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<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I</b></p> <p><b>CHAPTER 1 Meet the Raspberry Pi 13</b></p> <p>A Trip Around the Board 13</p> <p>Model A 15</p> <p>Model B 16</p> <p>Model B+ 16</p> <p>A History of Model B PCB Revisions 18</p> <p>Revision 1 18</p> <p>Revision 2 18</p> <p>Model B+ 18</p> <p>A Bit of Background 19</p> <p>ARM versus x86 19</p> <p>Windows versus Linux 20</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 2 Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi 23</b></p> <p>Connecting a Display 24</p> <p>Composite Video 24</p> <p>HDMI Video 25</p> <p>DSI Video 26</p> <p>Connecting Audio 26</p> <p>Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse 27</p> <p>Installing NOOBS on an SD Card 29</p> <p>Connecting External Storage 30</p> <p>Connecting the Network 31</p> <p>Wired Networking 32</p> <p>Wireless Networking 33</p> <p>Connecting Power 35</p> <p>Installing the Operating System 36</p> <p>Installing Using NOOBS 36</p> <p>Installing Manually 38</p> <p>Flashing from Linux 39</p> <p>Flashing from OS X 40</p> <p>Flashing from Windows 40</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 3 Linux System Administration 43</b></p> <p>Linux: An Overview 43</p> <p>Linux Basics 45</p> <p>Introducing Raspbian 46</p> <p>About Raspbian’s Parent, Debian 51</p> <p>Alternatives to Raspbian. 51</p> <p>Using External Storage Devices 52</p> <p>Creating a New User Account 54</p> <p>File System Layout 55</p> <p>Logical Layout 55</p> <p>Physical Layout 57</p> <p>Installing and Uninstalling Software 57</p> <p>Obtaining Software from the Pi Store 57</p> <p>Obtaining Software from Elsewhere 59</p> <p>Finding the Software You Want 61</p> <p>Installing Software 62</p> <p>Uninstalling Software 63</p> <p>Upgrading Software 63</p> <p>Shutting the Pi Down Safely 64</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting 65</b></p> <p>Keyboard and Mouse Diagnostics 65</p> <p>Power Diagnostics 66</p> <p>Display Diagnostics 68</p> <p>Boot Diagnostics 68</p> <p>Network Diagnostics 69</p> <p>The Emergency Kernel 72</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 5 Network Configuration 75</b></p> <p>Wired Networking 75</p> <p>Wireless Networking 78</p> <p>Installing Firmware 79</p> <p>Connecting to a Wireless Network via wpa_gui 82</p> <p>Connecting to a Wireless Network via the Terminal 85</p> <p>No Encryption 90</p> <p>WEP Encryption 90</p> <p>WPA/WPA2 Encryption 90</p> <p>Connecting to the Wireless Network 91</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 6 The Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool 93</b></p> <p>Running the Tool 94</p> <p>The Setup Options Screen 94</p> <p>1 Expand Filesystem 95</p> <p>2 Change User Password. 95</p> <p>3 Enable Boot to Desktop/Scratch 96</p> <p>4 Internationalisation Options 96</p> <p>I1 Change Locale. 97</p> <p>I2 Change Timezone 97</p> <p>I3 Change Keyboard Layout 98</p> <p>5 Enable Camera 98</p> <p>6 Add to Rastrack 98</p> <p>7 Overclock 99</p> <p>8 Advanced Options .100</p> <p>A1 Overscan .101</p> <p>A2 Hostname .101</p> <p>A3 Memory Split .102</p> <p>A4 SSH .103</p> <p>A5 SPI .103</p> <p>A6 Audio .103</p> <p>A7 Update .103</p> <p>9 About raspi-config .104</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 7 Advanced Raspberry Pi Configuration 105</b></p> <p>Editing Configuration Files via NOOBS .105</p> <p>Hardware Settings—config.txt .107</p> <p>Modifying the Display .108</p> <p>Boot Options .111</p> <p>Overclocking the Raspberry Pi .112</p> <p>Overclocking Settings .113</p> <p>Overvoltage Settings .114</p> <p>Disabling L2 Cache .115</p> <p>Enabling Test Mode .116</p> <p>Memory Partitioning .117</p> <p>Software Settings—cmdline.txt .117</p> <p><b>Part II</b></p> <p><b>CHAPTER 8 The Pi as a Home Theatre PC 123</b></p> <p>Playing Music at the Console .123</p> <p>Dedicated HTPC with Raspbmc .126</p> <p>Streaming Internet Media .127</p> <p>Streaming Local Network Media .129</p> <p>Configuring Raspbmc .131</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 9 The Pi as a Productivity Machine 133</b></p> <p>Using Cloud-Based Apps .134</p> <p>Using LibreOffice .136</p> <p>Image Editing with the Gimp .138</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 10 The Pi as a Web Server 141</b></p> <p>Installing a LAMP Stack .142</p> <p>Installing WordPress .145</p> <p><b>Part III</b></p> <p><b>CHAPTER 11 An Introduction to Scratch 153</b></p> <p>Introducing Scratch .153</p> <p>Example 1: Hello World .154</p> <p>Example 2: Animation and Sound .158</p> <p>Example 3: A Simple Game .161</p> <p>Robotics and Sensors .167</p> <p>Sensing with the PicoBoard .167</p> <p>Robotics with LEGO .167</p> <p>Further Reading .168</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 12 An Introduction to Python 169</b></p> <p>Introducing Python .169</p> <p>Example 1: Hello World .170</p> <p>Example 2: Comments, Inputs, Variables and Loops .175</p> <p>Example 3: Gaming with pygame .179</p> <p>Example 4: Python and Networking .188</p> <p>Further Reading .194</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 13 Minecraft Pi Edition 195</b></p> <p>Introducing Minecraft Pi Edition .195</p> <p>Installing Minecraft .196</p> <p>Running Minecraft .197</p> <p>Exploration .199</p> <p>Hacking Minecraft .200</p> <p><b>Part IV</b></p> <p><b>CHAPTER 14 Learning to Hack Hardware 207</b></p> <p>Electronic Equipment .208</p> <p>Reading Resistor Colour Codes .210</p> <p>Sourcing Components .210</p> <p>Online Sources .211</p> <p>Offline Sources .212</p> <p>Hobby Specialists .213</p> <p>Moving Up from the Breadboard .214</p> <p>A Brief Guide to Soldering .217</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 15 The GPIO Port 223</b></p> <p>Identifying Your Board Revision .223</p> <p>GPIO Pinout Diagrams .224</p> <p>GPIO Features .226</p> <p>UART Serial Bus .227</p> <p>I²C Bus .227</p> <p>SPI Bus .228</p> <p>Using the GPIO Port in Python .228</p> <p>GPIO Output: Flashing an LED .228</p> <p>GPIO Input: Reading a Button .233</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 16 The Raspberry Pi Camera Module 237</b></p> <p>Why Use the Camera Module? .238</p> <p>Installing the Camera Module .239</p> <p>Enabling Camera Mode .242</p> <p>Capturing Stills .244</p> <p>Recording Video .246</p> <p>Command-Line Time-Lapse Photography .247</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 17 Add-On Boards 255</b></p> <p>Ciseco Slice of Pi .255</p> <p>Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate .259</p> <p>Fen Logic Gertboard .262</p> <p><b>Part V</b></p> <p><b>APPENDIX A</b></p> <p>Python Recipes 269</p> <p>Raspberry Snake (Chapter 12, Example 3) .269</p> <p>IRC User List (Chapter 12, Example 4) .272</p> <p>GPIO Input and Output (Chapter 15) .273</p> <p><b>APPENDIX B</b></p> <p>Raspberry Pi Camera Module Quick Reference 275</p> <p>Shared Options .275</p> <p>Raspistill Options .278</p> <p>Raspivid Options .279</p> <p>Raspiyuv Options .280</p> <p><b>APPENDIX C</b></p> <p>HDMI Display Modes 281</p> <p>Index. 287</p>

<p><b>Eben Upton</b> is a founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and serves as the CEO of Raspberry Pi (Trading), its commercial arm. In an earlier life he founded two mobile games companies and was Director of Studies for Computer Science at St John’s College, Cambridge. He holds a BA, a PhD and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.</p> <p><b>Gareth Halfacree</b> is a freelance technology journalist and the co-author of the <i>Raspberry Pi User Guide</i> alongside project co-founder Eben Upton. Gareth can often be seen reviewing, documenting or even contributing to projects, including GNU/Linux, LibreOffice, Fritzing and Arduino.</p>

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