Index

A

• Acorn RISC Machine (ARM)
  • about / Back to basics
  • reference link / Registers, If else statements
• addresses
  • about / Memory and addresses, The addresses
• Amixer
  • reference link / Configuring the audio output
• Apache
  • about / Apache
  • reference link / Apache
• application
  • compiling / Compiling and running our application, Compile and run
  • running / Compiling and running our application, Compile and run
• apt-get
  • about / Installing Screen and Vim
  • reference link / Installing Screen and Vim
• Arduino
  • reference link / Genuino/Arduino microcontroller
  • website link / Genuino/Arduino microcontroller, Setting up the Arduino software, Communication over I2C
  • integrating with / Integration with Arduino
  • serial communication, over USB / Serial communication over USB
  • and Raspberry Pi communication, via GPIO / Communication between the Arduino and Raspberry Pi via GPIO
  • communication over I2C / Communication over I2C
  • communication over Web / Communication over the Web
• Arduino IDE
  • about / A quick guide to the Arduino IDE
• Arduino shields
  • reference link / Cooking Hacks Arduino bridge shield
• Arduino software
  • setting up / Setting up the Arduino software
  • reference link / Setting up the Arduino software
• ARM architecture reference manual
  • download link / CPU
• ARM instruction set
  • reference link / The assembler
• ARM v7 architecture
  • reference link / Assembly language
• assembler
  • about / The assembler
• assembling
  • about / Assembling and linking
• assembly language
  • about / Assembly language
• audio interactions, through GPIO
  • about / Interacting with audio through GPIO
  • audio drivers, installing / Installing the audio drivers
  • hardware setup / Hardware setup
  • drivers, loading / Loading drivers
  • drum tracks, obtaining / Getting some drum tracks
  • Python drum machine / Python drum machine
  • reference link / Python drum machine
  • audio shields, for Raspberry Pi / Audio shields for the Raspberry Pi
• audio output, Raspberry Pi
  • reference link / Audio
• audio setup
  • reference link / Setting the audio output
• available web servers
  • about / Popular web servers available on the Raspberry Pi
  • Apache / Apache
  • NGINX / NGINX

B

• .balign directive
  • about / The .balign directive
  • reference link / The .balign directive
• basic website
  • about / A basic website
• baud rate / Serial communication over USB
• BCM
  • about / Standard GPIO
  • reference link / Python blinking LED program
• board pin modes
  • reference link / Python blinking LED program
• booting up / Booting up
• Bourne Again Shell (bash)
  • about / Installing Screen and Vim
  • reference link / Installing Screen and Vim
• branching
  • about / Branching
• Bresenham's line algorithm
  • reference links / Plotting pixels and drawing lines

C

• C
  • about / The C and C++ languages, C – a brief introduction
  • example / An example in C
  • and Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) / C and ALSA
• C++
  • about / The C and C++ languages, A quick look at C++
• C++ code
  • about / A C++ equivalent
  • URL / A C++ equivalent
  • g++ command / The g++ command
• C++ compiler
  • about / The C (and C++) compiler
• C, versus C++
  • reference link / A quick look at C++
• C compiler
  • about / The C (and C++) compiler
• chmod
  • reference link / Running a Python program from a file
• circuit
  • setting up, for LED / Building the circuit – a recap
  • integrating, with Python app / Integrating with our Python app
• Cirrus device
  • reference link / Audio shields for the Raspberry Pi
• C libraries
  • about / C libraries – a trove of reusable code
• comment blocks
  • about / Multiline comments
• conditional variables
  • about / Synchronization
  • reference link / Synchronization
• config.txt
  • reference link / Booting up
• control structures
  • about / Adding power to our program – control structures
  • if else statements / If else statements
  • iteration / Iteration
  • testing / Testing our control structures
• Cooking Hacks Arduino bridge shield
  • reference link / Cooking Hacks Arduino bridge shield
• C program
  • about / Our first C program
  • creating / Creating a new C program
  • writing, for turning screen red / A C program to turn the screen red
  • compiling / Compile and run the C program
  • running / Compile and run the C program
• CPU registers
  • reference link / Assembly language
• cryptographic theory
  • reference link / RSA key generation for SSH
• C standard library
  • reference link / Compiling and running our application

D

• .data directive
  • about / The .data directive
  • .balign directive / The .balign directive
  • word / Words
  • labels / Labels
• database support
  • adding / Adding database support
  • SQLite / SQLite
  • SQL / SQL – a quick overview
  • Python program, with SQLite support / Python program with SQLite support
  • Flask / Flask – displaying database data via Python
  • data, entering / Next steps
• default gateway
  • about / Assign a static IP to your Raspberry Pi 2
• diagnostic tests
  • about / Diagnostic tests
• digital touch screen, Raspberry Pi Foundation
  • reference link / Replace the LED with a screen
• directive
  • about / Assembly language, Directives
  • benefits / Directives
• docstring / Python drum machine
• drum MP3 samples
  • reference link / Getting some drum tracks

E

• Element 14
  • reference link / Preinstalled microSD card versus creating your own
• eLinux Raspberry Pi troubleshooting page
  • reference link / Troubleshooting
• eLinux website, peripherals guide
  • reference link / Basic hardware needed
• email
  • implementing, via Python / E-mail support
• email support functionality
  • reference link / E-mail support
• Ethernet to USB adapters
  • reference link / Ethernet port
• example servo projects
  • reference link / PWM and PPM
• Extensible Markup Language (XML) / Introduction to web servers
• external HDD
  • setting up / Setting up the external HDD, Setting up the HDD
  • disk name, obtaining / Getting the disk name
  • cmdline.txt, modifying / Modifying cmdline.txt

F

• favicon
  • adding, to Python web server / Adding an index page and a favicon
  • reference link / Adding an index page and a favicon
• fb.h library
  • reference link / Check the display settings
• fibers / User level threads
• file
  • Python program, running from / Running a Python program from a file
• File Allocation Table (FAT)
  • about / Setting up your microSD card and installing the Raspbian operating system
  • reference link / Setting up your microSD card and installing the Raspbian operating system
• file descriptor
  • reference link / Check the display settings
• filesystem
  • reference link / Setting up the HDD
• Flask
  • about / Flask – displaying database data via Python
  • reference link / Flask – displaying database data via Python, Next steps
• Flask-based website
  • building / Building a Flask-based website
  • database, adding / Adding a database
• Flask documentation site
  • reference link / Building a Flask-based website
• for loop
  • reference link / Iteration
• frame buffer
  • accessing / Accessing the frame buffer
  • display settings, checking / Check the display settings
  • C code, testing / Testing our C code

G

• g++ command / The g++ command
• GCC compiler
  • reference link / The C (and C++) compiler, The linker
• Geany
  • about / Geany – a handy text editor and development environment
  • reference link / Geany – a handy text editor and development environment
• Genuino/Arduino microcontroller / Genuino/Arduino microcontroller
  • reference link / Genuino/Arduino microcontroller
• Git
  • reference link / C blinking LED program
• GNU assembler man page
  • reference link / The assembler
• GPIO
  • audio interactions / Interacting with audio through GPIO
• GPIO pins
  • about / GPIO pins, Introduction to GPIO pins
  • testing / Going further – testing the GPIO pins
  • reference link / Introduction to GPIO pins, PWM and PPM
  • standard GPIO / Standard GPIO
  • I2C / I2C
  • Tx / Serial Rx and Tx
  • Rx / Serial Rx and Tx
  • Serial Peripheral Interface(SPI) / SPI
  • Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) / PWM and PPM
  • PPM / PWM and PPM
  • Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) / PWM and PPM
  • power voltages / GPIO power voltages
  • direct connection / Connecting directly to the GPIO pins
  • data, reading / Reading data from the GPIO pins in Python
• GPIO power voltages / GPIO power voltages
• graphics processing unit (GPU) documentation, Broadcom
  • reference link / GPU

H

• H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
  • reference link / Sample programs
• hardware options
  • about / Hardware choices
  • shields, prototyping / Prototyping shields and boards
  • boards, prototyping / Prototyping shields and boards
  • Cooking Hacks Arduino bridge shield / Cooking Hacks Arduino bridge shield
• hardware specifications, Raspberry Pi / Raspberry Pi hardware specifications
• HiFiBerri
  • reference link / Audio shields for the Raspberry Pi
• Humble Pi
  • reference link / Prototyping shields and boards
• hybrid threads
  • reference links / Hybrid threads
• Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
  • about / HTML
  • document styling, reference link / HTML
  • reference link / HTML, Adding an index page and a favicon
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
  • about / HTTP requests
  • reference link / HTTP requests

I

• I2C
  • about / I2C
  • reference link / I2C
  • in Python applications, reference link / I2C
  • real time clock, reference link / I2C
  • used, for communication between Arduino and Raspberry Pi / Communication over I2C
• I2C Bus
  • reference link / Communication over I2C
• IEEE standards association
  • URL / POSIX threads
• if else statements
  • about / If else statements
• index page
  • adding, to Python web server / Adding an index page and a favicon
• input/output control(ioctl) / Accessing the frame buffer
• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • about / Setting up the Arduino software
  • installing, on Raspberry Pi 2 / Installing the IDE on your Raspberry Pi 2
• Integrated DeveLopment Environment (IDLE) / A simple Python program
• Inter-IC Sound (I2S) / Audio
  • about / Introduction to the Raspberry Pi's sound
  • specification, reference link / Introduction to the Raspberry Pi's sound
• interpreted languages
  • reference link / The Python language
• iteration
  • about / Iteration

J

• JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) / Introduction to web servers
• Jinja
  • reference link / A basic website
• JOIN
  • reference link / SQL – a quick overview
• joins
  • about / Synchronization, Going further – mutexes and joins
  • reference link / Synchronization
  • compiling / Compile and test
  • testing / Compile and test

K

• kernel level threads / Kernel level threads

L

• LDR command
  • about / LDR and SUB
• LED
  • switching on / Switching an LED on and off
  • switching off / Switching an LED on and off
  • hardware, setting up / Setting up the hardware
  • C blinking program / C blinking LED program
  • Python blinking program / Python blinking LED program
  • adding / Adding in an LED
  • circuit, setting up for / Building the circuit – a recap
  • replacing, with screen / Replace the LED with a screen
• lines
  • drawing / Drawing a line, Plotting pixels and drawing lines
• linker
  • about / The linker
• Linker
  • about / Assembly language
• linking
  • about / Assembling and linking
• Linux
  • connecting, to Network-attached storage(NAS) / Linux
• Linux commands
  • about / Some handy Linux commands
  • cd command / Some handy Linux commands
  • touch command / Some handy Linux commands
  • cp command / Some handy Linux commands
  • mv command / Some handy Linux commands
  • rm command / Some handy Linux commands
  • reference link / Some handy Linux commands
• Linux RSA key generation / Linux and Mac RSA key generation
• Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)
  • and C / C and ALSA
  • reference link / C and ALSA
  • examples / ALSA examples
  • examples, reference links / ALSA examples
• loadable kernel modules (LKM) / Loading drivers
• looping
  • about / If else statements

M

• Mac
  • connecting, to Network-attached storage(NAS) / Mac
• Mac RSA key generation / Linux and Mac RSA key generation
• make application
  • about / Geany – a handy text editor and development environment
• Make command
  • reference link / Makefiles
• Makefile
  • about / Makefiles
• makefiles
  • about / Geany – a handy text editor and development environment, Makefiles
• master / Communication over I2C
• memory
  • about / Memory and addresses, The memory
• Message Passing Interface (MPI) / What are threads?
• microSD card
  • about / The microSD card – the main storage and boot device of the Raspberry Pi 2
  • setting up / Setting up your microSD card and installing the Raspbian operating system
• mmap function
  • reference link / A C program to turn the screen red
• multiline comments
  • about / Multiline comments
• munmap function
  • reference link / A C program to turn the screen red
• mutex
  • reference link / Creation and termination, Synchronization
  • about / Synchronization, Going further – mutexes and joins
  • testing / Compile and test
  • compiling / Compile and test

N

• Network-attached storage (NAS)
  • about / Network-attached storage (NAS)
  • Samba, installing / Installing Samba
  • testing / Testing the NAS
  • Mac, connecting to / Mac
  • Linux, connecting to / Linux
  • Windows, connecting to / Windows
• New Out Of the Box Software(NOOBS) / The microSD card – the main storage and boot device of the Raspberry Pi 2
• NGINX
  • about / NGINX
  • reference links / NGINX
• NOOBS
  • references / The NOOBS operating system installation manager
• NOOBS operating system installation manager
  • about / The NOOBS operating system installation manager
• numbering format
  • reference link / Standard GPIO

O

• opcode
  • about / Assembly language
• OpenGL-based programs
  • reference link / Next steps – polygons
• OpenGL ES
  • reference link / Sample programs
• OpenMax
  • reference link / Sample programs
• operand
  • about / Assembly language
• OS
  • tests, running on / Running tests on the OS and configuration changes
• overclocking
  • reference link / Over and underclocking the Raspberry Pi

P

• packets
  • about / Python web server code
  • reference link / Python web server code
• Pageant
  • download link / Windows RSA key generation
• Pentatonic Beeps / Experimenting with Sonic Pi
• physical pin listings
  • reference link / Standard GPIO
• pigpio library
  • download link / Going further – testing the GPIO pins
  • references / Going further – testing the GPIO pins
• pin layout cheat sheet
  • reference link / Communication between the Arduino and Raspberry Pi via GPIO
• Pinout project
  • reference link / GPIO pins
• pip
  • reference link / Flask – displaying database data via Python
• piscope
  • reference link / Going further – testing the GPIO pins
• pixels
  • plotting / Plotting pixels and drawing lines
• plate
  • reference link / Prototyping shields and boards
• polygon mesh
  • reference link / Next steps – polygons
• polygons
  • creating / Next steps – polygons
• POSIX threads
  • about / POSIX threads
  • functions / POSIX threads
  • attributes, URL / An example in C
• preinstalled microSD card
  • about / Preinstalled microSD card versus creating your own
• program
  • running / Running our program
• programming languages
  • need for / Which programming languages?
• project
  • extending / Extending the project further
• Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
  • about / C and ALSA
  • reference link / C and ALSA
• Pulse Position Modulation (PPM)
  • about / PWM and PPM
  • reference link / PWM and PPM
• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
  • about / PWM and PPM
  • reference links / PWM and PPM
• PuTTY
  • download link / Windows RSA key generation
• PuTTYgen
  • download link / Windows RSA key generation
• PySerial
  • about / Integration with Arduino
  • website link / Integration with Arduino
• Python
  • about / The Python language
  • references / The Python language
  • data, reading from GPIO pins / Reading data from the GPIO pins in Python
  • database data, displaying via / Flask – displaying database data via Python
• Python app
  • circuit, integrating with / Integrating with our Python app
• Python program
  • about / A simple Python program
  • running, from file / Running a Python program from a file
• Python quick reaction game
  • reference link / Reading data from the GPIO pins in Python
• Python runtime services
  • reference link / Running a Python program from a file
• Python web server
  • building / Building a Python web server
  • code / Python web server code
  • index page, adding / Adding an index page and a favicon
  • favicon, adding / Adding an index page and a favicon

R

• Raspberry Pi
  • background / History and background of the Raspberry Pi
  • history / History and background of the Raspberry Pi
  • hardware specifications / Raspberry Pi hardware specifications
  • dimensions / Dimensions
  • System on Chip (SoC)architecture / System on Chip
  • central processing unit / CPU
  • graphics processing unit (GPU) / GPU
  • SDRAM / SDRAM
  • USB 2.0 ports / 4 USB 2.0 ports and 1 SoC on-board USB
  • SoC on-board USB / 4 USB 2.0 ports and 1 SoC on-board USB
  • microSD card port / MicroSD card port
  • Ethernet port / Ethernet port
  • audio / Audio
  • GPIO pins / GPIO pins
  • video - analog TV out / Video – analog TV out
  • video - HDMI port / Video – HDMI port
  • hardware requisites / Basic hardware needed
  • reference link / Downloading the latest version of Raspbian
  • underclocking / Over and underclocking the Raspberry Pi
  • overclocking / Over and underclocking the Raspberry Pi
  • reference link, for forums / Troubleshooting
  • sound / Introduction to the Raspberry Pi's sound
  • audio shields / Audio shields for the Raspberry Pi
  • web servers available / Popular web servers available on the Raspberry Pi
  • and Arduino communication, via GPIO / Communication between the Arduino and Raspberry Pi via GPIO
• Raspberry Pi 2
  • static IP, assigning to / Assign a static IP to your Raspberry Pi 2
  • setting up / Installing the IDE on your Raspberry Pi 2
• Raspberry Pi 2, versus Raspberry Pi B+
  • reference link / Raspberry Pi hardware specifications
• Raspberry Pi firmware
  • reference link / Booting up
• Raspberry Pi section, of Stack Exchange
  • reference link / Troubleshooting
• Raspberry Pi website, guide to microSD card
  • reference link / The microSD card – the main storage and boot device of the Raspberry Pi 2
• Raspbian
  • latest version, downloading of / Downloading the latest version of Raspbian
• Raspbian operating system
  • installing / Setting up your microSD card and installing the Raspbian operating system
  • installation, wrapping up / Raspbian installation wrap-up
• Read Only Memory (ROM) / Booting up
• Reduced Instruction Set Computing
  • about / Back to basics
  • reference link / Back to basics
• registers
  • about / Registers
• Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
  • about / SQL – a quick overview
• request methods
  • reference link / HTTP requests
• RKPT Lucia
  • reference link / Prototyping shields and boards
• rpi-update
  • reference link / Booting up
• RPi Software
  • reference link / Booting up
• RSA key generation, for SSH
  • about / RSA key generation for SSH
• RSA keys
  • reference link / RSA key generation for SSH
• Rx pin / Serial Rx and Tx

S

• Samba
  • about / Network-attached storage (NAS)
  • URL / Network-attached storage (NAS)
  • installing / Installing Samba
  • reference link / Linux
• Screen
  • about / Installing Screen and Vim
  • installing / Installing Screen and Vim
  • references / Installing Screen and Vim
• screen
  • filling, with color / Filling the screen with a color
  • LED, replacing with / Replace the LED with a screen
• SD card, formatting for Linux
  • reference link / Setting up your microSD card and installing the Raspbian operating system
• SD card, formatting for Mac OS X
  • reference link / Setting up your microSD card and installing the Raspbian operating system
• SD card, formatting for Windows
  • reference link / Setting up your microSD card and installing the Raspbian operating system
• Secure Shell(SSH)
  • about / Check SSH is running
• serial communication
  • about / Serial Rx and Tx
  • reference link / Serial Rx and Tx
• Serial Peripheral Interface(SPI)
  • about / SPI
  • reference link / SPI
• servomechanisms (servos) / PWM and PPM
• short-term scheduler / What are threads?
• single line comments
  • about / Single line comments
• slave / Communication over I2C
• Sonic Pi
  • about / Introducing Sonic Pi
  • reference link / Introducing Sonic Pi
  • example, reference link / Introducing Sonic Pi
  • setup / Setup
  • experimenting with / Experimenting with Sonic Pi
• sound
  • playing / Playing a sound
• sound, Raspberry Pi
  • about / Introduction to the Raspberry Pi's sound
  • audio output, configuring / Configuring the audio output
  • audio output, setting / Setting the audio output
• Sparkfun
  • URL / Communication between the Arduino and Raspberry Pi via GPIO
• SQLite
  • about / SQLite
  • reference link / SQL – a quick overview
  • Python program, using with / Python program with SQLite support
• standard GPIO / Standard GPIO
• static IP
  • assigning, to Raspberry Pi 2 / Assign a static IP to your Raspberry Pi 2
• storage mechanism
  • selecting / Choose your storage mechanism
• Structured Query Language (SQL)
  • about / SQL – a quick overview
• styling guide, CSS
  • reference link / Edit
• SUB command
  • about / LDR and SUB
• subnet mask
  • about / Assign a static IP to your Raspberry Pi 2
• sudo command
  • reference link / Raspbian installation wrap-up
• sys/mman.h file
  • reference link / A C program to turn the screen red
• system level header files
  • reference link / C libraries – a trove of reusable code
• System on Chip (SoC) / System on Chip

T

• tests
  • running, on OS / Running tests on the OS and configuration changes
• threads
  • about / What are threads?
  • types / Thread types
  • implementing, steps / Steps involved in implementing threads
  • in C, example / An example in C
  • program, testing / Trying out our program
  • reference link / Compile and test
• threads, implementing
  • steps / Steps involved in implementing threads
  • creation step / Creation and termination
  • termination step / Creation and termination
  • creation, reference link / Creation and termination
  • synchronization step / Synchronization
  • scheduling step / Scheduling
• threads, types
  • user level threads / User level threads
  • kernel level threads / Kernel level threads
  • hybrid threads / Hybrid threads
• thread termination process
  • reference link / A C++ equivalent
• tools
  • reference link / I2C
• troubleshooting
  • about / Troubleshooting
• Tx pin / Serial Rx and Tx

U

• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
  • example, reference link / HTTP requests
• up-to-date overview, of Raspbian installation procedure
  • reference link / Setting up your microSD card and installing the Raspbian operating system
• USB
  • serial communication over / Serial communication over USB
• user level threads / User level threads

V

• vcgencmd
  • reference link / Diagnostic tests
• VideoCore IV GPU
  • about / VideoCore IV GPU
  • reference link / VideoCore IV GPU
  • sample programs / Sample programs
• Vim
  • about / Vim – an optional handy text editor
  • installing / Vim – an optional handy text editor
  • reference link / Vim – an optional handy text editor
• voltage divider / Communication between the Arduino and Raspberry Pi via GPIO

W

• web forms
  • about / Web forms
  • Add function / Add
  • Edit function / Edit
• web servers
  • about / Introduction to web servers
  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests / HTTP requests
  • Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) / HTML
• while loop
  • reference link / Iteration
• Windows
  • connecting, to Network-attached storage(NAS) / Windows
• Windows RSA key generation
  • about / Windows RSA key generation
• Wiring
  • website link / Genuino/Arduino microcontroller
• wiringPi
  • code, reference link / C blinking LED program
  • website link / C blinking LED program