Raspberry Pi user guide / Eben Upton and Gareth Halfacree.

Learn the Raspberry Pi 3 from the experts! Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition is the "unofficial official" guide to everything Raspberry Pi 3. Written by the Pi's creator and a leading Pi guru, this book goes straight to the source to bring you the ultimate Raspberry Pi 3 manual. Th...

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Main Authors: Upton, Eben (Author), Halfacree, Gareth (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Series:Online access with DDA: Askews (Maths)
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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Programming Is Fun!; A Bit of History; So What Can You Do with the Raspberry Pi?; Part 1 The Board; Chapter 1 Meet the Raspberry Pi; A Trip Around the Board; Model A/B; Model A+/B+; Raspberry Pi 2; Raspberry Pi 3; Raspberry Pi Zero; A Bit of Background; ARM Versus x86; Windows Versus Linux; Chapter 2 Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi; Connecting a Display; Composite Video; HDMI Video; DSI Video; Connecting Audio; Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse; Installing NOOBS on an SD Card; Connecting External Storage; Connecting the Network.
  • Wired NetworkingWireless Networking; Connecting Power; Installing the Operating System; Installing Using NOOBS; Installing Manually; Connecting Bluetooth Devices; Chapter 3 Linux System Administration; Linux: An Overview; Linux Basics; Introducing Raspbian; About Raspbian's Parent, Debian; Alternatives to Raspbian; Using External Storage Devices; Creating a New User Account; File System Layout; Logical Layout; Physical Layout; Installing and Uninstalling Software; Managing Software Graphically; Managing Software at the Command Line; Finding the Software You Want; Installing Software.
  • Uninstalling SoftwareUpgrading Software; Shutting the Pi Down Safely; Chapter 4 Troubleshooting; Keyboard and Mouse Diagnostics; Power Diagnostics; Display Diagnostics; Boot Diagnostics; Network Diagnostics; Chapter 5 Network Configuration; Wired Networking; Connecting to a Wired Network via the GUI; Connecting to a Wired Network via the Console; Testing Your Connectivity; Wireless Networking; Connecting to a Wireless Network via the GUI; Connecting to a Wireless Network via the Console; Chapter 6 The Raspberry Pi Configuration Tool; Running the Tool; The System Tab; Filesystem; Password.
  • HostnameBoot; Auto Login; Network at Boot; Overscan; Rastrack; The Interfaces Tab; Camera; SSH; SPI; I2C; Serial; 1-Wire; Performance; Overclock; GPU Memory; Localisation; Locale; Timezone; Keyboard; Chapter 7 Advanced Raspberry Pi Configuration; Editing Configuration Files via NOOBS; Hardware Settings: config.txt; Modifying the Display; Boot Options; Overclocking the Raspberry Pi; Disabling L2 Cache; Enabling Test Mode; Memory Partitioning; Software Settings: cmdline.txt; Part 2 Building a Media Centre or Productivity Machine; Chapter 8 The Pi as a Home Theatre PC.
  • Playing Music at the ConsoleDedicated HTPC with OSMC; Streaming Internet Media; Streaming Local Network Media; Configuring OSMC; Chapter 9 The Pi as a Productivity Machine; Using Cloud-Based Apps; Using LibreOffice; Image Editing with the Gimp; Part 3 Programming the Pi; Chapter 10 An Introduction to Scratch; Introducing Scratch; Example 1: Hello World; Example 2: Animation and Sound; Example 3: A Simple Game; Interfacing Scratch with Hardware; Further Reading; Chapter 11 An Introduction to Python; Introducing Python; Example 1: Hello World; Example 2: Comments, Inputs, Variables, and Loops.