Advanced Raspberry Pi: Raspbian Linux and GPIO Integration

Jump right into the pro-level guts of the Raspberry Pi with complete schematics and detailed hardware explanations as your guide. You’ll tinker with runlevels, reporting voltages and temperatures, and work on a variety of project examples that you can tune for your own project ideas..

This book is fully updated for the latest Pi boards with three chapters dedicated to GPIO to help you master key aspects of the Raspberry Pi. You’ll work with Linux driver information and explore the different Raspberry Pi models, including the Pi Zero, Pi Zero W, Pi 2, Pi3 B and Pi3 B+. You’ll also review a variety of project examples that you can tune for your own project ideas. Other topics covered include the 1-Wire driver interface, how to configure a serial Linux console, and cross-compile code, including the Linux kernel.

You’ll find yourself turning to Advanced Raspberry Pi over and over again for both inspiration and reference. Whether you’re an electronics professional, an entrepreneurial maker, or just looking for more detailed information on the Raspberry Pi, this is exactly the book for you.

What You’ll Learn

• Master I2C and SPI communications from Raspbian Linux in C
• Program USB peripherals, such as a 5-inch LCD panel with touch control and the Pi camera
• Study GPIO hardware, the sysfs driver interface and direct access from C programs
• Use and program the UART serial device.

Who This Book Is For

Advanced Raspberry Pi users who have experience doing basic projects and want to take their projects further.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Raspberry Pi
Chapter 2: Preparation
Chapter 3: Power
Chapter 4: LEDs and Header Strips
Chapter 5: SDRAM
Chapter 6: CPU
Chapter 7: USB
Chapter 8: Ethernet
Chapter 9: SD Card Storage
Chapter 10: UART
Chapter 11: GPIO Hardware
Chapter 12: Sysfs GPIO
Chapter 13: C Program GPIO
Chapter 14: 1-Wire Driver
Chapter 15: I2C Bus
Chapter 16: SPI Bus
Chapter 17: Boot
Chapter 18: vcgencmd
Chapter 19: Linux Console and Pi Zero
Chapter 20: Cross-Compiling
Chapter 21: Cross-Compiling the Kernel
Chapter 22: DHT11 Sensor
Chapter 23: Nunchuk-Mouse
Chapter 24: LCD HDMI Display
Chapter 25: Real-Time Clock
Chapter 26: Pi Camera
Appendix A: Power Standards
Appendix B: Electronics Reference