Raspberry Pi Computing: Analog Measurement
Last updated on 2020-07-18
About the Book
If you've heard about the Raspberry Pi you may know that it provides a fantastic method to learn about using a computer and to develop some skills that go beyond the basics.
What sort of things will we learn?
Good question!
- What sort of versions of the Raspberry Pi are there?
- What hardware do I need to get it up and going?
- What sort of operating system do I need and how do we install it.
- How do I do [Insert any number of cool things]?
Is this book for you?
It's not written for experts. It's put together as a guide to get you started if you're unsure about how to make the first move with a Raspberry Pi.
Why has the book been written?
Because in the process of learning things, it's a great way to remember them if you write them down :-).
Writing about how to do cool stuff with computers means that we're accumulating ways to help ourselves out when the going gets tricky. Making a book out of the information is a no-brainer since that way more people benefit from the process.
The awesome that is Leanpub.
The book has some information in it, but there's still a bit more to come. Publishing using Leanpub will allow readers to get easy notification of when updates and improvements are made.
Enjoy.
So we hope you get something out of the book, please excuse the sometimes light-hearted conversational manner in which we approach the topic and enjoy the Raspberry Pi!
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
- Welcome!
- What are we trying to do?
- Who is this book for?
- What will we need?
- Why on earth did I write this rambling tome?
- Where can you get more information?
- The History of the Raspberry Pi
-
Raspberry Pi Versions
- Version Comparison
-
Raspberry Pi Peripherals
- SD Card
- Keyboard / Mouse
- Video
- Network
- Power supply
- Cases
-
Operating Systems
-
Welcome to Raspberry Pi OS
- Raspberry Pi OS and Raspbian
- Operating System Evolution
- Downloading
- Writing the Operating System image to the SD Card
- Enabling Secure Shell Access
- Powering On
-
The Command Line interface
- Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool
- Software Updates
-
Welcome to Raspberry Pi OS
-
Power Up the Pi
-
Static IP Address
-
The Netmask
- CIDR Notation
- Distinguish Dynamic from Static
- Default Gateway
-
Lets edit the
dhcpcd.conffile
-
The Netmask
-
Remote access
-
Remote access via SSH
- Setting up the Server (Raspberry Pi)
- Setting up the Client (Windows)
- WinSCP
-
Remote access via SSH
-
Setting up a WiFi Network Connection
-
Built in WiFi Enabling
- Make the changes operative
- Make the built in WiFi IP address static
- Make the changes operative
-
Built in WiFi Enabling
-
Reconnecting to the wireless network automatically
- Let’s write a script
- Lets run our script on a regular schedule
- Let’s test it
-
Static IP Address
-
Setting up the Raspberry Pi Software
-
Web Server, PHP and Database
-
Install NGINX and PHP
- Configuration
- Database
- Create a database and a table
-
Install NGINX and PHP
-
Web Server, PHP and Database
-
Connecting Analog Sensors to the Raspberry Pi
-
Analog and Digital
- Analog
- Digital
-
The Boards
-
The Analog Sensor
- The Light Dependant Resistor (LDR or Photoresistor)
-
Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC)
- The ADS1015 Analog to Digital Converter
-
The Analog Sensor
-
Measure
- Hardware required
- Connect
- Test
-
Record
- Record the readings
-
Recording data on a regular basis with
cron - Managing database size
-
Explore
- Simple data point API
- Extracting a Range of Data
- Wrap Up
- Bibliography
-
Analog and Digital
-
Linux Concepts
- What is Linux?
-
Linux Directory Structure
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/ -
/bin -
/boot -
/dev -
/etc -
/etc/cron.d -
/etc/rc?.d -
/home -
/lib -
/lost+found -
/media -
/mnt -
/opt -
/proc -
/root -
/sbin -
/srv -
/tmp -
/usr -
/usr/bin -
/usr/lib -
/usr/local -
/usr/sbin -
/var -
/var/lib -
/var/log -
/var/spool -
/var/tmp
-
-
Everything is a file in Linux
- Traditional Files
- Directories
- System Information
- Devices
-
File Editing
- The nano Editor
-
Linux Commands
- Executing Commands in Linux
-
The Commands
-
- Options
- Arguments
- Putting it all together
-
apt-get-
The
apt-getcommand -
apt-get update -
apt-get upgrade -
apt-get install -
apt-get remove
-
The
-
cat-
The
catcommand - Options
- Arguments and Examples
- Test yourself
-
The
-
cd-
The
cdcommand - Options
- Arguments
- Examples
- Test yourself
-
The
-
chmod-
The
chmodcommand - Options
- Arguments
- Examples
-
The
-
crontab
-
The
crontabcommand - Options
- Examples
- Test yourself
-
The
-
ifconfig-
The
ifconfigcommand - Options
- Arguments
- Test yourself
-
The
-
ls-
The
lscommand - Options
- Arguments
- Examples
-
The
-
ping-
The
pingcommand - Options
- Test yourself
-
The
-
sudo-
The
sudocommand - The ‘sudoers’ file
-
sudovssu - Test yourself
-
The
-
- Directory Structure Cheat Sheet
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