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

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.

Raspberry Pi Project Handbook 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 Raspberry Pi Project Handbook be your guide.

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

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.

Raspberry Pi Project Handbook 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 Raspberry Pi Project Handbook be your guide.

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

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

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

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

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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.

Raspberry Pi Project Handbook 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 Raspberry Pi Project Handbook be your guide.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781593278434
Publisher: No Starch Press
Publication date: 04/03/2018
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 263,228
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

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.

Table of Contents

Project 0: Getting Started

PART I: LEDs

Project 1: Blinking an LED
Project 2: LED Pushbutton Flashlight
Project 3: LED Brightness Dial
Project 4: RGB LED Rainbow
Project 5: Ambient Mood Light
Project 6: Clap Sensitive Light Control

PART II: Displays

Project 7: Character LCD Screen
Project 8: Weather Forecaster
Project 9: Pong
Project 10: Touchscreen User Interface

PART III: Monitoring

Project 11: Local Weather Station
Project 12: Gas Leak Detector
Project 13: Intruder Alarm with Email Notification

PART IV: Cameras

Project 14: Home Surveillance Camera
Project 15: Burglar Recognition

PART V: Web Applications

Project 16: Hosting a Flask Server
Project 17: Connecting Your Electronics to the Web
Project 18: IoT Application

PART VI: Playing

Project 19: Digital Drum Set
Project 20: Platformer Game
Project 21: Wifi Robot

Appendix A: Tools of the Trade
Appendix B: Rasp Pi GPIOs

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