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Banana Pro Blueprints

Banana Pro Blueprints

By : Ruediger Follmann, Tony Zhang
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Banana Pro Blueprints

Banana Pro Blueprints

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By: Ruediger Follmann, Tony Zhang
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Overview of this book

This book follows a tactical plan that will guide you through the implementation of Banana Pro and its configurations. You will then learn the various programming languages used with Banana Pi with the help of examples. In no time at all, you’ll be working on a wireless project that implements AirPlay servers, hotspots, and so on. Following this, you’ll develop a retro-style arcade kiosk game. Then we’ll move on to explore the multimedia features of Banana Pro by designing and building an enclosure for it. After this, you’ll learn to build a remote-controlled smart car and we’ll examine how to control a robotic arm. The book will conclude with the creation of a home sensor system that has the ability to expand or shrink to suit any home.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. Introduction to Banana Pro
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1. Introduction to Banana Pro
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Banana Pro
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Getting started
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Available operating systems for Banana Pro
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Add-ons
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Summary
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2. Programming Languages
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2. Programming Languages
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Basic principles
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Shell programming
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Python
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C/C++
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Scratch
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New kernels
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Summary
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3. Wireless Projects
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3. Wireless Projects
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OpenVPN
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WLAN
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On air
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Serving web pages
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A measurement server
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Summary
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4. An Arcade Cabinet
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4. An Arcade Cabinet
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Implementing hardware accelerations
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Implementing libretro emulators
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Building PCSX
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Making an arcade cabinet for Banana Pro
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Playing the Banana Pro arcade cabinet
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Summary
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5. A Multimedia Center
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5. A Multimedia Center
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Kernel preparation
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Video Disk Recorder (VDR)
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The Xbox Multimedia Center (XBMC) installation
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Summary
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6. Remote Controlling a Smart Monitor Car
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6. Remote Controlling a Smart Monitor Car
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Implementing the IP camera
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Setting up the hardware of a smart monitor car
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Controlling a smart monitor car using a remote
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7. A Laser Engraver
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7. A Laser Engraver
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Setting up the frame for laser engraving
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Configuring software on Banana Pro
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Installing software on a PC
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Loading a program into the laser CPU
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How to use a laser engraver
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8. Scratch – Building a Smart House
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8. Scratch – Building a Smart House
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Configuring LeScratch
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Controlling the LeScratch peripherals
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Building the LeScratch smart house
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Index
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Python

"Python is a programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively."

- Python website (http://www.python.org)

It is true that nearly no other interpreter language is as popular as Python. Additionally, there are a bunch of add-ons for Python that are available, ranging from a simple web server to complex graphics libraries. In this section, the reader will learn some basics of Python. We will use Python in order to program GPIO pins. We will look at a more complex example that will deal with graphical output in a window.

The basics

Before Python can be used, Python itself and the associated developer packages need to be installed:

sudo apt-get install python python-dev

For my examples, I've used 2.7.x version of Python. Python 3.x is not needed in order to execute the examples.

Since Python is an interpreter, there are two possibilities of executing a Hello world! program. The first option is to invoke Python in a terminal by typing python...

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