Join the Raspberry revolution with these fun and easy Pi projectsThe Raspberry Pi has opened up a whole new world of innovation for everyone from hardware hackers and programmers to students, hobbyists, engineers, and beyond. Featuring a variety of hands-on projects, this easy-to-understand guide walks you through every step of the design process and will have you creating like a Raspberry Pi pro in no time. You'll learn how to prepare your workspace, assemble the necessary tools, work with test equipment, and find your way around the Raspberry Pi before moving on to a series of fun, lively projects that brings some power to your plain ol' Pi.* Introduces Raspberry Pi basics and gives you a solid understanding of all the essentials you'll need to take on your first project* Includes an array of fun and useful projects that show you how to do everything from creating a magic light wand to enhancing your designs with Lego sensors, installing and writing games for the RISC OS, building a transistor tester, and more* Provides an easy, hands-on approach to learning more about electronics, programming, and interaction design for Makers and innovators of all agesBring the power of Pi to your next cool creation with Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies!

Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Projects 5Chapter 1: Getting to Know the Raspberry Pi 7Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Tools and Workbench 29Chapter 3: Focusing on Technique 47Chapter 4: The Raspberry Family 69Part II: Working with LEDs and Switches 79Chapter 5: The Sauce Bottle Game 81Chapter 6: Stomp! 93Chapter 7: The Light Fantastic 115Chapter 8: Games for the Light Fantastic 135Part III: Developing Advanced Interfaces 155Chapter 9: Advanced Interfaces 157Chapter 10: Raspberry Pi in the Sky 197Chapter 11: Webcam and Computer Vision 233Chapter 12: The Raspberry Jazz Glitter Trio 263Part IV: Making the Raspberry Pi Your LEGO's Magic Brick 277Chapter 13: The Pi Meets LEGO 279Chapter 14: The LEGO Dice Game 307Chapter 15: LEGO Direct 335Part V: Exploring RISC OS 371Chapter 16: Introducing RISC OS 373Chapter 17: RISC OS Coding 391Chapter 18: Transistor Tester 417Chapter 19: The General?]Purpose Input/Output Port in RISC OS 441Part VI: The Part of Tens 451Chapter 20: Ten Great LEGO Pi Projects 453Chapter 21: Ten Suppliers of Components and Tools 457Index 461