Index

A

• Adafruit
  • URL / Using the buttons and joystick with PiPlay
• All Things Pi
  • URL / Installing Logitech Media Server
• Arduino
  • setting up, for Maplin sensors / Setting up your Arduino
  • setting up, for RF network / Setting up Arduino
• Arduino IDE
  • URL / Setting up your Arduino
• Audacity
  • URL / Tuning

B

• bottle xylophone
  • requisites / What you will need
  • note bottle, assembling / Assembling a note bottle
  • electronics, configuring / Electronics
  • web application, creating / The web application
  • configuration / Configuration
  • tuning / Tuning
  • testing / Testing
  • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting

C

• calibration, robotic arm
  • chassis motors / Chassis motors
  • arm 2 / Arm 2 and hand servos
  • hand servos / Arm 2 and hand servos
  • arm 1 servos / The arm 1 servos
• camera
  • setting up, for robotic arm / Setting up the camera
• Camera Serial Interface (CSI)
  • about / Setting up the camera
• captures, GPS-enabled Timelapse Recorder
  • using / Using the captures
  • timelapse video, creating / Creating a time-lapse video
  • GPS data, exporting as CSV / Exporting GPS data as CSV
• capture software, GPS-enabled Timelapse Recorder
  • setting up / Setting up the capture software
• Chromium
  • setting up / Setting up Chromium
• closure
  • about / The JavaScript code
• comma-separated value (CSV) file
  • about / Exporting GPS data as CSV
• configuration, Magic Mirror
  • widget / Widgets
  • styles / Styles
• Coreutils Viewer
  • URL / Linux and Mac OS

D

• Document Object Model (DOM)
  • about / The JavaScript code
• drive electronics
  • configuring, for robotic arm / Drive electronics

E

• electronics, Portable Speaker System
  • building / Building the electronics
  • amplifier circuit, connecting / The amplifier circuit
  • battery, using / Running the speaker system on battery power
• enclosure construction, Magic Mirror
  • instructions / Enclosure construction
  • without plywood enclosure / Building the mirror without an enclosure
  • Pi enclosure / The Pi enclosure
  • URL, for Pi enclosure / The Pi enclosure
• extension cables
  • reference link / Electronics

F

• FileZilla
  • URL / Transferring MP3 files to the Pi
• Flask
  • URL / The weather station web application

G

• Google Charts API
  • URL / The weather station web application
• Google Fonts
  • URL / Styles
• GPS-enabled Timelapse Recorder
  • requisites / What you will need
  • hardware, setting up / Setting up the hardware
  • capture software, setting up / Setting up the capture software
  • captures, using / Using the captures
• Gunicorn
  • URL / The weather station web application

H

• Hackspaces
  • about / What you will need
• hardware, GPS-enabled Timelapse Recorder
  • setting up / Setting up the hardware
  • camera board / The camera board
  • camera module, connecting to Raspberry Pi / Connecting the camera module to the Pi
  • Raspberry Pi camera, setting up / Setting up the Raspberry Pi camera
  • GPS module, setting up / The GPS module
• home security system
  • requisites / What you will need
  • structure / The security system structure
  • designing / Designing your security system
  • web application, creating / Web applications
  • sensors, interfacing / Interfacing sensors
  • RF network / The RF network
  • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting
• home theatre PC
  • requisites / What you will need
  • OpenELEC, setting up / Setting up OpenELEC
  • LCD, setting up / Setting up the LCD
  • switches, setting up / Setting up the switches
  • assembling / Final assembly

I

• installation, Logitech Media Server
  • about / Installing Logitech Media Server

J

• JavaScript development
  • reference link / The JavaScript code
• JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
  • about / The Python code
• Jinja template language
  • reference link / The Jinja page template

L

• LCD
  • setting up / Setting up the LCD
• LCD configuration files
  • reference link / Setting up the LCD
• LCDproc
  • about / Setting up the LCD
• light-dependent resistor (LDR)
  • about / Understanding the sensors
• Linux
  • SD card, writing / Linux and Mac OS
• Linux distribution
  • selecting, for Raspberry Pi / Choosing a Linux distribution
• Linux shell commands
  • cd / Common Linux commands
  • ls / Common Linux commands
  • mkdir / Common Linux commands
  • cat / Common Linux commands
  • pwd / Common Linux commands
  • chmod / Common Linux commands
  • sudo / Common Linux commands
  • mv / Common Linux commands
  • cp / Common Linux commands
  • rm / Common Linux commands
• Logitech Media Server
  • setting up / Setting up Logitech Media Server
  • running / Running Logitech Media Server on the Pi
  • backup image, creating of SD card / Creating a backup image of an SD card
  • USB storage device, automounting / Automounting a USB storage device
  • installing / Installing Logitech Media Server
  • Pi, setting up as Wi-Fi access point / Setting up the Pi as a Wi-Fi access point

M

• Mac OS
  • SD card, writing / Linux and Mac OS
• Magic Mirror
  • requisites / What you will need
  • required tools / Tools you will need
  • theory / Theory
  • web application, developing / The web application
  • Pi setup / The Pi setup
  • enclosure, constructing / Enclosure construction
  • configuration / Configuration
  • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting
• magnetic door sensors
  • using / Magnetic door sensors
• Maplin sensors
  • using / Reverse engineering the Maplin sensors
  • working with / Understanding the sensors
  • wiring / Wiring
  • Arduino, setting up / Setting up your Arduino
• measurement units
  • for wind speed / Using the web application
  • for temperature / Using the web application
  • for humidity / Using the web application
  • for pressure / Using the web application
  • for light level and rain / Using the web application
• media files
  • types / Uploading media files to the Pi
• media player
  • scripting / Scripting a media player
  • PiFM, calling from Python / Calling PiFM from Python
  • MP3 files, searching / Searching for MP3 files
  • input, obtaining from command line / Getting input from a command line
  • media files, queuing / Queuing the media files to be played
  • player.py script, using / Using the media player script
• medium density fiberboard (MDF)
  • about / Building the enclosure for the speaker system
• miles per hour (MPH)
  • about / Understanding the sensors
• Minibian
  • URL / Choosing a Linux distribution
• mini retro-style arcade cabinet
  • requisites / Requirements
  • input electronics, setting up / Setting up the input electronics
  • cabinet, building / Building the cabinet
  • reference link / Building the cabinet
  • PiPlay, setting up / Setting up PiPlay
  • buttons, using with PiPlay / Using the buttons and joystick with PiPlay
  • joystick, using with PiPlay / Using the buttons and joystick with PiPlay
• mini retro-style arcade cabinet, requisites
  • hardware / Requirements
  • tools / Requirements
• mount point
  • about / Linux
• MP3 files
  • transferring, to Raspberry Pi / Transferring MP3 files to the Pi

N

• network
  • scanning, with Nmap utility / Network scanning
• Nginx
  • URL / The weather station web application
• Nmap utility
  • URL / Network scanning
  • used, for scanning network / Network scanning

O

• Online Tone Generator
  • URL / Tuning
• OpenELEC
  • setting up / Setting up OpenELEC
  • booting / The first boot and initial setup
  • Pi, connecting to wireless network / Connecting the Pi to a wireless network
  • media files, uploading to Pi / Uploading media files to the Pi
  • media files, uploading on Windows / Windows
  • media files, uploading on Linux / Linux
  • Pi, shutting down / Shutting down the Pi
• outdoor weather station
  • requisites / What you will need
  • Maplin sensors, using / Reverse engineering the Maplin sensors
  • sensors, setting up / Setting up the remaining sensors
  • weather station web application, creating / The weather station web application
  • assembling / Assembling the weather station
  • using / Using the web application

P

• PiPlay
  • URL / Setting up PiPlay
  • setting up / Setting up PiPlay
  • buttons, using / Using the buttons and joystick with PiPlay
  • joystick, using / Using the buttons and joystick with PiPlay
• Pirate Radio
  • setting up / Setting up the pirate radio
  • MP3 files, transferring to Raspberry Pi / Transferring MP3 files to the Pi
• PIR motion sensors
  • using / The PIR motion sensors
• Pi setup, for Magic Mirror
  • display, rotating / Rotating the display
  • web application, deploying / Deploying the web application
  • Chromium, setting up / Setting up Chromium
• Portable Speaker System
  • requisites / What you will need
  • required tools / Tools you will need
  • Logitech Media Server, setting up / Setting up Logitech Media Server
  • Raspberry Pi, setting as Squeezebox client / Setting up the Pi as a Squeezebox client
  • electronics, building / Building the electronics
  • enclosure, building / Building the enclosure for the speaker system
  • Logitech Media Server, running on Pi / Running Logitech Media Server on the Pi
• potential divider
  • about / Understanding the sensors
• printed circuit board (PCB)
  • about / Understanding the sensors
• prototyping board
  • about / Setting up the LCD
• pull-up resistor
  • about / Understanding the sensors
• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
  • about / Drive electronics
• push-to-make (PTM) buttons
  • about / What you will need
• PuTTY
  • URL / Connecting to the Pi via SSH
• python-midi library
  • URL / Configuration
• Python SMTP library
  • URL / Deploying our application

R

• Raspberry Pi
  • setting up / Setting up the Pi
  • Linux distribution, selecting / Choosing a Linux distribution
  • URL, for downloading / Choosing a Linux distribution, Writing an SD card
  • SD card, writing / Writing an SD card
  • booting / Booting the Pi for the first time
  • network scanning, with Nmap utility / Network scanning
  • connecting, via SSH / Connecting to the Pi via SSH, Common Linux commands
  • initial setup / The initial setup
  • MP3 files, transferring / Transferring MP3 files to the Pi
  • setting up, for RF network / Setting up the Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi, as Squeezebox client
  • setting up / Setting up the Pi as a Squeezebox client
  • Wi-Fi, setting up / Setting up Wi-Fi on the Pi
  • squeezelite, running as daemon / Running squeezelite as a daemon
• remote control functions
  • Input.Up / Setting up the switches
  • Input.Down / Setting up the switches
  • Input.Left / Setting up the switches
  • Input.Right / Setting up the switches
  • Input.Select / Setting up the switches
  • Input.Back / Setting up the switches
  • Input.Home / Setting up the switches
  • Player.PlayPause / Setting up the switches
  • Player.Stop / Setting up the switches
  • Player.GoPrevious / Setting up the switches
  • Player.GoNext / Setting up the switches
• residual current device (RCD)
  • about / Building the enclosure for the speaker system, Building the cabinet, Enclosure construction
• revolutions per minute (RPM)
  • about / Understanding the sensors
• RF24Network library
  • URL / The RF network
• RF network
  • using / The RF network
  • Raspberry Pi, setting up / Setting up the Raspberry Pi
  • Arduino, setting up / Setting up Arduino
• RH (relative humidity)
  • about / What you will need
• robotic arm
  • requisites / What you will need
  • drive electronics, configuring / Drive electronics
  • camera, setting up / Setting up the camera
  • web application, deploying / Deploying web applications
  • arm, constructing / The arm and chassis construction
  • chassis, constructing / The arm and chassis construction
  • calibrating / Calibration
  • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting

S

• scheduled operating system
  • about / Understanding the sensors
• SD card
  • writing / Writing an SD card
  • writing, on Windows / Windows
  • writing, on Linux / Linux and Mac OS
  • writing, on Mac OS / Linux and Mac OS
  • backup image, creating / Creating a backup image of an SD card
• Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
  • about / Transferring MP3 files to the Pi
• sensors
  • setting up / Setting up the remaining sensors
  • DHT11/22, setting up / DHT11/22
  • BMP180, setting up / BMP180
  • readings, recording / Taking readings from the sensors
• sensors, home security system
  • interfacing / Interfacing sensors
  • PIR motion sensors, using / The PIR motion sensors
  • magnetic door sensors, using / Magnetic door sensors
• service set identifier (SSID)
  • about / Setting up Wi-Fi on the Pi
• squeezelite
  • URL / Setting up the Pi as a Squeezebox client
  • running, as daemon / Running squeezelite as a daemon
• SSH
  • Raspberry Pi, connecting / Connecting to the Pi via SSH, Common Linux commands
• Supervisor application
  • URL / Deploying the app on the Pi
• switches
  • setting up, for home theatre PC / Setting up the switches

T

• troubleshooting, bottle xylophone
  • missed notes / Notes are missed
  • servos movement / Servos do not move correctly
• troubleshooting, Magic Mirror
  • issues, with web application / The web application fails with the 500 Internal Server Error
  • display issue / The display does not work
• troubleshooting, robotic arm
  • video stream / The video stream has a substantial delay
  • servos / The servos make a loud humming noise
  • robot control / Control of the robot is lost
  • arms movement / The arm jumps to new positions

U

• ultracabs
  • about / Setting up the input electronics
  • URL / Setting up the input electronics
• USB storage device
  • automounting / Automounting a USB storage device

V

• Video for Linux 2 (V4 L2) driver
  • about / Setting up the camera
  • reference link / Setting up the camera

W

• weather station web application
  • creating / The weather station web application
  • deploying / Deploying the app on the Pi
• web application, home security system
  • creating / Web applications
  • deploying / Deploying our application
  • sensors, configuring / Configuring sensors and alarms
  • alarms, configuring / Configuring sensors and alarms
• web application, Magic Mirror
  • developing / The web application
  • widget, developing / Developing a new widget
• Wi-Fi
  • setting up, on Raspberry Pi / Setting up Wi-Fi on the Pi
  • reference link / Setting up Wi-Fi on the Pi
• widget, Magic Mirror
  • Python code / The Python code
  • Jinja page template / The Jinja page template
  • JavaScript code / The JavaScript code
  • configuration files / Widgets, Example configurations
  • configuration options / Included widgets
• widget configuration, Magic Mirror
  • bbc_ticker.conf file / bbc_ticker.conf
  • clock.conf file / clock.conf
• Win32 Disk Imager
  • URL / Windows
• Windows
  • SD card, writing / Windows

X

• XBMC media center software
  • URL / Setting up OpenELEC

Z

• 7-Zip
  • URL / Setting up OpenELEC