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Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook: Delve into the practical world of the Raspberry Pi Zero

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Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook

Chapter 2. Setting Up Physical and Wireless Connections

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Controlling the RPZ from the UART GPIO port using the console cable
  • Adding a Wi-Fi dongle over USB OTG
  • Hacking RPZ hardware to add a permanent Wi-Fi dongle
  • Setting up dynamic and static IP addresses for the RPZ
  • Pinging from another computer over same network
  • SSHing your RPZ from your desktop computer
  • Sharing a screen on your desktop computer
  • Copying different files to and from your home network
  • Adding USB functions to Raspbian Jessie
  • Using a virtual serial adapter on USB OTG
  • Programming over a virtual Ethernet modem on USB OTG
  • Making your RPZ a USB mass storage device

Introduction

Now that we have our operating system running, we can really start to thinking about the portability advantages this Raspberry Pi Zero can bring. We'll start talking to the Raspberry Pi Zero, get it on the network, and look at the unique features and modes you get with the Zero's small form factor.

Controlling the RPZ from the UART GPIO port using the console cable

If you already have a computer that you use at home, the Raspberry Pi Zero will probably not be serving as a replacement. Wouldn't it be nice if you could work with the Zero through your own home computer? Then you only need one mouse, one keyboard, and one monitor. This recipe will show you how to use the Raspberry Pi Zero's UART GPIO to communicate with a USB-to-serial interface. Becoming familiar with this interface is great for troubleshooting (for example, when USB isn't working or you don't have a monitor nearby) and is one many different ways you can interact with your Zero.

Note

What is a UART and a GPIO? UART stands for Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. Basically, that means it is a communication device understood by a lot of different devices, and it talks back and forth and doesn't wait for an acknowledgement. GPIO stands for General Purpose Input/Output and is the set of communication...

Adding Wi-Fi dongle over USB OTG

An easy way to communicate with your Pi and get your little computer connected to the Internet is connecting it to a USB Wi-Fi adapter. Once you have your Raspberry Pi Zero connected to Wi-Fi, we can get it to interact with pretty much anything that lives on your home network.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need your Raspberry Pi Zero, a USB OTG adapter, and a USB Wi-Fi device. Most of this equipment comes with any starter kit and is inexpensive to buy individually-the OTG adapters can be found for less than $5 and Wi-Fi dongles are $10-$15. It is still amazing that a lot of these accessories cost at least as much as the computer they are needed for!

A small USB OTG dongle and Wi-Fi adapter make for a pretty small setup:

Getting ready

You do need to add power, but even with that, you maintain a very small footprint for what will be an Internet-enabled computer.

The embedded Linux site ( elinux.org ) has a comprehensive listing of tested and compatible Wi-Fi cards...

Hacking RPZ hardware to add up permanent Wi-Fi dongle

The USB dongle solder hack is considered one of the very first hacks shared in the community after the release of the Raspberry Pi Zero. With such a small form factor and USB OTG connectors, many hackers didn't like the idea of adding to the size of the board with an adapter and then tacking on a USB dongle. This recipe shows you how to attach an uncased Wi-Fi adapter to the Raspberry Pi Zero to keep your footprint still small enough to fit a mints tin.

Getting ready

This is another soldering hack, and not necessarily for the faint of heart. You'll need a compatible USB Wi-Fi dongle, but it is important to make sure to check the compatibility list on https://www.elinux.org to ensure that your dongle is both compatible and does not require additional power. Since we will be soldering this one right to the Zero, it will need to be able to get all of the power it needs from the incoming USB 5V port.

A great way to test whether you...

Setting Up dynamic and static IP address for RPZ

Now that we have our Raspberry Pi Zero on the network, let's look a little closer at what we can do with the networking. Everything should have connected to your Wi-Fi network thanks to DHCP (Dynamic Host Allocation Protocol). DHCP takes incoming requests from devices to be added to the network. It has a pool of IP addresses on the network that it will "lease" to the device for a period of time. After the lease expires, the device may renew (and, depending on the DHCP server rules, will get a new or the same address), or the address will be returned to the available pool. This makes it easy to add machines to a network without keeping track of individual addresses assigned to devices. When your Raspberry Pi Zero connected to your Wi-Fi network, by default, it would have been assigned at least one IP address: an IPv4 address (four sets of numbers between 0 and 255, as in 192.168.17.250), and/or a newer IPv6 address (8 sets of...

Introduction

Now that we have our operating system running, we can really start to thinking about the portability advantages this Raspberry Pi Zero can bring. We'll start talking to the Raspberry Pi Zero, get it on the network, and look at the unique features and modes you get with the Zero's small form factor.

Controlling the RPZ from the UART GPIO port using the console cable

If you already have a computer that you use at home, the Raspberry Pi Zero will probably not be serving as a replacement. Wouldn't it be nice if you could work with the Zero through your own home computer? Then you only need one mouse, one keyboard, and one monitor. This recipe will show you how to use the Raspberry Pi Zero's UART GPIO to communicate with a USB-to-serial interface. Becoming familiar with this interface is great for troubleshooting (for example, when USB isn't working or you don't have a monitor nearby) and is one many different ways you can interact with your Zero.

Note

What is a UART and a GPIO? UART stands for Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. Basically, that means it is a communication device understood by a lot of different devices, and it talks back and forth and doesn't wait for an acknowledgement. GPIO stands for General Purpose Input/Output and is the set of communication connections that...

Adding Wi-Fi dongle over USB OTG

An easy way to communicate with your Pi and get your little computer connected to the Internet is connecting it to a USB Wi-Fi adapter. Once you have your Raspberry Pi Zero connected to Wi-Fi, we can get it to interact with pretty much anything that lives on your home network.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need your Raspberry Pi Zero, a USB OTG adapter, and a USB Wi-Fi device. Most of this equipment comes with any starter kit and is inexpensive to buy individually-the OTG adapters can be found for less than $5 and Wi-Fi dongles are $10-$15. It is still amazing that a lot of these accessories cost at least as much as the computer they are needed for!

A small USB OTG dongle and Wi-Fi adapter make for a pretty small setup:

You do need to add power, but even with that, you maintain a very small footprint for what will be an Internet-enabled computer.

The embedded Linux site ( elinux.org ) has a comprehensive listing of tested and compatible Wi-Fi cards...

Hacking RPZ hardware to add up permanent Wi-Fi dongle

The USB dongle solder hack is considered one of the very first hacks shared in the community after the release of the Raspberry Pi Zero. With such a small form factor and USB OTG connectors, many hackers didn't like the idea of adding to the size of the board with an adapter and then tacking on a USB dongle. This recipe shows you how to attach an uncased Wi-Fi adapter to the Raspberry Pi Zero to keep your footprint still small enough to fit a mints tin.

Getting ready

This is another soldering hack, and not necessarily for the faint of heart. You'll need a compatible USB Wi-Fi dongle, but it is important to make sure to check the compatibility list on https://www.elinux.org to ensure that your dongle is both compatible and does not require additional power. Since we will be soldering this one right to the Zero, it will need to be able to get all of the power it needs from the incoming USB 5V port.

A great way to test whether you have the...

Setting Up dynamic and static IP address for RPZ

Now that we have our Raspberry Pi Zero on the network, let's look a little closer at what we can do with the networking. Everything should have connected to your Wi-Fi network thanks to DHCP (Dynamic Host Allocation Protocol). DHCP takes incoming requests from devices to be added to the network. It has a pool of IP addresses on the network that it will "lease" to the device for a period of time. After the lease expires, the device may renew (and, depending on the DHCP server rules, will get a new or the same address), or the address will be returned to the available pool. This makes it easy to add machines to a network without keeping track of individual addresses assigned to devices. When your Raspberry Pi Zero connected to your Wi-Fi network, by default, it would have been assigned at least one IP address: an IPv4 address (four sets of numbers between 0 and 255, as in 192.168.17.250), and/or a newer IPv6 address (8 sets of hexadecimal numbers...

Pinging from another computer over same network

Now that we have our computer on the network, we want to make sure other computers are able to contact it. The ping command is one of the first tests to tell whether your computer can be contacted. The command sends a small test packet of data to another computer's IP address or hostname and waits to hear a response. If it does, it tells you how long it took for the response to come back. If it doesn't, it tells you it is not receiving a response.

Note

Some computer systems have firewalls that do not allow ICMP ECHO attempts. This means that even though the computer is available on the network, attempts to ping it will fail. On the default configuration of Raspbian, ping commands are allowed, so attempts to ping your Pi should succeed.

Getting ready

As long you as you know your IP address (whether it was dynamically assigned using DHCP or you assigned a static IP from the previous recipe), you should be able to contact it from your network. The...

SSHing your RPZ from your desktop computer

The ideal way to talk to your Raspberry Pi Zero is using Secure SHell (SSH). This gives you a secure, encrypted channel to talk to your Pi from anywhere on the network. For example, let's say you want your Pi to collect temperature information from your attic and make it available on your home network. You don't want to drag a monitor, mouse, and keyboard up to your attic every time you want to make a change-you want to do it from your regular home computer! If you have your RPZ using Wi-Fi, on the network, and ping-able, the next step is to work with it remotely over SSH. Here's how.

Getting ready

If you are using a Windows machine, PuTTY is the way to go, just like a serial connection. If you are on OSX or Linux, SSH should be installed and available using any terminal window. You'll also need the IP address of your Raspberry Pi Zero.

If you ran through the earlier recipe to enable SSH using the rasp-config utility covered in Chapter 1, Kick-Start...

Sharing a screen on your desktop computer

While it is inevitable that you will use the command line a lot when using Linux, a lot of people enjoy Raspbian's GUI. But you still want to keep your Zero in the attic! No problem at all: the Virtual Network Computing (VNC) service makes the GUI available from anywhere you able to connect.

Getting ready

Stay connected to your Raspberry Pi Zero with your SSH terminal. On your home computer, you will need a VNC viewer application. I love the VNC Viewer Chrome extension, and it is available on any platform.

How to do it...

  1. First, you need to install a VNC server on your Raspberry Pi Zero. To install it on Raspbian, type the following: 

            sudo apt-get install tightvncserver

  2. Once it's installed, starting it is as simple as typing vncserver: 

            $ vncserver
        New 'X' desktop is rpz14101:1
        Starting applications specified in 
        /home/pi/.vnc/xstartup
        Log file is /home/pi/.vnc/rpz14101:1.log

  3. The first...

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Key benefits

  • Deep dive into the components of the small yet powerful Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Get into grips with integrating various hardware, programming, and networking concepts with the so-called “cheapest computer”
  • Explore the functionalities of this $5 chip through practical recipes

Description

The Raspberry Pi Zero, one of the most inexpensive, fully-functional computers available, is a powerful and revolutionary product developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Raspberry Pi Zero opens up a new world for the makers out there. This book will give you expertise with the Raspberry Pi Zero, providing all the necessary recipes that will get you up and running. In this book, you will learn how to prepare your own circuits rather than buying the expensive add–ons available in the market. We start by showing you how to set up and manage the Pi Zero and then move on to configuring the hardware, running it with Linux, and programming it with Python scripts. Later, we integrate the Raspberry Pi Zero with sensors, motors, and other hardware. You will also get hands-on with interesting projects in media centers, IoT, and more.

Who is this book for?

This book is for programmers and hobbyists who are eager to dive deep into the Raspberry Pi Zero. If you have basic or zero knowledge of the Raspberry Pi Zero, or if you looking for examples of ways to utilize the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO interface, then this book is ideal for you. Basic knowledge of Python will be beneficial, and experience with circuitry and electronics will be needed for the later chapters in the book.

What you will learn

  • Set up your Raspberry Pi Zero with the operating system, networking, and different interfaces
  • Get a hands-on introduction to Linux, Python, and shell scripts with the Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Become a master at driving GPIOs and controlling relays, motors, transistors, buzzers, audio, read switches, and interrupts with the Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Control GPIOs using the web interface and Node.js
  • Connect displays, LED matrixes, analog sensors, and digital sensors
  • Hack the Ethernet on the Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Make your Raspberry Pi Zero an IoT-based sensor node and remotely monitor your data
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10 Chapters
1. Kick-Start Your Raspberry Pi Zero Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Kick-Start Your Raspberry Pi Zero
Introduction
Understanding the standard connectors and test points
Reviewing power supply requirements
Choosing an operating system to install
Writing to an SD card with NOOBS
Using Windows to write a Raspbian image to an SD card
Using OS X to validate a Raspbian image and write it to an SD card
Using Ubuntu 16.04 to validate a Raspbian image and write it to an SD card
Identifying RCA solder points for analog video connections
Adding a USB extension over a USB OTG connector
Connecting to displays and changing the configuration settings
Logging in to the RPZ desktop for the first time, creating users, and rebooting
2. Setting Up Physical and Wireless Connections Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Setting Up Physical and Wireless Connections
Introduction
Controlling the RPZ from the UART GPIO port using the console cable
Adding Wi-Fi dongle over USB OTG
Hacking RPZ hardware to add up permanent Wi-Fi dongle
Setting Up dynamic and static IP address for RPZ
Pinging from another computer over same network
SSHing your RPZ from your desktop computer
Sharing a screen on your desktop computer
Copying different files to and from your home network
Adding USB functions to Raspbian Jessie
Using a virtual serial adapter on USB OTG
Programming over a virtual Ethernet modem on USB OTG
Making your RPZ a USB mass storage device
3. Programming with Linux Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Programming with Linux
Navigating a filesystem and viewing and searching the contents of a directory
Creating a new file, editing it in an editor, and changing ownership
Renaming and copying/moving the file/folder into a new directory
Installing and uninstalling a program
Downloading a file from the Internet and deleting a file
Changing to root and using superpowers
Extracting a zipped file and zipping it back
Searching executed code from the terminal's history
Changing RPZ configuration settings from the command line
Checking running processes and killing a process running in the background
Creating our first shell program and automating a process
Syncing with NTC servers to update the current time
Running a background process in Linux
Setting a file to run automatically on startup
Using crontab to run a script automatically at predefined intervals
4. Programming with Python Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Programming with Python
Introduction
Choosing between Python 2 and 3
Installing important Python packages
Creating our first Python program and running loops
Playing with strings
Plotting graphs using Python
Sending an e-mail from a Python Script
Creating a program to log and append data to a CSV file
Using a Python script to upload data online to a Google spreadsheet interface
Adding help and parameters to your Python Program
5. Getting Your Hands Dirty Using the GPIO Header Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Getting Your Hands Dirty Using the GPIO Header
Introduction
Pin configurations and precautions for using the GPIO pins
Using the GPIOs with the WiringPi library
Connecting an LED with RPZ and controlling it using C, Python, and a shell
Basics of the UART port and getting data from the desktop on the serial port using Minicom
Writing a Python/C program to get UART data in your code
Basics of I2C and checking the I2C devices present on a port
Basics of SPI and setting up an SPI module
Converting a 5V signal into a 3.3V signal and slew rates
Running RPZ on a battery
Controlling GPIOs using a web interface
Making RPZ a radio transmitter and sharing music
Using a Node.js library to control the GPIOs
Interfacing the ESP8266 WiFi module with RPZ
6. Controlling the LEDs and Displays Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Controlling the LEDs and Displays
Introduction
Setting up brightness using PWM
Monitoring Twitter/e-mails to blink an LED
Connecting a seven-segment number display module to the RPZ
Connecting an LED matrix display to the RPZ
Connecting an RGB LED and generating different colors
Interfacing the 16x2 LCD display with RPZ
Connecting the 74HC595N shift register to control many LEDs
7. Controlling the Hardware Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Controlling the Hardware
Introduction
Integrating voltage translators with the RPZ
Controlling a stepper motor using a RPZ and motor drivers
Connecting a DC motor and controlling its speed and direction
Controlling high power AC load using relays
Controlling high power DC load using MOSFETs
Controlling a buzzer with an RPZ
Monitoring the physical health of the RPZ hardware
Interfacing the PiFace with the RPZ
8. Taking Digital Inputs to the Raspberry Pi Zero Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Taking Digital Inputs to the Raspberry Pi Zero
Introduction
Interfacing push switches
Interfacing toggle switches and setting debouncing
Avoiding the floating states of the input line
Interfacing a keypad with the RPZ
Interfacing RTC to get accurate time
Setting up Interrupts on a toggle switch through GPIO
Interfacing RFID tags with the RPZ
Interfacing a GPS module with the RPZ
9. Interfacing Sensors with the Raspberry Pi Zero Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Interfacing Sensors with the Raspberry Pi Zero
Interfacing any resistive sensor on GPIO
Interfacing an LDO with the RPZ
Interfacing an ultrasonic sensor with the RPZ
Interfacing an analog-to-digital convertor to interface any analog sensor with the RPZ
Interfacing an infrared receiver to read remote controls and control a TV with the RPZ
Interfacing a motion sensor
Interfacing a temperature humidity sensor using bit-banging
Interfacing a gyroscope and accelerometer with the RPZ
Pulling it all together with the Pi Sense Hat
10. Cooking up Projects to Amaze the World! Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Cooking up Projects to Amaze the World!
Introduction
Setting up hardware for home automation with the RPZ
Setting up software for home automation with the RPZ
Making the RPZ an IoT Sensor Node
Making the RPZ a media center
Controlling RPZ media center using IR remote
Heartrate monitoring wearable device

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The is great and have good examples of use. I would like to have additional sections that explain common problems when it is used specific sensor. Thank you.
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Un ottimo libro capace di spiegare il funzionamento della Raspberry Pi Zero in maniera esaustiva.E' un vero ricettario di idee e problemi risolti.Un buon punto di partenza per i programmatori Python RPZ.Esige la conoscenza dell'inglese, ma in ambiente elettronico/informatico questo è scontato.
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Edward Snajder takes on the challenges of performance, optimization, scalability, and portability for PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL DB engines for the databases behind the Jive platform. He's got hands-on experience with system design, HA, virtualization, and distributed systems, and has had the opportunity to interface with quality engineering, support, technical operations, and professional services when not building things in engineering. In his spare time, he is an Internet of Things enthusiast and has spoken on the wonders of the Raspberry Pi at conferences and user groups. He loves his Raspberry Pis. He has also built his own 3D printer and has several 75%-complete Arduino projects.
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All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela
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The orders shipped to the countries that are listed under EU27 will not bear custom charges. They are paid by Packt as part of the order.

List of EU27 countries: www.gov.uk/eu-eea:

A custom duty or localized taxes may be applicable on the shipment and would be charged by the recipient country outside of the EU27 which should be paid by the customer and these duties are not included in the shipping charges been charged on the order.

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  • If you live in Mexico, and the declared value of your ordered items is over $ 50, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 19% which will be $ 9.50 to the courier service.
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Cancellation Policy for Published Printed Books:

You can cancel any order within 1 hour of placing the order. Simply contact customercare@packt.com with your order details or payment transaction id. If your order has already started the shipment process, we will do our best to stop it. However, if it is already on the way to you then when you receive it, you can contact us at customercare@packt.com using the returns and refund process.

Please understand that Packt Publishing cannot provide refunds or cancel any order except for the cases described in our Return Policy (i.e. Packt Publishing agrees to replace your printed book because it arrives damaged or material defect in book), Packt Publishing will not accept returns.

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Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

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Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

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Shipping Details

USA:

'

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela