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Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook

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Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook

Overview of this book

The Raspberry Pi Zero, one of the most inexpensive, fully-functional computers available, is a powerful and revolutionary product developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Raspberry Pi Zero opens up a new world for the makers out there. This book will give you expertise with the Raspberry Pi Zero, providing all the necessary recipes that will get you up and running. In this book, you will learn how to prepare your own circuits rather than buying the expensive add–ons available in the market. We start by showing you how to set up and manage the Pi Zero and then move on to configuring the hardware, running it with Linux, and programming it with Python scripts. Later, we integrate the Raspberry Pi Zero with sensors, motors, and other hardware. You will also get hands-on with interesting projects in media centers, IoT, and more.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Adding USB functions to Raspbian Jessie


The latest release of Raspbian Jessie added some wonderful hacks that make the Raspberry Pi both an ideal test device and at the same time the most inexpensive awesome little Linux server you could fit into a box of mints. With the next series of hacks, we will use the USB port to connect as a serial device, a network device, or even a mass storage device (like a USB flash drive). The possibilities grow with every release!

If you are using Mac OS X, you should be all set-the Bonjour services come installed. If on Windows, Apple's Bonjour print services will be the only installation you need to get things working. Finally, on Linux, avanti-daemon needs to be installed, which it is by default as of Ubuntu 14.04.

Note

The USB OTG functions are only available on the Raspberry Pi Zero. The reason for this is that the USB port is connected directly to the processor for the Zero but runs through a USB hub on its larger siblings. This is an RPZ-only hack!

Getting...