Raspberry Pi User Guide

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John Wiley & Sons, Jan 6, 2014 - Computers - 312 pages

The essential guide to getting started with the Raspberry Pi ®

The Raspberry Pi has been a success beyond the dream of its creators. Their goal, to encourage a new generation of computer programmers who understand how computers work, is well under way.

Raspberry Pi User Guide 2e is the newest edition of the runaway bestseller written by the Pi’s co-creator, Eben Upton, and tech writer Gareth Halfacree. It contains everything you need to know to get the Pi up and running, including how to:

  • Connect a keyboard, mouse, monitor and other peripherals
  • Install software and configure your Raspberry Pi
  • Master basic Linux system administration
  • Set up your Raspberry Pi as a productivity machine, multimedia centre, or web server
  • Write programmes in Scratch and Python
  • Use the GPIO port and add-on boards to connect your Raspberry Pi for use in electronics projects

Updated to cover the release of the Camera Board, the introduction of the Pi Store, NOOBS and much more, Raspberry Pi User Guide 2nd edition is the perfect companion for getting the most out of the computing phenomenon, the Raspberry Pi.

Eben Upton is the co-creator of the Raspberry Pi board and the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Gareth Halfacree is a freelance technology journalist, open source advocate and erstwhile sysadmin.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Playing Music at the Console
ThePias a Productivity Machine
The PiasaWeb Server
Programming with the Raspberry
An Introduction to Python
Hardware Hacking

Other editions - View all

Raspberry Pi User Guide
Eben Upton,Gareth Halfacree
No preview available - 2014
Raspberry Pi User Guide
Eben Upton,Gareth Halfacree
No preview available - 2013

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About the author (2014)

Eben Upton (Cambridge, UK) is the creator and designer of the Raspberry Pi board and?a founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Gareth Halfacree (Bradford, UK) is a long-time tech author and expert on the Raspberry Pi.

Bibliographic information

TitleRaspberry Pi User Guide
AuthorsEben Upton, Gareth Halfacree
Edition2
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2014
ISBN1118795474, 9781118795477
Length312 pages
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Computers / Computer Architecture
Computers / Hardware / General
  
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