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Raspberry Pi Essentials

You're reading from Raspberry Pi Essentials Get up and running with the Raspberry Pi to develop captivating projects

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2015

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781784396398

Length 212 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Raspberry Pi

Concepts

Wearable Tech

Author (1):

Jack Creasey

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Table of Contents (10) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with Raspberry Pi

2. Configuring the Raspberry Pi Desktop and Software FREE CHAPTER

3. Raspberry Pi and Cameras

4. Raspberry Pi Audio Input and Output

5. Port Input and Output on the Raspberry Pi

6. Driving I2C Peripherals on the Raspberry Pi

7. Going Mobile with Raspberry Pi

8. Creating a Raspberry Pi Line-following Robot

Index

Features and limitations of the cameras

Since we still need to understand the limits of each of the cameras, we will start by acquiring some camera data. If you have only one camera connected, that's OK, as the steps are the same.

Because we wanted to test how many cameras could be added successfully, three webcams were connected to the Pi, but we will only use two of them in the final project implementation. For this system configuration, we installed:

WebCam 1: This is a Microsoft LifeCam Studio camera connected to the Pi motherboard USB port. The development system has a maximum of 1.2 Ampere supplied from the Amazon Basics USB hub. We decided to only plug in one camera to the motherboard USB connections to ensure it was well within the power supply rating.
WebCam 2: This is a Microsoft LifeCam Studio camera connected to a port on the USB hub.
WebCam 3: This is a Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 camera connected to a port on the USB hub.
Camera 4: This is a PiNoIR compatible camera connected to...

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Authors (1)

Jack Creasey

Jack Creasey

Jack Creasey has been in the technology industry for more than 30 years, the last 15 years as a Senior Program Manager in hardware and software design. His expertise includes designing, developing, and teaching IT courseware. He is an avid inventor and holds 13 patents in hardware and software design. After retiring early from the computing industry, Jack avidly participates in social network groups that share his passion for next generation technology solutions.

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