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Expanding Your Raspberry Pi

Storage, printing, peripherals, and network connections for your Raspberry Pi

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Mark Edward Soper

    1. Indianapolis, USA

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  • Practical, task-focused information on the Raspberry Pi family
  • Enables users to put Raspberry Pi devices to work to solve real-world problems
  • Helps users to Integrate Raspberry Pi devices into their existing computing environments

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Raspberry Pi System Anatomy

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 1-15

  3. The Distro Bunch

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 17-42

  4. Adding Mass Storage

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 43-59

  5. Connecting to a Workgroup Network

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 61-83

  6. Sharing an Internet Connection

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 85-98

  7. Setting Up a Print and Scan Server

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 99-121

  8. Imaging and Video

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 123-155

  9. Media Serving

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 157-168

  10. GPIO Anatomy and Applications

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 169-184

  11. Taking Your Raspberry Pi on the Road

    • Mark Edward Soper
    Pages 185-198

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 199-204
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About this book



Gain a deeper understanding of how Raspberry Pi works to get the results you want right in the palm of your hand. This book helps you understand the right connections and software to drive your Raspberry Pi into opening the worlds of programming, electronic experiments, system control, digital imaging, and the Internet of Things to you. 

You'll discover how to expand your Pi’s storage for bigger programs, use its onboard connections to interface with cameras and control devices, printers and scanners. You'll also see how to share information with Windows and Apple computers and mobile devices, and use it away from AC power. You’ll be able to turn any HDTV into a media player; stream and share files from desktop and mobile devices; use your Pi for image capture via camera or scanner; and more! 



Expanding Your Raspberry Pi is your guide to doing almost anything a bigger computer can do – if you’re ready for the challenge.





What You'll Learn



  • Connect, use, and manage mass storage devices for greater versatility 
  • Link with desktop, laptop, and mobile devices using the Pi’s built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features 
  • Share resources from your Pi with desktop and mobile devices 
  • Capture video and still photos with your Pi


Who This Book Is For

Network administrators: Connect Raspberry Pi devices to other devices on a wired or wireless network for media streaming, file serving, or print serving

Teachers: Use Raspberry Pi to teach students how to connect different types of computers and operating systems with each other.

IT workers: Use Raspberry Pi with your existing printers, scanners, webcams, and home network





Reviews

“It covers a range of topics integral to configuring the Raspberry Pi, from installing an operating system to accessing a home network, mass storage, networked printers, and shared internet connections. … Each chapter gives a range of options for tackling a challenge using different software solutions and operating systems. The instructions are clearly written and easy to follow … . Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (J. M. Smith, Choice, Vol. 55 (10), June, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Indianapolis, USA

    Mark Edward Soper

About the author

Mark Edward Soper is an internationally-published expert on technical topics ranging from CompTIA A+ Certification to Microsoft Windows and an instructor who has taught thousands of students in industry seminars and employee training about computer and device troubleshooting and repair, digital imaging, Microsoft Windows, and networking. Mark has seen the industry change from an emphasis on understanding hardware and what makes it work to the computer as appliance. He’s excited to see that devices such as the Raspberry Pi are not only useful for teaching how computers work but can also be put to work in home and business environments.

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