Book Image

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)

Programming the controller

The microcontroller is an Arduino UNO R3 and our Raspberry Pi Zero W. The motors and the distance sensor will be controlled using an Arduino microcontroller. Then the microcontroller will be communicating with the Raspberry Pi Zero W board. Depending on the motor shield you will be using, you may need to change some part of the code but the main idea is the same. As mentioned in the hardware overview section, the motor shield that we will be using requires a specific library. The first thing that we have to do is download the library from Github and save the files in the appropriate folder. You can find the library at the following link:

AFMotor library: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Motor-Shield-library



After downloading all the necessary files, you need to place them under homefolder | Arduino | libraries and extract the file. Then...