Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies

Join the Raspberry revolution with these fun and easy Pi projects

The Raspberry Pi has opened up a whole new world of innovation for everyone from hardware hackers and programmers to students, hobbyists, engineers, and beyond. Featuring a variety of hands-on projects, this easy-to-understand guide walks you through every step of the design process and will have you creating like a Raspberry Pi pro in no time. You’ll learn how to prepare your workspace, assemble the necessary tools, work with test equipment, and find your way around the Raspberry Pi before moving on to a series of fun, lively projects that brings some power to your plain ol’ Pi.

• Introduces Raspberry Pi basics and gives you a solid understanding of all the essentials you’ll need to take on your first project
• Includes an array of fun and useful projects that show you how to do everything from creating a magic light wand to enhancing your designs with Lego sensors, installing and writing games for the RISC OS, building a transistor tester, and more
• Provides an easy, hands-on approach to learning more about electronics, programming, and interaction design for Makers and innovators of all ages

Bring the power of Pi to your next cool creation with Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies!

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Projects
Chapter 1: Getting to Know the Raspberry Pi
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Tools and Workbench
Chapter 3: Focusing on Technique
Chapter 4: The Raspberry Family

Part II: Working with LEDs and Switches
Chapter 5: The Sauce Bottle Game
Chapter 6: Stomp!
Chapter 7: The Light Fantastic
Chapter 8: Games for the Light Fantastic

Part III: Developing Advanced Interfaces
Chapter 9: Advanced Interfaces
Chapter 10: Raspberry Pi in the Sky
Chapter 11: Webcam and Computer Vision
Chapter 12: The Raspberry Jazz Glitter Trio

Part IV: Making the Raspberry Pi Your LEGO’s Magic Brick
Chapter 13: The Pi Meets LEGO
Chapter 14: The LEGO Dice Game
Chapter 15: LEGO Direct

Part V: Exploring RISC OS
Chapter 16: Introducing RISC OS
Chapter 17: RISC OS Coding
Chapter 18: Transistor Tester
Chapter 19: The General-Purpose Input/Output Port in RISC OS

Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 20: Ten Great LEGO Pi Projects
Chapter 21: Ten Suppliers of Components and Tools