Raspberry Pi Projects for the Evil Genius

A dozen fiendishly fun projects for the Raspberry Pi!

This wickedly inventive guide shows you how to create all kinds of entertaining and practical projects with Raspberry Pi operating system and programming environment. In Raspberry Pi Projects for the Evil Genius, you’ll learn how to build a Bluetooth-controlled robot, a weather station, home automation and security controllers, a universal remote, and even a minimalist website. You’ll also find out how to establish communication between Android devices and the RasPi.

Each fun, inexpensive Evil Genius project includes a detailed list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and lots of clear, well-illustrated instructions for easy assembly. The larger workbook-style layout makes following the step-by-step instructions a breeze.

Build these and other devious devices:

• LED blinker
• MP3 player
• Camera controller
• Bluetooth robot
• Earthquake detector
• Home automation controller
• Weather station
• Home security controller
• RFID door latch
• Remote power controller
• Radon detector

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Raspberry Pi
Chapter 2 LED Blinker Project
Chapter 3 MP3 Player Project
Chapter 4 Camera Controller
Chapter 5 GPS
Chapter 6 Earthquake Detector
Chapter 7 Home Automation
Chapter 8 Home Security Controller
Chapter 9 NFC/RFID Reader
Chapter 10 1-Wire Weather Station
Chapter 11 Local and Remote Logic Controller
Chapter 12 Robotic Car: Part 1
Chapter 13 Robotic Car: Part 2
Chapter 14 Radon Detector
Chapter 15 Serving Up Time with an RTC and NTP