Hacking Raspberry Pi (1 ed)

Hacking Raspberry Pi 1st Edition

DIY hardware hacking…easy as Pi®!

Raspberry Pi is rapidly gaining popularity! You can use this amazing, dirt-cheap, credit card-sized computer to learn powerful hardware hacking techniques as you build incredibly creative and useful projects! This complete, full-color guide requires no experience with either hardware hacking or computer programming. Colorful photos guide you through each project, and the step-by-step instructions are stunningly clear and easy!

1. Start with the absolute basics:

• Discover why millions of people are so passionate about the Pi!
• Tour the hardware, including storage, connections, and networking.
• Install and run Raspbian, Raspberry Pi’s Linux-based operating system.
• Manage devices and configuration files
• Network Raspberry Pi and add Wi-Fi.
• Program Raspberry Pi using Python, Scratch, XHTML, PHP, and MySQL.

2. Next, build all these great projects:

• Media Center
• Retro Console Video Game Station
• Minecraft Server
• Web Server
• Portable Webcam
• Security and privacy devices

3. Then, master all these cutting-edge techniques:

• Overclock a Raspberry Pi for better performance.
• Link the Raspberry Pi to the Arduino and Arduino clones, including the AlaMode and the Gertboard.
• Use the Pi to build electronic prototypes using a breadboard.