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Raspberry Pi Zero W Wireless Projects

By : Vasilis Tzivaras
Book Image

Raspberry Pi Zero W Wireless Projects

By: Vasilis Tzivaras

Overview of this book

The Raspberry Pi has always been the go–to, lightweight ARM-based computer. The recent launch of the Pi Zero W has not disappointed its audience with its $10 release. "W" here stands for Wireless, denoting that the Raspberry Pi is solely focused on the recent trends for wireless tools and the relevant use cases. This is where our book—Raspberry Pi Zero W Wireless Projects—comes into its own. Each chapter will help you design and build a few DIY projects using the Raspberry Pi Zero W board. First, you will learn how to create a wireless decentralized chat service (client-client) using the Raspberry Pi's features?. Then you will make a simple two-wheel mobile robot and control it via your Android device over your local Wi-Fi network. Further, you will use the board to design a home bot that can be connected to plenty of devices in your home. The next two projects build a simple web streaming security layer using a web camera and portable speakers that will adjust the playlist according to your mood. You will also build a home server to host files and websites using the board. Towards the end, you will create free Alexa voice recognition software and an FPV Pi Camera, which can be used to monitor a system, watch a movie, spy on something, remotely control a drone, and more. By the end of this book, you will have developed the skills required to build exciting and complex projects with Raspberry Pi Zero W.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Initial State

We will continue the building of the weather station with Initial State, a website that acts as data storage and data analysis for IoT projects using Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and similar. There are other services like Initial State as well, but not all of them support Sense HAT. The first step here is to create an account with Initial State; I will explain everything in the following images. Visit https://www.initialstate.com/, and sign up for your account. The following image is the INITIAL STATE website page. Click on the SIGN IN link in the top-right corner:

Click on the register link and fill out the registration form that you can see next with your Email and Password. You can also request a two-step verification using your mobile phone number. It is a good practice to add another security layer to your account:

When you fill out the form, you can click on the...