Getting Started with Raspberry Pi

What can you do with the Raspberry Pi, a $35 computer the size of a credit card? All sorts of things! If you’re learning how to program, or looking to build new electronic projects, this hands-on guide will show you just how valuable this flexible little platform can be.

This book takes you step-by-step through many fun and educational possibilities. Take advantage of several preloaded programming languages. Use the Raspberry Pi with Arduino. Create Internet-connected projects. Play with multimedia. With Raspberry Pi, you can do all of this and more.

Get acquainted with hardware features on the Pi’s board

Learn enough Linux to move around the operating system

Pick up the basics of Python and Scratch—and start programming

Draw graphics, play sounds, and handle mouse events with the Pygame framework

Use the Pi’s input and output pins to do some hardware hacking

Discover how Arduino and the Raspberry Pi complement each other

Integrate USB webcams and other peripherals into your projects

Create your own Pi-based web server with Python