, write basic programs, and set it up to run robots, multimedia centers, and more. Gets you up and running on Raspberry Pi, a high-tech computer the size of a credit card .Covers connecting Raspberry Pi to other hardware, such as monitors and keyboards, how to install software, and how to configure Raspberry Pi Shows you how to set up Raspberry Pi as a simple productivity computer, write basic programs in Python, connect to servos and sensors, and drive a robot or multimedia center . Adults, kids, and devoted hardware hackers, now that you've got a Raspberry Pi, get the very most out of it with Raspberry Pi : The Ultimate Step by Step Guide Raspberry Pi User Guide (the updated version) .

Informations

• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 02 novembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• EAN13: 9781630222482
• Langue: English

Extrait

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Raspberry Pi Basics
Chapter 2: Connecting the Boards
ARM vs x86
Windows vs Linux
Chapter 3: Getting Started
Connecting a Display
Connecting Audio
Connecting Keyboard and Mouse
Adding USB Storage
SD Card for Raspberry Pi Data Storage
Chapter 4: Operating Systems
Linux
Raspbian
Chapter 5: Creating Your New User Account
Chapter 6: Software Concerns
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting
Keyboard
Mouse
Power
Display
Boot Diagnostic
Network Diagnostics
Emergency Kernel
Chapter 8: Network Configuration
Chapter 9: Partition Management
Chapter 10: Raspberry Pi Configuration Tool
Chapter 11: Interfacing Hardware
Chapter 12: Other Raspberry Pi Concerns
Arduino
Programming with Raspberry Pi
Chapter 13: Python
Chapter 14: Pygame
Conclusion
Introduction
The Raspberry Pi is a computer system with a single board. This is mainly used to help the basic computer science schools teach their trade better. Although this is a relatively simple unit, you should not be deceived by the components of the system. Unlike other computer devices, this unit needs certain types of skills to make the functions work to your advantage. Aside from these, you have to understand how the system works so you will know how to check out the system if something goes wrong. This book will tell you some of the basic aspects that you need to learn about the Raspberry Pi system.
Chapter 1: Raspberry Pi Basics
The Raspberry Pi is a computer board that has been developed in the United Kingdom. This is just as big as a credit card. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has developed and created this single board. The organization decided to come up with the creation to promote basic computer science teaching in numerous learning institutions.
The computer board was created through the licensed manufacturing deals that it created with companies such as Newark, Egoman, and RS Components. These companies sell out the computer board online. Egoman Company has even produced their own version that they can readily distribute to Taiwan and China. You can readily distinguish this version from the other types of Raspberry Pis through the red shade and the absence of the FCC or CE marks on the surface. As for the hardware, this is highly similar across all of the manufacturers.
The Raspberry Pi has a predetermined system found in its chip. This includes a processor with a firmware. The firmware, in turn, contains numerous modes that you may attempt overclocking. You may try out overclocking until the system reaches 1 gigahertz. This will not affect the warranty of the product in any way. The user may also enjoy using the system at 256 megabytes. If you think that this RAM value is insufficient, you may opt to upgrade this to 512 megabytes. This system does not include the solid state drive or the preinstalled hard disk. However, this utilizes an SD card for long term storage and booting. The goal of the foundation is to offer the client with two different versions with varying price ranges. Since then, the foundation has started accepting the orders for the models with higher prices.

After this major turn, the foundation decided to provide the Arch Linux ARM and the Debian with some distributions for download purposes. The tools for this task are readily available with Python as the primary programming language. BBC BASIC is used as the support, along with Perl and C programming languages.
During the previous year, the foundation for Raspberry Pi worked with Velocix and IndieCity to open the first ever Pi store. This is meant as a type of one stop shop for the software needs connected to the computer board. Using the application preinstalled in Raspbian, you may readily browse through the numerous categories and download stuff that suits your fancy. You may also upload some software for release and moderation. At present, the foundation has announced that more than one million computer boards have been created in United Kingdom.
Chapter 2: Connecting the Boards
This section will tell you more about the microprocessors and other aspects of the system that you need to know and understand.
ARM vs x86
The x86 microprocessors are considered as the basis of the typical personal computer units for the last 30 years. However, the latest types of gadgets like the tablets and the smartphones are utilizing another type of technology. This is known as the ARM. For this book section, you will discover some of the differences between these technologies.
The x86 and the ARM are not considered as processor architectures in a similar fashion. When the word architecture is used to denote to a certain type of end product, this term highly refers to the overall design of a certain processor. There are numerous parts that go in this. This includes the processor cores and the cache.
Instead of the typical reference to these technologies, these two are primarily considered as instruction set architecture. This is the portion of the computer processor that is highly related to the programming methods. In essence, this serves as the code translation for the machine that runs that instructions. In turn, the processor will eventually understand and execute the command that the person will feed to the program.