Index

A

• AAC(+)
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• Actobotic / Assembling the robot
• Adafruit
  • reference links, for products / Raspberry Pi software requirements for SMBus
• Adafruit PowerBoost 500C
  • URL / Adafruit PowerBoost 500C
  • about / Adafruit PowerBoost 500C
• Adafruit PowerBoost 1000 Basic
  • about / Adafruit PowerBoost 1000 Basic
  • URL / Adafruit PowerBoost 1000 Basic
• advanced audio playback application
  • installing / Project 1 – Installing an advanced audio playback application
• ALSA
  • about / Audio capability on the Raspberry Pi
  • default device, configuring for / Configuring the default device for ALSA
  • reference link / Configuring the default device for ALSA
• ALSA, utilities
  • alsamixer / Understanding the ALSA configuration
  • aplay / Understanding the ALSA configuration
  • arecord / Understanding the ALSA configuration
• ALSA configuration
  • about / Understanding the ALSA configuration
• AmazonBasics / Configure power for Pi
• ASF
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• ASX
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• audio capability, on Raspberry Pi
  • about / Audio capability on the Raspberry Pi
  • limited headphone output / Limited headphone output
• audio quality
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth

B

• background service
  • raspivid, running as / Project 1 – Running raspivid as a background service
• Bash
  • about / Developing with Bash shell scripts
  • shell scripts, developing with / Developing with Bash shell scripts
• Bash script
  • creating, for driving raspivid / Project 1a – Creating a Bash script to drive raspivid
• battery power systems
  • about / Battery power systems
  • regulators, selecting / Selecting regulators
  • Raspberry Pi project current, measuring / Measuring Raspberry Pi project current
• BBC radio content
  • reference link / Project 1 – Installing an advanced audio playback application
• BCM2836-based Model 2-B Pi
  • reference link / Understanding the ALSA configuration
• Berryboot
  • about / Connecting VGA displays
  • references / Connecting VGA displays
• Boost converter
  • about / Selecting regulators
• Boost convertor
  • URL / Selecting regulators
• boost regulator
  • about / Selecting regulators
• breakout boards
  • using, with Raspberry Pi / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
• Buck converter
  • URL / Selecting regulators
• Buck convertor
  • about / Selecting regulators
• buck regulator
  • about / Selecting regulators

C

• Cambozola
  • about / Test the webcam installation
• cameras
  • connecting, to Raspberry Pi / Connecting cameras to the Raspberry Pi
  • MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI) / Connecting cameras to the Raspberry Pi
  • USB connected webcams / Connecting cameras to the Raspberry Pi
  • features / Features and limitations of the cameras
  • limitations / Features and limitations of the cameras
  • capability, testing / Testing camera capability
  • data storage, controlling for video / Controlling data storage for video
  • data storage limit, testing / Testing the data storage limit
  • references / Project 1 – Running raspivid as a background service
• camera serial interface (CSI)
  • about / Let's get started
• CanaKit
  • about / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
• Canakit B+ GPIO Breakout
  • about / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
  • reference link / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
• Charlieplexing
  • URL / Driving LEDs as output indicators
• Cobbler GPIO Breakout
  • about / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
• code function operations, physical switch interface
  • Setupscan() / Adding a physical switch interface to the Internet radio
  • Swscan() / Adding a physical switch interface to the Internet radio
  • monoLED(timer) / Adding a physical switch interface to the Internet radio
  • monotimeout() / Adding a physical switch interface to the Internet radio
• command-line commands
  • sudo apt-get update / Keeping the development environment up to date
  • sudo apt-get upgrade / Keeping the development environment up to date
  • sudo apt-get autoremove / Keeping the development environment up to date
• command-line interface
  • obtaining, to remote Pi / Remote access from Linux and OSX
• CPU resource
  • viewing, for luvcview application / Viewing CPU resource for the luvcview application
• Cron / Project 1 – Building a talking clock with a Bash script
• crontab
  • about / Starting VLC automatically at reboot
• CW2 Pi UPS
  • URL / Adafruit PowerBoost 500C

D

• daemon
  • about / Starting VLC automatically at reboot
• debouncing
  • reference link / Block 2 – the Edge switch detector
• default device
  • configuring, for ALSA / Configuring the default device for ALSA
• desktop
  • overview / A quick tour of the desktop
• desktop accelerator
  • setting up / Desktop and file manager accelerators
• digital input ports, Raspberry Pi / Understanding Raspberry Pi digital input and output ports
• digital output ports, Raspberry Pi / Understanding Raspberry Pi digital input and output ports
• DisplayPort / Selecting a screen

E

• Epiphany
  • about / Test the webcam installation

F

• Farnell
  • URL, for datasheet on device / Connecting VGA displays
• field of view (FOV) / Implementing rcam.py
• file manager accelerator
  • setting up / Desktop and file manager accelerators
• frame rate / Driving RC servos
• frames per second (fps)
  • about / Testing camera capability
• freewheeling / Driving RC servos
• functions, PCA9685-specific code
  • PCA9685_reset() / Code block 3 – the PCA9685 specific code
  • setPWMFreq(freq) / Code block 3 – the PCA9685 specific code
  • setPWMquad(address, channel, alist) / Code block 3 – the PCA9685 specific code
  • getPWMquad(address, channel, length) / Code block 3 – the PCA9685 specific code
• Futaba paper
  • reference link, for comparing digital and analog deadband / Driving RC servos

G

• gnome-schedule / Creating project files and directories
• Google text-to-speech (tts) web service / Creating project files and directories
• Green ACT LED / It's time to power up the Pi

H

• hardware and software networking configuration
  • about / Hardware and software networking configuration
• high-quality sound support
  • Raspberry Pi, configuring for / Configuring the Raspberry Pi to support high-quality sound
• Holtek HT 16K33 / Other demo code

I

• I2C
  • overview / Getting started with I2C
  • address fields / Understanding address fields
  • RC servos, driving / Driving RC servos
• I2C, versus SMBus
  • references / Getting started with I2C
• I2C A/D converter
  • reference link / Implementing a line-following robot
• i2cdetect / Raspberry Pi software requirements for SMBus
• I2C peripherals
  • references / Other demo code
• Icecast streams
  • reference link / Project 1 – Installing an advanced audio playback application
• import keyword / Building a talking clock with Python 3
• infrared (IR) sensors / Implementing a line-following robot
• input/output ports, Raspberry Pi
  • AV I/O / Let's get started
  • camera interface / Let's get started
  • Ethernet port / Let's get started
  • GPIO / Let's get started
  • HDMI port / Let's get started
  • LCD interface / Let's get started
  • micro USB port / Let's get started
  • system storage / Let's get started
  • USB ports / Let's get started
• Internet radio
  • building, based on VLC and Raspberry Pi / Building an Internet radio based on VLC and Raspberry Pi
  • VLC media player, running in background for / Project 2a – Running VLC in the background for the Internet radio
  • playlist file, designing for / Project 2b – Designing a playlist file for the Internet radio
  • playlist file, parsing for / Project 2c – Parsing the playlist file for the Internet radio
  • physical switch interface, adding to / Adding a physical switch interface to the Internet radio
  • switch interface, adding to / Project 1 – Add a switch interface to the Internet radio

K

• keyboard / Local display, keyboard, mouse, or remote headless access
• key functions, rcam.py
  • main() / Downloading rcam.py
  • initcam() / Downloading rcam.py
  • acquire() / Downloading rcam.py
• key functions, rwheel.py
  • main() / Downloading rwheel.py and test-rwheel.py
  • servord() / Downloading rwheel.py and test-rwheel.py
  • servowr() / Downloading rwheel.py and test-rwheel.py
• keys functions, navigate.py
  • sensebuttons() / Downloading navigate.py
  • flashLED() / Downloading navigate.py
  • readcamera() / Downloading navigate.py
  • setLRspeed() / Downloading navigate.py

L

• LEDs
  • driving, as output indicators / Driving LEDs as output indicators
• light-dependent resistors (LDR) / Implementing a line-following robot
• lightweight X11 desktop environment (LXDE) / Configuring the Raspberry Pi desktop and software
• line-following robot
  • implementing / Implementing a line-following robot
  • about / Line-following robot
  • robot, assembling / Assembling the robot
  • robot, bringing up / How to bring up your robot
  • robot, navigating / Navigating the robot
• line-following robot architecture
  • about / Line-following robot architecture
  • software architecture / Software architecture
  • software module, functions / Software module functions
• linear regulator
  • about / Selecting regulators
• load-pillow script / Installing Pillow
• local display / Local display, keyboard, mouse, or remote headless access
• lsusb -t command / Hardware and software networking configuration
• luvcview
  • about / Testing camera capability
• luvcview application
  • CPU resource, viewing for / Viewing CPU resource for the luvcview application

M

• M3U
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• Mac
  • remote session, testing from / Testing your remote session from a PC or Mac
• man pages
  • about / Project 1b – Creating a movement detector with a USB camera
• Maxim DS1307 Real Time Clock (RTC)
  • about / Getting started with I2C
  • URL, for downloading / Getting started with I2C
• Media Resource Locator (MRL) / Project 2b – Designing a playlist file for the Internet radio
• medium-density fibreboard (MDF) / Configure power for Pi
• Micro SD Card connector
  • about / Let's get started
• Microsoft Windows
  • PuTTY, installing on / Installing PuTTY on Microsoft Windows
• MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI) camera
  • about / Connecting cameras to the Raspberry Pi
• MMS
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)
  • about / Let's get started
• mobile system
  • building / Time to build the mobile system
  • wireless connectivity, checking / Checking wireless connectivity
• modules, line-following robot architecture
  • navigate.py / Software module functions
  • rbuttons.py / Software module functions
  • rcam.py / Software module functions
  • rwheel.py / Software module functions
• motion
  • about / Viewing CPU resource for the luvcview application, Project 1b – Creating a movement detector with a USB camera
• motion homepage
  • reference link / Project 1b – Creating a movement detector with a USB camera
• mouse / Local display, keyboard, mouse, or remote headless access
• movement detector, creating with USB camera
  • about / Project 1b – Creating a movement detector with a USB camera
  • webcam installation, testing / Test the webcam installation
  • resolution and frame rate, for movement detection / A final word on resolution and frame rate for movement detection
• MP3
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• mpg123 / Creating project files and directories
• MSTSC / Local display, keyboard, mouse, or remote headless access
• multipart jpeg format (mjpeg)
  • about / Test the webcam installation

N

• navigate.py
  • implementing / Implementing navigate.py
  • downloading / Downloading navigate.py
  • steering methodology / The steering methodology
  • open loop servo control / Open loop servo control
  • camera data, analysing / Analyzing camera data
• network bandwidth
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• NOOBS lite Version 1.4.0
  • about / Getting your SD Card ready
• NOOBS Version 1.4.0
  • about / Getting your SD Card ready
• NXP PCA9685 I2C chip
  • about / Raspberry Pi software requirements for SMBus

O

• omxplayer
  • about / Test the webcam installation
• Openbox / Configuring the Raspberry Pi desktop and software
• OpenCV / Implementing rcam.py
• output indicators
  • LEDs, driving as / Driving LEDs as output indicators

P

• Parallax
  • URL / Driving RC servos
• PC
  • remote session, testing from / Testing your remote session from a PC or Mac
• PCA 9685
  • programming, for driving servo / Programming the PCA 9685 to drive a servo
  • about / PCA 9685 addressing and registers
• PCA 9685, registers
  • MODE1 / PCA 9685 addressing and registers
  • LEDxx / PCA 9685 addressing and registers
  • ALL_LED / PCA 9685 addressing and registers
  • PRE_SCALE / PCA 9685 addressing and registers
• PCA9685-specific code
  • functions / Code block 3 – the PCA9685 specific code
• PCManFM / Desktop and file manager accelerators
• PCManFM file manager
  • root privileges, adding / Adding root privileges to the PCManFM file manager
• Perma-Proto HAT
  • about / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
• physical switch interface
  • adding, to Internet radio / Adding a physical switch interface to the Internet radio
• Pi-View HDMI-to-VGA cable / Connecting VGA displays
• PiCam
  • URL / PiCam and PiNoIR
  • operation, verifying / Verifying the PiCam operation
• picam.sh script
  • testing / Testing the picam.sh script
• PiCam camera
  • webcam movement detector, combining with / Project 2 – Combining the webcam movement detector and the PiCam camera
• Pi desktop and software configuration
  • performing / Configuring the Raspberry Pi desktop and software
  • development environment, updating / Keeping the development environment up to date
  • screensaver, setting up / Setting up a screensaver
  • session, locking manually / Manually locking your session
• Pi hardware and software networking configuration
  • about / Hardware and software networking configuration
  • client reservations, for Ethernet and wireless / Client reservations for Ethernet and wireless
• Pillow
  • about / Installing the pip manager
  • installing / Installing Pillow
• PiNoIR
  • about / PiCam and PiNoIR
• Pi PiCam
  • about / PiCam and PiNoIR
• pip manager
  • installing / Installing the pip manager
• pip package manager
  • installing / Installing the pip package manager
  • URL, for documentation / Installing the pip package manager
• playlist file
  • designing, for Internet radio / Project 2b – Designing a playlist file for the Internet radio
  • parsing, for Internet radio / Project 2c – Parsing the playlist file for the Internet radio
• PLS
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• PortaPow USB Power Monitor V2
  • URL / Measuring Raspberry Pi project current
• potential battery power solutions
  • about / Potential battery power solutions
  • Adafruit PowerBoost 1000 Basic / Adafruit PowerBoost 1000 Basic
  • Adafruit PowerBoost 500C / Adafruit PowerBoost 500C
  • power banks, as alternative mobile power system / Power banks as an alternative mobile power system
• power
  • configuring, for Raspberry Pi / Configure power for Pi
• Poweradd Pilot 2GS
  • about / Power banks as an alternative mobile power system
  • URL / Power banks as an alternative mobile power system
• project architecture, Raspberry Pi security camera / Project architecture for the Raspberry Pi security camera
• project battery capacity
  • selecting / Project 1 – Selecting a project battery capacity
• project files
  • instructions, for downloading / Instructions for downloading all project files
  • accessing, from desktop / Instructions for downloading all project files
• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) / Audio capability on the Raspberry Pi
• PuTTY
  • installing, on Microsoft Windows / Installing PuTTY on Microsoft Windows
  • URL, for downloading / Installing PuTTY on Microsoft Windows
• PuTTy / Local display, keyboard, mouse, or remote headless access
• PuTTY remote access
  • using / Using PuTTY remote access
• python-smbus library / Project 1 – Python control of a PWM board driving RC servo motors
• Python-SMBus module
  • URL, for documentation / Code block 2 – I2C access functions
• Python control, of PWM board driving RC servo motors
  • about / Project 1 – Python control of a PWM board driving RC servo motors
  • imports / Code block 1 – imports, constants, and variables
  • constants / Code block 1 – imports, constants, and variables
  • variables / Code block 1 – imports, constants, and variables
  • I2C access functions / Code block 2 – I2C access functions
  • PCA9685 specific code / Code block 3 – the PCA9685 specific code
  • test code / Code block 4: the test code
  • demo code / Other demo code
• Python Image Library (PIL) / Implementing rcam.py
• Python LED demo
  • about / Python LED demo
• Python programs, for robot project
  • reference link / Software module functions
• Python text interface
  • implementing, to VLC media player / Project 2d – Implementing a Python text interface to VLC

R

• raspberry-gpio-python
  • reference link / Python LED demo
• Raspberry Pi
  • about / Let's get started
  • unboxing / Unboxing the Raspberry Pi
  • power, configuring for / Configure power for Pi
  • booting / Booting the Raspberry Pi for the first time
  • powering up / It's time to power up the Pi
  • no video on initial boot scenario / No video on initial boot
  • configuring / Final installation configuration
  • programming on / Programming on the Raspberry Pi
  • cameras, connecting to / Connecting cameras to the Raspberry Pi
  • configuring, for high-quality sound support / Configuring the Raspberry Pi to support high-quality sound
  • Internet radio, building based on / Building an Internet radio based on VLC and Raspberry Pi
  • sound files, recording on / Recording sound files on the Pi
  • digital input ports / Understanding Raspberry Pi digital input and output ports
  • digital output ports / Understanding Raspberry Pi digital input and output ports
  • breakout boards, using with / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi project current
  • measuring / Measuring Raspberry Pi project current
• Raspberry Pi security camera
  • project architecture / Project architecture for the Raspberry Pi security camera
• Raspberry Pi software requisites, for SMBus / Raspberry Pi software requirements for SMBus
• raspi-config command / Remote access to the Raspberry Pi
• RaspiCam
  • about / Viewing CPU resource for the luvcview application, Testing the data storage limit
• raspivid
  • running, as background service / Project 1 – Running raspivid as a background service
  • Bash script, creating for / Project 1a – Creating a Bash script to drive raspivid
  • about / Project 3 – Creating a simple Python GUI for the security application
• Raspivid
  • about / Verifying the PiCam operation
• rbuttons.py
  • implementing / Implementing rbuttons.py
  • downloading / Downloading rbuttons.py and test-buttons.py
• rcam.py
  • implementing / Implementing rcam.py
  • downloading / Downloading rcam.py
• Realtek RTL8188CUS chipset / Hardware and software networking configuration
• reboot
  • VLC media player, starting at / Starting VLC automatically at reboot
• Red PWR LED / It's time to power up the Pi
• regulators
  • selecting / Selecting regulators
  • linear regulator / Selecting regulators
  • buck regulator / Selecting regulators
  • boost regulator / Selecting regulators
• remote access
  • reference link / Remote access to the Raspberry Pi
• remote access, to Raspberry Pi
  • about / Remote access to the Raspberry Pi
• remote headless access / Local display, keyboard, mouse, or remote headless access
• remote Pi
  • command-line interface, obtaining to / Remote access from Linux and OSX
• Remoter
  • about / Remote access from Linux and OSX
  • URL, for downloading / Remote access from Linux and OSX
• remote session
  • testing, from PC / Testing your remote session from a PC or Mac
  • testing, from Mac / Testing your remote session from a PC or Mac
• robot line followers / Implementing a line-following robot
• Root Mean Square (RMS) / Limited headphone output
• rwheel.py
  • implementing / Implementing rwheel.py
  • downloading / Downloading rwheel.py and test-rwheel.py

S

• screen
  • selecting / Selecting a screen
• SD Card
  • obtaining / Getting your SD Card ready
• security application
  • simple Python GUI, creating for / Project 3 – Creating a simple Python GUI for the security application
• servo
  • PCA 9685, programming for / Programming the PCA 9685 to drive a servo
• Servo City
  • URL / Driving RC servos
• set-perf script file
  • URL, for downloading / Configuring the Raspberry Pi to support high-quality sound
• Shoutcast
  • URL / Project 1 – Installing an advanced audio playback application, Project 2b – Designing a playlist file for the Internet radio
  • about / Project 1 – Installing an advanced audio playback application
• simple Python GUI
  • creating, for security application / Project 3 – Creating a simple Python GUI for the security application
• SMBus
  • about / Getting started with I2C
  • Raspberry Pi software requisites / Raspberry Pi software requirements for SMBus
• SMBus, versus I2C
  • references / Getting started with I2C
• sound files
  • recording, on Raspberry Pi / Recording sound files on the Pi
• stdin port / Software module functions
• stdout port / Software module functions
• steering algorithm
  • about / Steering algorithm
• steer speed / Steering algorithm
• superuser privilege / Adding root privileges to the PCManFM file manager
• switch interface
  • adding, to Internet radio / Project 1 – Add a switch interface to the Internet radio
• swradio.py code file
  • URL, for downloading / Project 1 – Add a switch interface to the Internet radio
• System on Chip (SOC) / Connecting cameras to the Raspberry Pi

T

• T-Cobbler GPIO breakout board
  • reference link / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
• T-Cobler Plus GPIO Breakout
  • about / Using breakout boards with the Raspberry Pi
• talking clock
  • building, Bash shell scripting used / Project 1 – Building a talking clock with a Bash script
  • project files and directories, creating / Creating project files and directories
  • building, Python 3 used / Building a talking clock with Python 3
• Telnet server / Project 2a – Running VLC in the background for the Internet radio
• test-buttons.py
  • downloading / Downloading rbuttons.py and test-buttons.py
• test-rwheel.py
  • downloading / Downloading rwheel.py and test-rwheel.py
• time module / Building a talking clock with Python 3
• TKinter
  • about / Building an Internet radio based on VLC and Raspberry Pi
  • URL / Creating a clock in the radio UI
• tkinter
  • about / Project 3 – Creating a simple Python GUI for the security application
• TKinter GUI, implementing for Internet radio
  • about / Project 3 – Implementing a TKinter GUI for the Internet radio
  • tktest.py, running / Running tktest.py
  • clock, creating in radio UI / Creating a clock in the radio UI
  • tkradio.py, running / Running tkradio.py
• TKinter LED demo
  • about / TKinter LED demo
  • initialization / Block 1 – initialization
  • on/off buttons, handling / Block 2 – on/off buttons
  • monostable function, implementing / Block 3 – monostable function
  • loop flash / Block 4 – loop flash
  • PWM flash / Block 5 – PWM flash
  • TKPWM flash / Block 6 – TKPWM flash and toggle tkrun
  • toggle tkrun / Block 6 – TKPWM flash and toggle tkrun
  • application, starting / Block 7 – start the application
• Tkinter switch demo
  • about / TKinter switch demo
  • activity indicator / Block 1 – the activity indicator
  • Edge switch detector / Block 2 – the Edge switch detector
  • Event switch detector / Block 3 – the Event switch detector
• tkswitch21.py code
  • URL, for downloading / TKinter switch demo
• tkswitches.py code
  • URL, for downloading / Adding a physical switch interface to the Internet radio
• tkswtest.py code
  • URL, for downloading / Adding a physical switch interface to the Internet radio
• TRRS
  • about / Let's get started
• Turbo mode / Configuring the Raspberry Pi to support high-quality sound

U

• Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) / Adding root privileges to the PCManFM file manager
• uninterrupted power supply (UPS)
  • about / Adafruit PowerBoost 500C
• USB connected webcams
  • about / Connecting cameras to the Raspberry Pi
• USB Video Class (UVC) / Features and limitations of the cameras
• uvcvideo
  • about / Viewing CPU resource for the luvcview application
• uvcvideo driver / Features and limitations of the cameras

V

• VGA displays
  • connecting / Connecting VGA displays
• VGA resolutions
  • reference link / Connecting VGA displays
• Videolan
  • URL, for documentation / Project 1 – Installing an advanced audio playback application
• videox / Features and limitations of the cameras
• VLC
  • Internet radio, building based on / Building an Internet radio based on VLC and Raspberry Pi
• VLC media player
  • about / Project 1 – Installing an advanced audio playback application
  • URL / Project 1 – Installing an advanced audio playback application
  • running in background, for Internet radio / Project 2a – Running VLC in the background for the Internet radio
  • starting, at reboot / Starting VLC automatically at reboot
  • Python text interface, implementing to / Project 2d – Implementing a Python text interface to VLC
• VORBIS
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth

W

• webcam movement detector
  • combining, with PiCam camera / Project 2 – Combining the webcam movement detector and the PiCam camera
• webcams
  • about / Webcams
• Wicd Network Manager utility
  • installing / Hardware and software networking configuration
• Wireless Access Points (WAPs)
  • configuring / Client reservations for Ethernet and wireless
• WMA
  • about / Audio quality and bandwidth
• wpa_gui window
  • about / Hardware and software networking configuration

X

• X11 remoting
  • about / Remote access to the Raspberry Pi