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20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects: Toys, Tools, Gadgets, and More!

20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects: Toys, Tools, Gadgets, and More!

Current price: $24.95
Publication Date: April 17th, 2018
Publisher:
No Starch Press
ISBN:
9781593278434
Pages:
288

Description

Twenty projects using the Raspberry Pi, a tiny and affordable computer, for beginners looking to make cool things right away. Projects are explained with full-color visuals and simple step-by-step instructions.

20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects is a beginner-friendly collection of electronics projects, perfectly suited for kids, parents, educators, and hobbyists looking to level up their hardware skills.

After a crash course to get you set up with your Raspberry Pi, you’ll learn how to build interactive projects like a digital drum set; a WiFi controlled robot; a Pong game; an intruder alarm that sends email notifications; a gas leak detector; a weather forecaster; and IoT gadgets that control electronics around the house. Along the way, you’ll work with core components like LCD screens, cameras, sensors, and even learn how to set up your own server.

Each project provides step-by-step instructions, full-color photos and circuit diagrams, and the complete code to bring your build to life. If you’re ready to hit the ground running and make something interesting, let 20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects be your guide.

About the Author

Rui Santos runs Random Nerd Tutorials, a popular site full of step-by-step instructions for electronics projects. His work has been featured on popular websites like Instructables, Hackaday, and Dangerous Prototypes. Sara Santos has been on the Random Nerd Tutorials team since 2015.

Praise for 20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects: Toys, Tools, Gadgets, and More!

"20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects brings you 20 EASY projects, so it could be more suitable for a beginner than other books."
—Raspberry Tips

"Easy to read . . . The book is suitable for beginners but all the projects will help you learn more about your Raspberry Pi even if you’re more experienced with the platform."
—Don Watkins, Opensource.com