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Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects - Third Edition

By : Richard Grimmett, Jon Witts
Book Image

Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects - Third Edition

By: Richard Grimmett, Jon Witts

Overview of this book

This book will allow you to take full advantage of Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi 3 by building both simple and complex robotic projects. The book takes a mission-critical approach to show you how to build amazing robots and helps you decide which board to use for which type of robot. The book puts a special emphasis on designing mobile (or movable) robots using the Raspberry Pi Zero. The projects will show inexpensive, yet powerful, ways to take full advantage. It will teach you how to program Raspberry Pi, control the movement of your robot, and add features to your robots.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Raspberry Pi Robotic Projects - Third Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Controlling your fish remotely


You can, via vncserver, access the video feed and control the servos on your fish. However, you won't be able to access your fish underwater using a wireless connection. You'll need a wired LAN cable, which will represent a bit of a challenge. First, purchase an adapter that can provide a waterproof seal for the LAN cable. These are available as Black Plastic PG16 Waterproof Cable Connectors at many online retailers. Here is an image of such a device:

You'll need to drill a hole in the top of your fish, toward the back, and mount this connector. You can then feed your LAN cable through this connector and connect one end to the Raspberry Pi on your fish, and the other end to your host computer. This will allow you to both control your fish and view the video. You'll need a long length of LAN cable, preferably mounted to a reel, like this:

Now you can place all of the electronics in your fish and seal it. You'll want to make sure you put the charging port for...