Chapter 1 - Getting Started with Electronic Circuits
Introduction to electronics
Chapter 2 - All About Raspberry Pi
Explanation about Raspberry Pi and getting started
Chapter 3 - Starting with the Basics: Programming with Scratch
A first project introducing Scratch and simple electronics
Creates a controller for a game
Chapter 4 - Using Python for Input and Output: GPIO Zero
Introduction to GPIO Zero, switching larger loads.
Disco light projects
Chapter 5 - More Input and Output: Infrared Sensors and LCD Displays
Motion sensor camera True and False game
Chapter 6 - Adding Control in Python and Linux
Control a lego train
RGB LEDs
Chapter 7 - Creating Video with a Pi Camera
Using infrared remote control to control camera
Making those images into a stop-frame animation
Chapter 8 - Rolling Forward: Designing and Building a Robot
Creating a simple wheeled robot
Controlling motors using H-Bridge
Measuring distance with ultrasonic range sensor
Using a wireless controller
Chapter 9 - Customize Your Gameplay: Minecraft Hardware Programming
Interfacing between Minecraft and electronics
Chapter 10 - Understanding Digital Logic
How logic gates work
Combining logic gates
Measuring temperature and displaying using a BCD to 7-segment decoder
Chapter 11 - Making Your Circuits Permanent
Soldering
Creating enclosures
Multimeter and Oscilloscope
Chapter 12 - Let the Innovation Begin: Designing Your Own Circuits Understanding datasheets
Creating circuits in Fritzing
Creating a PCB
Powering electronic projects
About the Author: Stewart Watkiss graduated from the University of Hull, United Kingdom, with a masters degree in electronic engineering. He has been a fan of Linux since first installing it on a home computer during the late 1990s. While working as a Linux system administrator, he was awarded Advanced Linux Certification (LPIC 2) in 2006, and created the Penguin Tutor website to help others learning Linux and working toward Linux certification.
Stewart is a big fan of the Raspberry Pi. He owns several Raspberry Pi computers that he uses to help to protect his home (Internet filter), provide entertainment (XBMC), and teach programming to his two children. He also volunteers as a STEM ambassador, going into local schools to help support teachers and teach programming to teachers and children.
