Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Zero.
Get started with the smallest, cheapest, and highest-utility Pi everRaspberry Pi ZeroAbout This Book Get started with Raspberry Pi Zero and put all of its exciting features to use Create fun games and programs with little or no programming experience Learn to use this super-tiny PC to control hardwa...
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Packt Publishing, Limited
March 2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- www.PacktPub.com
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Zero
- Setting up the Raspberry Pi Zero
- Powering the board
- Hooking up a keyboard, mouse, and display
- Installing the operating system
- Adding Internet access
- Accessing your Raspberry Pi Zero from your host PC
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Programming Raspberry Pi Zero
- Powering up Raspberry Pi Zero with Linux
- Creating, editing, and saving files
- Creating and running Python programs
- Basic programming constructs on Raspberry Pi Zero
- The if statement
- The while statement
- Working with functions
- Libraries/modules in Python
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Accessing the GPIO Pins on Raspberry Pi Zero
- The GPIO capability of Raspberry Pi Zero
- Simple GPIO digital voltage output
- Raspberry Pi Zero and LED code
- Adding a sonar sensor
- Raspberry Pi Zero and the sonar sensor code
- Connecting a digital compass to Raspberry Pi Zero
- Accessing the compass programmatically
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Building and Controlling a Simple Wheeled Robot
- The basic platform
- Controlling an H-bridge interface to the DC motors
- Controlling your mobile platform programmatically using the Raspberry Pi Zero
- Controlling the speed of your motors with PWM
- Using a motor controller board to control the DC motors
- Controlling the vehicle using the Raspberry Pi Zero in Python
- Planning your path
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Building a Robot That Can Walk
- Robots that can walk
- How servo motors work
- Building the quadruped platform
- Using a servo controller to control the servos
- Communicating between the servo controller and a PC
- Connecting the servo controller to the Raspberry Pi Zero
- Creating a program in Linux to control your quadruped
- Summary.
- Chapter 6: Adding Voice Recognition and Speech
- A Voice Activated Robot
- Communication between the Raspberry Pi Zero and the robot
- Giving your robot voice commands
- Using eSpeak to allow your robot to respond with an audible voice
- Using pocketsphinx to accept your voice commands
- Interpreting commands and initiating actions
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Adding Raspberry Pi Zero to an RC Vehicle
- Configuring and controlling an RC car with Raspberry Pi Zero
- Controlling the RC car in Python
- Accessing the RC car remotely
- Connecting a webcam
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Playing Rock, Paper, or Scissors with Raspberry Pi Zero
- A robotic hand
- Moving the robotic hand
- Connecting the servo controller to the Raspberry Pi Zero
- Creating a program on Raspberry Pi Zero so that you can control your hand
- Installing a USB camera on Raspberry Pi Zero
- Downloading and installing OpenCV
- a fully featured vision library
- Gesture detection
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Adding Raspberry Pi Zero to a Quadcopter
- Constructing the platform
- Mission planning software
- Summary
- Index.