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Raspberry Pi and MQTT Essentials
Get familiar with all the concepts related to Raspberry Pi and MQTT, build innovative IoT projects, and discover how to scale these projects to the next levelKey FeaturesLearn some of the most popular tools used in IoT – Raspberry Pi, MQTT, ESP8266 and moreBuild exciting projects such as an IoT weather station and a smart switch boardDiscover the advantages of taking your MQTT broker globalBook DescriptionThe future of IoT has the potential to be limitless. Wouldn't it be great if you could add it to your own technological stacks? But where to start? With the basics, of course. In this book, you will start by learning about the most popular hardware and communication protocol, Raspberry Pi and MQTT. You will see how to use them together by setting up your own MQTT server on Raspberry Pi and understand how it works. This book explores MQTT in detail, including the clients and devices that you can connect to your server. You will discover two very popular IoT development boards among project developers: the ESP8266 and ESP32 development boards. Then, you will learn how to build interactive dashboards on your Pi and monitor your client devices. The book also shows you how to build a dashboard using another popular software – Node-RED. You will be able to put your skills to the test by creating two full-scale projects. That's not all: you will also learn how to host your own MQTT server on a virtual cloud service. Finally, you will be guided on how to move forward from here, what technologies to learn, and some project recommendations to polish or test your knowledge. By the end of this book, you will be able to build meaningful projects using Raspberry Pi and MQTT and create dashboards for your projects on Node-RED.What you will learnConfigure and use a Raspberry Pi for IoT projectsImplement the MQTT communication protocol for projectsUnderstand how to set up the NodeMCU and ESP32 boards as MQTT clientsControl a NodeMCU board through a Node-RED dashboard hosted on Raspberry PiGet LAMP server, Home Assistant, and MariaDB on the Raspberry PiSet up an online MQTT broker on a cloud service or enterprise service provider platformBuild full-scale, end-to-end prototype projectsWho this book is forThis book is for students who are interested in IoT and want to build projects using the available developer hardware. Educators who want to introduce a course on IoT into their curriculum, technology enthusiasts, and IoT developers who are just getting started will also benefit from this book. No prior knowledge about the two main topics that the book covers is required - Raspberry Pi and MQTT. A basic understanding of what IoT is will also be useful but not mandatory.
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Raspberry Pi im Informatik- und Technikunterricht
Dieses Buch beschreibt erprobte und evaluierte Unterrichtssequenzen zum Experimentieren mit dem Raspberry Pi im Informatik- und Technikunterricht der Sekundarstufe. Ausgehend von den Zielen eines modernen Informatikunterrichts wird gezeigt, wie eine interessen- und motivationsfördernde Raspberry-Pi Lernumgebung aussehen kann. Neben konkreten und differenzierten Unterrichtseinheiten, mit denen sich Schülerinnen und Schüler experimentell die Grundbausteine von Algorithmen erschließen können, werden Unterrichtseinheiten für fortgeschrittene Lernende sowie Projekte vorgestellt. Die vorgestellten Konzepte unterstützen Lehrerinnen und Lehrer wirkungsvoll bei der Konzeption des eigenen Unterrichts, können aber auch als Selbstlernmodule genutzt werden.
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Introduction to IoT with Machine Learning and Image Processing using Raspberry Pi
Machine Learning a branch of Artificial Intelligence is influencing the society, industry and academia at large. The adaptability of Python programming language to Machine Learning has increased its popularity further. Another technology on the horizon is Internet of Things (IoT). The present book tries to address IoT, Python and Machine Learning along with a small introduction to Image Processing. If you are a novice programmer or have just started exploring IoT or Machine Learning with Python, then this book is for you.Features: Raspberry Pi as IoT is described along with the procedure for installation and configuration.A simple introduction to Python Programming Language along with its popular library packages like NumPy, Pandas, SciPy and Matplotlib are dealt in an exhaustive manner along with relevant examples.Machine Learning along with Python Scikit-Learn library is explained to audience with an emphasis on supervised learning and classification.Image processing on IoT is introduced to the audience who love to apply Machine Learning algorithms to ImagesThe book follows hands-on approach and provide a huge collection of Python programs.
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Learn Electronics with Raspberry Pi
Updated for the recent Raspberry Pi boards, including the Raspberry Pi 4, this new edition offers an all new digital logic circuits project, explaining the theory behind how digital electronics work while creating a new project for measuring temperature.Raspberry Pi is everywhere, it’s inexpensive, and it's a wonderful tool for teaching about electronics and programming. This book demonstrates how to make a variety of cool projects using the Pi with programming languages like Scratch and Python, with no experience necessary. You'll see how the Pi works, how to work with Raspbian Linux on the Pi, and how to design and create electronic circuits. You'll create projects like an arcade game, disco lights, and infrared transmitter, and an LCD display. You'll also learn how to control Minecraft's Steve with a joystick and how to build a Minecraft house with a Pi, and even how to control a LEGO train with a Pi. And, you'll build your own robot, including how to solder and even design a printed circuit board.Learning electronics can be tremendous fun — your first flashing LED circuit is a reason to celebrate! But where do you go from there, and how can you move into more challenging projects without spending a lot of money on proprietary kits? Learn Electronics with Raspberry Pi shows you how to, and a lot more. What You'll LearnDesign and build electronic circuitsMake fun projects like an arcade game, a robot, and a Minecraft controllerProgram the Pi with Scratch and PythonWho This Book Is ForMakers, students, and teachers who want to learn about electronics and programming with the fun and low-cost Raspberry Pi.
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Computing
The chapters in this volume can be grouped into three parts. Part I provides an introductory course in the design and operation of computers and computer systems. It conveys a knowledge of the basic principles of computer systems along with perspectives on the history and future of computers. The study of algorithmics is contained in Part II including matrix computations, fundamental algorithms and data structures, design and analysis of efficient algorithms, and computational complexity. Part III brings out the relation between computer systems and operations research applications. This volume was designed and written for use in the operations research and management science community. Apart from the background provided by the first five chapters, the emphasis is on the computational tools, algorithms, languages, and systems that assist the problem solver.
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Learning Raspberry Pi
About This BookLearn how to create games, web, and desktop applications using the best features of the Raspberry PiDiscover the powerful development tools that allow you to cross-compile your software and build your own Linux distribution for maximum performanceStep-by-step tutorials show you how to quickly develop real-world applications using the Raspberry PiWho This Book Is ForIf 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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Expanding Your Raspberry Pi
Gain a deeper understanding of how Raspberry Pi works to get the results you want right in the palm of your hand. This book helps you understand the right connections and software to drive your Raspberry Pi into opening the worlds of programming, electronic experiments, system control, digital imaging, and the Internet of Things to you. You'll discover how to expand your Pi’s storage for bigger programs, use its onboard connections to interface with cameras and control devices, printers and scanners. You'll also see how to share information with Windows and Apple computers and mobile devices, and use it away from AC power. You’ll be able to turn any HDTV into a media player; stream and share files from desktop and mobile devices; use your Pi for image capture via camera or scanner; and more! Expanding Your Raspberry Pi is your guide to doing almost anything a bigger computer can do – if you’re ready for the challenge.What You'll LearnConnect, use, and manage mass storage devices for greater versatility Link with desktop, laptop, and mobile devices using the Pi’s built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features Share resources from your Pi with desktop and mobile devices Capture video and still photos with your PiWho This Book Is ForNetwork administrators: Connect Raspberry Pi devices to other devices on a wired or wireless network for media streaming, file serving, or print serving Teachers: Use Raspberry Pi to teach students how to connect different types of computers and operating systems with each other. IT workers: Use Raspberry Pi with your existing printers, scanners, webcams, and home network
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Raspberry Pi 3 Home Automation Projects
“With futuristic homes on the rise, learn to control and automate the living space with intriguing IoT projects.”About This Book• Build exciting (six) end-to-end home automation projects with Raspberry Pi 3,• Seamlessly communicate and control your existing devices and build your own home automation system,• Automate tasks in your home through projects that are reliable and funWho This Book Is ForThis book is for all those who are excited about building home automation systems with Raspberry Pi 3. It's also for electronic hobbyists and developers with some knowledge of electronics and programming.What You Will Learn• Integrate different embedded microcontrollers and development boards like Arduino, ESP8266, Particle Photon and Raspberry Pi 3, creating real life solutions for day to day tasks and home automation• Create your own magic mirror that lights up with useful information as you walk up to it• Create a system that intelligently decides when to water your garden and then goes ahead and waters it for you• Use the Wi-fi enabled Adafruit ESP8266 Huzzah to create your own networked festive display lights• Create a simple machine learning application and build a parking automation system using Raspberry Pi• Learn how to work with AWS cloud services and connect your home automation to the cloud• Learn how to work with Windows IoT in Raspberry Pi 3 and build your own Windows IoT Face Recognition door locking systemIn DetailRaspberry Pi 3 Home Automation Projects addresses the challenge of applying real-world projects to automate your house using Raspberry Pi 3 and Arduino. You will learn how to customize and program the Raspberry Pi 3 and Arduino-based boards in several home automation projects around your house, in order to develop home devices that will really rejuvenate your home.This book aims to help you integrate different microcontrollers like Arduino, ESP8266 Wi-Fi module, Particle Photon and Raspberry Pi 3 into the real world, taking the best of these boards to develop some exciting home automation projects. You will be able to use these projects in everyday tasks, thus making life easier and comfortable.We will start with an interesting project creating a Raspberry Pi-Powered smart mirror and move on to Automated Gardening System, which will help you build a simple smart gardening system with plant-sensor devices and Arduino to keep your garden healthy with minimal effort. You will also learn to build projects such as CheerLights into a holiday display, a project to erase parking headaches with OpenCV and Raspberry Pi 3, create Netflix's "The Switch" for the living room and lock down your house like Fort Knox with a Windows IoT face recognition-based door lock system.By the end of the book, you will be able to build and automate the living space with intriguing IoT projects and bring a new degree of interconnectivity to your world.Style and approachEnd to end home automation projects with Raspberry Pi 3.
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Raspberry Pi Retro Gaming
Learn to configure a Raspberry Pi into multiple different devices capable of playing retro games. Beyond theory, this book focuses heavily on projects—such as making a console to attach to a TV or computer display and making a tabletop arcade machine. It also teaches you how to install and use the Kodi media center on your retro game player. tart with the big-picture of the Raspberry Pi retro-gaming landscape and the wide range of exciting project opportunities that exist. You'll then discover the various retro-gaming emulation platforms, such as RetroPie and Recalbox, and how to work with ROM files. This book even goes a step further and teaches you how to create game ROMs from your old cartridges! You’ll also study the types of game playing equipment people have made using Raspberry Pis and how to set up a Raspberry Pi with those devices. Retro-gaming enthusiasts are using the Pi to make a dizzying variety of game playing hardware. There are players that fit in an Altoids mint tin, players that look like classic systems, and players that let you choose from over 20,000 game titles. And there are emulators for every platform imaginable, and many models available online to download and make on a 3D printer or laser cutter. Raspberry Pi Retro Gaming includes everything you need to know about playing retro games on a Raspberry Pi and making cool machines that play thousands of retrogames.What You'll LearnUse Tinkercad to design your own cases Get your case 3D printed if you don’t have a 3D printer Design parts for laser cutting or jigsaw cutting Solder and use electronics components, batteries, and power suppliesSelect and set up different kinds of displaysWho This Book Is ForAnyone interested in playing retrocomputer games and making their own retro-game players.
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Computer and Information Science
This edited book presents scientific results of the 13th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2014) which was held on June 4-6, 2014 in Taiyuan, China. The aim of this conference was to bring together researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss the numerous fields of computer science and to share their experiences and exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful way. Research results about all aspects (theory, applications and tools) of computer and information science, and to discuss the practical challenges encountered along the way and the solutions adopted to solve them.The conference organizers selected the best papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the conference. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted by members of the program committee, and underwent further rigorous rounds of review. This publication captures 14 of the conference’s most promising papers, and we impatiently await the important contributions that we know these authors will bring to the field of computer and information science.
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Practical Linux with Raspberry Pi OS
Quickly start programming with Linux while learning the Raspberry Pi OS—the Linux distribution designed specifically for low-cost Raspberry Pis. This short guide reviews Linux commands, GUI, and shell scripting in a holistic manner by diving into both advanced and day-to-day tasks using the Raspberry Pi OS.You'll comfortably work with the Linux command prompt, and explore the RPi OS GUI and all its base applications. Then move into writing your own programs with shell-programming and using high-level languages such as C, C++, and Python 3. You’ll also study hardware and GPIO programming. Use Python 3 for GPIO programming to drive LEDs and pushbuttons.Examples are written in Shell, C, C++, and Python 3. Graphical output is displayed in helpful screenshots that capture just what you’ll see when working in this environment. All code examples are well tested on actual Raspberry Pi boards. After reading this book and following the examples, you’ll be able to write programs for demonstration in your academic/industrial research work, business environment, or just your circle of friends for fun! What You'll LearnNavigate the core aspects of Linux and programming on a Linux platform Install Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry PiProgram in Shell, C, C++, and PythonRedirect Io and work with the crontabWho This Book Is ForLinux enthusiasts, software engineers, researchers, business analysts, and managers working with the low-cost Raspberry Pi.
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Python for Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence
Python for Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence is split into 3 parts: in Section 1, the reader is introduced to the Python programming language and shown how Python can aid in the understanding of advanced High School Mathematics. In Section 2, the reader is shown how Python can be used to solve real-world problems from a broad range of scientific disciplines. Finally, in Section 3, the reader is introduced to neural networks and shown how TensorFlow (written in Python) can be used to solve a large array of problems in Artificial Intelligence (AI).This book was developed from a series of national and international workshops that the author has been delivering for over twenty years. The book is beginner friendly and has a strong practical emphasis on programming and computational modelling.Features:No prior experience of programming is requiredOnline GitHub repository available with codes for readers to practiceCovers applications and examples from biology, chemistry, computer science, data science, electrical and mechanical engineering, economics, mathematics, physics, statistics and binary oscillator computingFull solutions to exercises are available as Jupyter notebooks on the WebSupport MaterialGitHub Repository of Python Files and Notebooks: https://github.com/proflynch/CRC-Press/Solutions to All Exercises:Section 1: An Introduction to Python: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/SolutionsSection1.htmlSection 2: Python for Scientific Computing: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/SolutionsSection2.htmlSection 3: Artificial Intelligence: https://drstephenlynch.github.io/webpages/SolutionsSection3.html
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Scientific Computing with Multicore and Accelerators
The hybrid/heterogeneous nature of future microprocessors and large high-performance computing systems will result in a reliance on two major types of components: multicore/manycore central processing units and special purpose hardware/massively parallel accelerators. While these technologies have numerous benefits, they also pose substantial performance challenges for developers, including scalability, software tuning, and programming issues. Researchers at the Forefront Reveal Results from Their Own State-of-the-Art WorkEdited by some of the top researchers in the field and with contributions from a variety of international experts, Scientific Computing with Multicore and Accelerators focuses on the architectural design and implementation of multicore and manycore processors and accelerators, including graphics processing units (GPUs) and the Sony Toshiba IBM (STI) Cell Broadband Engine (BE) currently used in the Sony PlayStation 3. The book explains how numerical libraries, such as LAPACK, help solve computational science problems; explores the emerging area of hardware-oriented numerics; and presents the design of a fast Fourier transform (FFT) and a parallel list ranking algorithm for the Cell BE. It covers stencil computations, auto-tuning, optimizations of a computational kernel, sequence alignment and homology, and pairwise computations. The book also evaluates the portability of drug design applications to the Cell BE and illustrates how to successfully exploit the computational capabilities of GPUs for scientific applications. It concludes with chapters on dataflow frameworks, the Charm++ programming model, scan algorithms, and a portable intracore communication framework.Explores the New Computational Landscape of Hybrid Processors By offering insight into the process of constructing and effectively using the technology, this volume provides a thorough and practical introduction to the area of hybrid computing. It discusses introductory concepts and simple examples of parallel computing, logical and performance debugging for parallel computing, and advanced topics and issues related to the use and building of many applications.
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Custom Raspberry Pi Interfaces
Design and build custom hardware interfaces for the Raspberry Pi and discover low cost display and sensor options for embedded system projects. With this book you'll master 12C communications using Raspbian Linux in C++ and perform ADC and DAC experiments. You'll experiment with debounce buttons and switches using hardware and software solutions. Develop flywheel rotary encoder effects for ease of tuning and construct a hardware interface to the Music Playing Daemon (MPD) with developed software. Discover how to add your own hardware keypad for remote combination lock applications. Custom Raspberry Pi Interfaces offers a thorough chapter on interfacing 5-volt systems to 3.3-volt Raspberry Pis designed to expand your choice of peripheral options. Ready to go C++ programs involving GPIO and I2C peripherals are provided. This book also explores ADC, DAC, rotary encoders, CMOS shift registers. I2C I/O extenders. What you'll learn:Build simple, low cost input/output interfaces including rotary encoders Interface with 5-volt devices from a 3-volt Raspberry Pi system Apply analog to digital and digital to analog conversions on the Pi Read potentiometers (volume control) from the Pi Determine step, directions, and velocity of a rotary encoder Perform remote interfacing using the I2 PCF8574 chipWork with external CMOS devices like the 74HC595 (in C++)Who this book is for:Students and hobbyists interested in building custom interfaces for their Raspberry Pis.
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