Raspberry Pi Mechatronics Projects HOTSHOT电子书

Raspberry Pi Mechatronics Projects HOTSHOT

Table of Contents

Raspberry Pi Mechatronics Projects HOTSHOT

Credits

About the Authors

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your Hotshot objectives

Mission checklist

Task 1

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Classified intel

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Hello World

A quick introduction to the Raspberry Pi

Features of a Raspberry Pi

Where can I buy a Raspberry Pi?

Requirements to get started with the Raspberry Pi

Operating systems on the Raspberry Pi

Getting started with Raspbian

Downloading Raspbian

Flashing image on to the SD card

Windows

Linux

A command-line interface-based approach

Identifying the SD card mount point

Unmount the SD card

Flash the SD card

GUI-based approach

Setting up the Raspberry Pi

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your Hotshot objectives

Mission checklist

Hunting and gathering

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Setting up the GPIO

Engage thrusters

Installing GPIO libraries

Objective complete – mini debriefing

GPIO programming using Python

Engage thrusters

An alternative to quick2wire – RPi.GPIO

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Electrical output of our program

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Introduction to the Pi Crust – a prototyping platform for the Raspberry Pi

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenge

2. A Raspberry WebIDE Example

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your Hotshot objectives

Mission checklist

Installation, features, and usage of the Occidentalis operating system from Adafruit

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Setup of a remote login into the Raspberry Pi

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Installation of the Raspberry Pi WebIDE

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Python development on the WebIDE

Prepare for lift off

Quick introduction to the I2C interface

Configuring the I2C interface on the Raspberry Pi

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Test and debugging examples using the WebIDE

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenge

3. The Arduino Raspberry Pi Interface

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Where can you buy an Arduino?

Your Hotshot objectives

Mission checklist

Installing the Arduino IDE

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Programming the Arduino using the Raspberry Pi

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Raspberry Pi AlaMode

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

The Weasley weather clock

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Controlling the stepper using the Arduino

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Counterclockwise rotation of the stepper motor

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Controlling the RGB LED Strip using the Arduino

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

I2C Communication using the Arduino (optional)

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

The 7-Segment display

8x8 LED matrix

BlinkM

Proximity sensor

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Serial port communication with the Raspberry Pi

Engage thrusters

Python program for the Weasley clock

Arduino acknowledgement to control signal

Control flow for the weather clock

Temperature data

Control of the RGB LED strip

Control of stepper via serial port

Programming the weather forecast position

8x8 matrix control

BlinkM control

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenge

4. Christmas Light Sequencer

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your objectives

Mission checklist

Interface the devices to the Raspberry Pi

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Connecting multiple appliances to the Raspberry Pi

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Setting up the digitally addressable RGB matrix

Prepare for lift off

Where can I buy them?

Engage thrusters

How does it work?

Lighting up the RGB LED strip

An Arduino-based control

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Interface of an audio device

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Installing the web server

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mission debriefing

Interfacing the web server

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Mission accomplished

References

5. Internet of Things Example – An E-mail Alert Water Fountain

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your objectives

Mission checklist

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Installation of the Flask framework

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Controlling RGB LEDs from a web page

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Setup of the e-mail alerts in the fountain

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenge

6. Raspberry Pi as a Personal Assistant

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your objectives

Mission checklist

Setting up the e-mail feed parser

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Setting up the parser for reminders and events

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Designing an enclosure design for the personal assistant

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Setting up the assembly for the dish monitor

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Setting up sensors for the key alert system

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenges

References

7. Raspberry Pi-based Line Following Robot

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your Hotshot objectives

Mission checklist

Assembly of the Pi Plate for the line following robot

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Sensor selection, interface, and data interpretation

Engage thrusters

Light Dependent Resistors

Infrared emitter/detector

Machine-vision-based line following robot

Sensor selection

Objective complete – mission debriefing

Implementation of line following logic based on sensor data

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Testing the motor driver circuit

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Preparation of the line following course

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Use electrical tape and build a track

Designing the chassis for the line following robot

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

A step-by-step assembly of the robot

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenge

References

8. Connect Four Desktop Game using Raspberry Pi

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your objectives

Mission checklist

Hello world example with the pygame

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Playing sounds using the pygame module

Building menus using the pygame module

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Getting started with the Connect Four game (UI and sound effects)

Prepare for lift off

Engage Thrusters

Adding a menu for the game

Adding sounds to the game

Objective complete – mission debriefing

Interfacing game inputs using the PiFace module

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

A brief description of the Connect Four Game AI

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Main game loop

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Marquee design and control (optional)

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Setup of the switches using a cardboard box

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenge

References

9. The Raspberry Pi-enabled Pet/Wildlife Monitor

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your objectives

Mission checklist

Installing and testing the python-twisted framework

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Setting up and testing Spark Core to interact with appliances

Prepare for lift off

Engage Thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Installing and testing the Google Coder project on the Raspberry Pi

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – objective complete

A brief overview of a bird feeder that triggers a camera

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Alternatives and project ideas to consider

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenge

10. Raspberry Pi Personal Health Monitor

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your Hotshot objectives

Mission checklist

Setting up a web server to record health parameters

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

A simple exercise tool using the Raspberry Pi

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

A mini project idea

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Setting up an e-mail feed parser to refill a prescription as well as remind the user about an upcoming doctor's appointment

Engage thrusters

Setting up a reminder for doctor's appointments

Objective complete – mini debriefing

A simple tool that reminds a person to take his/her pills

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Other project ideas

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Mission accomplished

Hotshot challenge

11. Home Automation using Raspberry Pi

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your objectives

Mission checklist

A simple example that controls limited indoor and outdoor lighting in the evening

Prepare for lift off

Software prerequisites

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Alternative solutions and some project ideas to consider

A customary web server example

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Turning on a lawn sprinkler only when there is no rain forecast!

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Gaining remote access to your Raspberry Pi to control appliances

Some project ideas to consider

Mission accomplished

12. Using a Raspberry Pi for Science and Education

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your Hotshot objectives

Improving your vocabulary using the Raspberry Pi

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Raspberry Pi and Khan Academy

Some ideas to consider

Building a science fair exhibit using the Raspberry Pi

Prepare for lift off

Engage thrusters

Objective complete – mini debriefing

Some simple educational experiments using the Raspberry Pi

Hotshot challenge

13. Tips and Tricks

Mission briefing

Why is it awesome?

Your objectives

Mission checklist

Setting up Raspberry Pi as a development platform

#1 – Simple trick for Python development via remote login

#2 Web development using Google Coder

#3 Adafruit Occidentalis

#4 Java Development using the Raspberry Pi

#5 The Thingbox project

Remotely logging in the Raspberry Pi from anywhere on the Internet

Problems that might be encountered while using Raspberry Pi

SD card corruption

Power issues

Devices powered by USB

Cool add-on hardware sources developed for the Raspberry Pi platform

The Raspberry Pi model B versus B+, model A versus A+

Project ideas that can be implemented over a weekend

Useful resources for the Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Foundation's forums:

Raspberry Pi Stack Exchange:

Element 14's Raspberry Pi community:

Mission accomplished

Index