Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius

Ten brand new, hands-on DIY projects for the Raspberry Pi!

his fully illustrated guide shows how to create all kinds of entertaining and practical gadgets with the Raspberry Pi.Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius features ten fun DIY projects that showcase the RasPi’s applications in computing, communications, robotics, photography, and video.

Each Evil Genius project includes a detailed list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and clear, step-by-step assembly and programming instructions. Readers will get up and running right away by learning how to program a touchscreen, interface with an Arduino processor, build a fully working cell phone―even build a super computer using a cluster of RasPis! Advanced projects include a Software Defined Radio, BrickPi robot controller, robotic arm, point-and-shoot camera, and a complete infrared surveillance system.

• Covers all RasPi models, including the latest A+, B+ and B model 2 units
• Features C, Java, and Python programming techniques
• Software downloads available through mhprofessional.com

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Touchscreens
Chapter 3 Arduino Coprocessor
Chapter 4 RGB LED Matrix Display
Chapter 5 Raspberry Pi Supercomputer Cluster
Chapter 6 RasPi-to-RasPi Communications Using MQTT
Chapter 7 Software-Defined Radio
Chapter 8 BrickPi Python Robot
Chapter 9 Python-Controlled Robotic Arm
Chapter 10 Gigapixel Camera System
Chapter 11 Nighttime Garden Monitor