Index

A

• ADC / Convertors – analog to digital and digital to analog
• Android OS
  • about / The dot-com boom and open source – a new set of technologies
• Arduino
  • history / History and background of the Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi, to Arduino shield connection bridge / Raspberry Pi to Arduino shield connection bridge
  • soldering / Soldering
  • components, connecting / Connecting the components to the Arduino
  • URL / Installing the parcel detector
  • online resources / Arduino
• Arduino, to Raspberry Pi connection bridge
  • using / Using the Arduino to Raspberry Pi connection bridge
• Arduino bridge shield
  • about / Introduction to the Arduino bridge shield
  • arduPi, installing / Installing arduPi
• Arduino Ethernet shield
  • URL / Adding the Ethernet shield
• Arduino IDE
  • installing / Arduino
  • URL / Arduino
  • installing, on Raspberry Pi / Installing the IDE on your Raspberry Pi
  • about / A quick guide to the Arduino IDE
  • URL, for installation guide / Creating software for the Gertboard
• Arduino Motor Shield
  • URL / Motor shield and motors
• Arduino products
  • URL / History and background of the Arduino
• Arduino shields
  • reference link / Raspberry Pi to Arduino shield connection bridge
• ArduinoTFT screen
  • URL / Adding an LCD screen
• Arduino Wireless shield
  • URL / Upgrading from Ethernet to a wireless system
• arduPi
  • installing / Installing arduPi
  • photoresistors / Photoresistors
  • motor shield / Motor shield and motors
  • motors / Motor shield and motors
• Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) request
  • about / Testing the JSON response
• Atmel ATmega microcontroller / Atmel ATmega microcontroller

B

• blank SD card
  • versus preinstalled SD card / Preinstalled SD card versus a blank SD card
• blinds/curtains
  • connecting to / Connecting to your blinds/curtains
  • timing, setting / Setting the timing
  • hardware, attaching / Attaching the hardware
  • problems, debugging / Debugging problems
• buffered I/O / Buffered I/O
• buzzers, Adafruit
  • URL / Water detection

C

• C/C++
  • online resources / C/C++
• convertors / Convertors – analog to digital and digital to analog
• Cooking Hacks
  • about / Raspberry Pi to Arduino shield connection bridge, Using the Arduino to Raspberry Pi connection bridge
  • URL / Raspberry Pi to Arduino shield connection bridge, Using the Arduino to Raspberry Pi connection bridge
• cron job
  • about / Adding a cron job
  • adding / Adding a cron job
• curtain control application
  • Arduino bridge shield / Introduction to the Arduino bridge shield
  • photoresistor, setting up / Setting up the photoresistor
  • components, wiring up / Wiring up the components, Wiring the components to the shield
  • photoresistor, testing with software / Testing the photoresistor with software
  • motor shield, setting up / Setting up the motor shield
  • about / Curtain control application
  • Pulse width modulation (PWM) / Pulse width modulation
  • threads / Threads
  • code, writing / Writing our code
  • photoresistor, mounting / Mounting the photoresistor outdoors
  • stepper motor, adding / Adding a stepper motor

D

• 3D printing
  • about / 3D printing, 3D printing
  • online resources / 3D printing
• DAC / Convertors – analog to digital and digital to analog
• damp detection system
  • about / Damp detection system
  • Arduino Circuit, building / Arduino circuit
  • sketch code, adding / Sketch code
• database, SQLite
  • creating / Creating a database
  • Temperature table, creating / A table to record our temperature
  • room table, creating / A table to record our rooms
• database updates
  • about / Database updates
• DHT library
  • URL / Setting up our software
• direct current (DC)
  • about / Motor controller

E

• EEG headsets
  • about / EEG headsets
• electronic color code
  • URL / 10K ohm resistor
• electronic components
  • online resources / Electronics
• Electronic Computing Home Operator (ECHO)
  • about / History of home automation
• Emotiv headset
  • URL / EEG headsets
• Ethernet, to wireless system
  • upgrading from / Upgrading from Ethernet to a wireless system
• Ethernet shield
  • adding / Adding the Ethernet shield

F

• File Allocation Table (FAT)
  • about / Setting up the SD card and installing Raspbian
• force-sensing resistor (FSR)
  • about / Pressure sensor – force-sensing resistor
• future projects, ideas
  • about / Ideas for future projects
  • curtain automation tool, expanding for including temperature sensing / Expanding the curtain automation tool to include temperature sensing
  • motor, modifying on curtain automation project to stepper motor / Changing the motor on the curtain automation project to a stepper motor
  • photoresistor, used for switching on lights / Switching lights on with a photoresistor
  • holiday lights, from LEDs / Holiday lights from LEDs

G

• General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pins
  • about / Raspberry Pi to Arduino shield connection bridge
• Gertboard
  • about / The Gertboard
  • URL, for user manual / Convertors – analog to digital and digital to analog
  • software, writing for / Creating software for the Gertboard
• Gertboard, components
  • about / Introduction to the Gertboard components
  • GPIO PCB expansion board / GPIO PCB expansion board
  • GPIO pins / GPIO pins
  • motor controller / Motor controller
  • open collector drivers (OC drivers) / The open collector drivers
  • buffered I/O / Buffered I/O
  • Atmel ATmega microcontroller / Atmel ATmega microcontroller
  • convertors / Convertors – analog to digital and digital to analog
• Gertboard, in C
  • examples / Creating software for the Gertboard
• GPIO PCB expansion board
  • about / GPIO PCB expansion board
• GPIO pins
  • about / GPIO pins

H

• hardware, thermostat
  • setting up / Setting up our hardware
  • Ethernet shield, adding / Adding the Ethernet shield
  • relay / Relays
  • thermistor, connecting / Connecting the thermistor
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system
  • about / Safety first
• home automation
  • about / What is home automation?
  • history / History of home automation
  • X10 / X10 – a standard is born
  • dot-com boom / The dot-com boom and open source – a new set of technologies
  • open source technology / The dot-com boom and open source – a new set of technologies
  • commercial products / Commercial products
  • Raspberry Pi arrival / Arrival of the Raspberry Pi
• home automation, future
  • about / The future of home automation
  • 3D printing / 3D printing
  • RFID chips / RFID chips
  • EEG headsets / EEG headsets
• home automation technology
  • online resources / Home automation technology
• HTSQL
  • about / HTSQL
  • downloading / Downloading HTSQL
  • configuring / Configuring HTSQL
  • URL / Configuring HTSQL
  • online resources / HTSQL
• HTSQL query
  • URL / Testing our application, Testing the complete setup
• humidity reading
  • using / Using the humidity reading
  • LED alert, adding / Adding an LED alert
  • dehumidifier, connecting / Connecting a dehumidifier
• Hyper Text Structured Query Language (HTSQL)
  • about / Creating software for the Arduino
  • using / Creating software for the Arduino

I

• installation, Arduino IDE
  • on Raspberry Pi / Installing the IDE on your Raspberry Pi
• installation, Raspbian
  • about / Setting up the SD card and installing Raspbian
• installation, SQLite Version 3.x
  • about / Installing SQLite Version 3.x
• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • about / History and background of the Arduino
• Interaxon Muse
  • URL / EEG headsets

J

• JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
  • about / Testing the JSON response
  • URL / Testing the JSON response

K

• 10-kiloohm resistor
  • about / 10K ohm resistor

L

• LCD screen
  • adding, to thermostat / Adding an LCD screen
  • reference link / Adding an LCD screen
• LED alert
  • adding / Adding an LED alert
• LED code
  • blinking / Blinking LED code
• LED functionality
  • expanding / Expanding the LED functionality
• Linux
  • online resources / Linux
• loop() function / Threads

M

• mains electricity
  • reference link / Safety first
• Makefiles
  • about / Makefiles
• motor controller
  • about / Motor controller
• motor shield
  • setting up / Setting up the motor shield

N

• Negative Thermistor Coefficient (NTC)
  • about / Connecting the thermistor
  • versus Positive Thermistor Coefficient (PTC) / Connecting the thermistor
• Noobs
  • about / Preinstalled SD card versus a blank SD card, A note on Noobs
  • reference link / A note on Noobs
• notify_parcel() function / Writing our software

O

• Ohms (Ω) / An introduction to resistors
• open collector drivers (OC drivers) / The open collector drivers
• open source technology
  • about / The dot-com boom and open source – a new set of technologies

P

• parcel delivery detector
  • parcel sensor, wiring up / Wiring up the parcel sensor
  • Raspberry Pi database, updating / Updating the Raspberry Pi database
  • web-based Python application / A web-based Python application
  • installing / Installing the parcel detector
  • Ethernet, upgrading from / Upgrading from Ethernet to a wireless system
  • shipping details, checking / Checking the shipping details
  • pressure sensor, replacing / Replacing the pressure sensor with a camera and image recognition
• parcel detector
  • installing / Installing the parcel detector
  • setup, testing / Testing the complete setup
• parcel sensor
  • wiring up / Wiring up the parcel sensor
  • resistors / An introduction to resistors
  • components, connecting to Arduino / Connecting the components to the Arduino
  • software, writing / Writing our software
• photoresistor
  • about / Photoresistors
  • setting up / Setting up the photoresistor
  • testing, with software / Testing the photoresistor with software
  • testing, with Makefile tool / Makefiles
  • mounting / Mounting the photoresistor outdoors
• Pixy cam
  • URL / Replacing the pressure sensor with a camera and image recognition
• Pololu Basic SPDT Relay Carrier
  • using / Relays
  • URL / Relays
• Positive Thermistor Coefficient (PTC)
  • about / Connecting the thermistor
• potentiometer
  • adding, to thermostat / Adding a potentiometer
  • URL / Adding a potentiometer
• Power over Ethernet (PoE) / Installing the parcel detector
• preinstalled SD card
  • versus blank SD card / Preinstalled SD card versus a blank SD card
• pressure sensor
  • replacing, with camera / Replacing the pressure sensor with a camera and image recognition
• printed circuit board (PCB)
  • about / The Gertboard
• prototyping Pi Plate
  • about / The prototyping Pi Plate
  • URL / The prototyping Pi Plate
• Pulse width modulation (PWM) / Pulse width modulation
• PuTTY
  • about / SSH
  • URL, for downloading / SSH
• Python
  • using / Creating software for the Arduino
  • online resources / Python
• Python application
  • creating / Creating a Python application to write to our database
  • results, checking / Checking the results
  • cron job, adding / Adding a cron job
• Python code
  • about / Python code
  • cron job, adding / Adding a cron job

R

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) / RFID chips
• Radio shack
  • URL / Installing the parcel detector
• Raspberry Pi
  • history / History and background of the Raspberry Pi
  • used, for home automation / Arrival of the Raspberry Pi
  • Arduino IDE, installing / Installing the IDE on your Raspberry Pi
  • reference link / Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi, to Arduino bridge shield
  • reference link / Raspberry Pi to Arduino bridge shield
• Raspberry Pi, to Arduino shield connection bridge
  • about / Raspberry Pi to Arduino shield connection bridge
• Raspberry Pi database
  • updating / Updating the Raspberry Pi database
• Raspberry Pi Home Automation, with Arduino
  • review, of second edition / A brief review of the second edition of Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino
• Raspbian
  • downloading / Downloading Raspbian
  • URL, for downloading / Downloading Raspbian
  • installing / Setting up the SD card and installing Raspbian
  • reference link, for installation / Setting up the SD card and installing Raspbian
  • Secure Shell (SSH), setting up / Raspberry Pi SSH setup
• relay
  • using / Relays
  • Normally Closed points / Relays
  • Normally Open points / Relays
  • Common Connection points / Relays
• resistors
  • about / An introduction to resistors
  • fixed resistors / An introduction to resistors
  • variable resistors / An introduction to resistors
  • force-sensing resistor (FSR) / Pressure sensor – force-sensing resistor
  • 10-kiloohm resistor / 10K ohm resistor
• RFID chips / RFID chips

S

• SD card
  • about / The SD card – our Raspberry Pi's storage device
  • reference link / The SD card – our Raspberry Pi's storage device
  • preinstalled SD card, versus blank SD card / Preinstalled SD card versus a blank SD card
  • setting up / Setting up the SD card and installing Raspbian
• Secure Shell (SSH)
  • about / Setting up the SD card and installing Raspbian
  • setting up / Raspberry Pi SSH setup
• Seeed Ethernet shield
  • URL / Adding the Ethernet shield
• setpoint
  • about / Introducing the thermostat
• setup() function / Writing our software
• Shapeways
  • URL / Installing the parcel detector, 3D printing
• shield, soldering
  • reference link / The prototyping Pi Plate
• SMTP
  • setting up / Setting up SMTP
• software
  • writing / Writing our software
  • writing, for Gertboard / Creating software for the Gertboard
• software, thermostat
  • setting up / Setting up our software
  • coding / Thermostat software
• software languages, for Arduino projects
  • Arduino programming language, using / Creating software for the Arduino
  • Python, using / Creating software for the Arduino
  • SQL, using / Creating software for the Arduino
  • Hyper Text Structured Query Language (HTSQL), using / Creating software for the Arduino
• soldering
  • about / Soldering
• SQL
  • using / Creating software for the Arduino
  • online resources / SQL
• SQLite
  • about / SQLite
  • URL / SQLite
  • database, creating / Creating a database
  • SQL queries, writing / Writing SQL queries
• sqlite3
  • URL / Expanding the LED functionality
• sqlite3_close() function / Expanding the LED functionality
• sqlite3_exec() function / Expanding the LED functionality
• sqlite3_open() function / Expanding the LED functionality
• SQLite Version 3.x
  • installing / Installing SQLite Version 3.x
• SSH
  • about / SSH
• StackExchange
  • about / A quick guide to the Arduino IDE
  • URL / A quick guide to the Arduino IDE
• stepper motor
  • adding / Adding a stepper motor
  • URL / Adding a stepper motor
• System-on-a-Chip (SoC)
  • about / History and background of the Raspberry Pi

T

• thermistor
  • about / Connecting the thermistor
  • connecting / Connecting the thermistor
  • Negative Thermistor Coefficient (NTC) / Connecting the thermistor
  • Positive Thermistor Coefficient (PTC) / Connecting the thermistor
• thermostat
  • about / Introducing the thermostat
  • usage / Introducing the thermostat
  • hardware, setting up / Setting up our hardware
  • software, setting up / Setting up our software
  • testing / Testing our thermostat and fan
  • fan, attaching / Attaching the fan
  • starting / Starting your thermostat application
  • JSON response, testing / Testing the JSON response
  • extra features, adding / Next steps
  • attaching, to heating system / Attaching the device to your heating system or a similar appliance
  • potentiometer, adding / Adding a potentiometer
  • LCD screen, adding / Adding an LCD screen
• two-wire system, thermostat
  • reference link / Attaching the device to your heating system or a similar appliance

U

• Uno board
  • using / History and background of the Arduino
• US CDC
  • URL / A brief note on dampness

V

• Vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) / The open collector drivers

W

• water detection
  • about / Water detection
• water detection device, Seeed
  • references / Water detection
• web-based Python application
  • about / A web-based Python application, Our Python application
  • SMTP, setting up / Setting up SMTP
  • web service, starting / Starting the web service
  • application, testing / Testing our application
• wiringPi library
  • about / The wiringPi library
  • URL / The wiringPi library
  • URL, for installation instructions / The wiringPi library

X

• X10
  • about / X10 – a standard is born
• XBee
  • URL / Upgrading from Ethernet to a wireless system