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If you have a passion for technology and want to explore the world of Raspberry Pi, then this book provides you with all the tools and information you are looking for. Although being familiar with basic programming concepts is useful, you can still learn a lot from this book as a wide variety of topics are covered.

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Get to grips with the basics of Linux administration, along with the inner workings of Linux distributions

Develop a web interface that can be used to upload selected files and create playlists

Discover how to connect your Raspberry Pi to the real world using analog inputs

Build your own remotecontrolled robot

Get to know about different image processing operations

Explore troubleshooting tips and tricks

Create your own Twitterenabled Raspberry Pi camera

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CWJ Koster Jun 01, 2015

This book just takes you a bit further on what you can do with a Raspberry Pi. It is a great way to learn more and generate ideas on what to make with your Raspberry Pi. The subjects are chosen well and give a broad range of projects. Although the projects are simple they are good starting points for staring your own projects. Learning Raspberry Pi is a good book with lots of information to start experimenting even more with your Raspberry Pi.

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Heleen Durston Jun 06, 2015

“Learning Raspberry Pi” by Samarth Shah is not the introductory book to the Raspberry Pi that you might think from the title. The book is meant for someone who already has some experience with the device and is looking to expand their knowledge of what’s possible. The book assumes that you have a model B Raspberry Pi and the special camera that was designed especially for the Raspberry Pi which you usually have to buy separately. Additional hardware is required to complete some of the exercises in the book. The book begins by explaining how to set-up your Raspberry Pi and use New Out Of the Box Software (NOOBS) to load the Linux operating system on the device. Once this is done all sorts of wonderful things are possible! Each chapter in the book covers different projects that you can complete with your Raspberry Pi (usually some extra pieces of equipment). The second chapter discusses how you can set-up a web server and create web pages with the Python computer language and Wordpress. By the end of the chapter you can have your own music station running from the Raspberry Pi.The third chapter does a brief explanation of basic electronics and then helps you create your own digital clock and finally an actual alarm clock. This all requires extra parts that you would need to purchase separately. On a side note I got my Raspberry Pi in the form of a kit (many of which are available online) that came with several pieces of extra equipment including diodes, resistors, etc. Most of what you need for the clock is contained within that kit.The fourth chapter covers robotics, one of my favorite aspects of having a Raspberry Pi. The projects in this chapter definitely require you to purchase extra equipment including the special Raspberry Pi camera. Three separate projects are created and then these three are combined together to make a robot. Lots of scripting in Python is required to make each part of the robot work.The next chapter is about image processing and some of the amazing things that can be done with the camera and your Raspberry Pi. The OpenCV image processing software is used to let you manipulate pictures that you capture with the camera. You also learn how to take time-lapsed pictures and how to set-up a Twitter controlled camera.Chapter six dives into software algorithms that can help with the image processing. Details are given on how to set-up facial recognition and even object tracking. So your Raspberry Pi can be set-up to be a surveillance camera of sorts. How cool is that?!! All of this takes patience and determination but is achievable with the details provided in the book.The book ends with some tips for using the Raspberry Pi as well as help with common problems that can occur. Resources for more advanced projects are listed and author provides his email address so that you can tell him of any Raspberry Pi problems you may have.This is a very interesting book and is great for someone who has completed a couple of projects from the Raspberry Pi website. Many hours of enjoyment and learning can be had from following the projects provided in this book.

Dustin Marx Jun 12, 2015

"Learning Raspberry Pi" starts with introductory details regarding Raspberry Pi, but quickly broadens and deepens in its coverage. It provides more lower-level details than one might expect in a "Learning..." book."Learning Raspberry Pi" covers subjects as diverse as Linux commands, web development with Python and HTML5 technologies, a nice introduction to electronics, robotics, and two chapters on image processing. I really liked the final chapter's collection of miscellaneous tips and tricks for dealing with common issues one might run into when working with a Raspberry Pi.Although "Learning Raspberry Pi" does provide introductory coverage of these different technologies, it also goes into depth on some of the topics, particularly image processing. On many of the topics, the book provides just enough introductory information to get going on the subject and additional research might be warranted for deeper learning. There are several highly detailed projects that illustrate the covered concepts.The images and screen snapshots in "Learning Raspberry Pi" are clear and helpful in understanding the concepts. The code listings are comprehensive and are black text on white background with no line numbers and no color syntax.

Learning Raspberry Pi: Unlock your creative programming potential by creating web technologies, image processing, electronics- and robotics-based projects using the Raspberry Pi

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