What this book covers

Chapter 1, An Introduction to the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Home Automation, introduces the technologies used in the book and provides a conceptual background to the world of home automation.

Chapter 2, Getting Started – Setting Up Your Raspberry Pi and Arduino, is a guide to your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and the Cooking Hacks Raspberry Pi to Arduino bridge shield.

Chapter 3, Central Air and Heating Thermostat, teaches you how to build a thermostat using the Arduino platform to control your central air conditioning and heating.

Chapter 4, Temperature Storage – Setting Up a Database to Store Your Results, shows you how to build a database to store your projects' data, and explore it via your web browser.

Chapter 5, Parcel Delivery Detector, demonstrates a system using Arduino and Raspberry Pi that will alert you whenever a parcel arrives at your door.

Chapter 6, Curtain Automation – Open and Close the Curtains Based on the Ambient Light, teaches you how to integrate motors with your projects to open and close blinds and curtains using the skills learned in previous chapters.

Chapter 7, Water/Damp Detection – Check for Damp/Flooding in Sheds and Basements, helps you build systems that can check for humidity and water to indicate dampness and flooding.

Chapter 8, Wrapping Up, finishes the topic with some ideas for future projects.

Appendix, References, lists a collection of links to the resources used in this book and other interesting information.