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I N D E X
293
productivity software
cloud-based apps, 136–139
The Gimp, 141–143
LibreOffice suite, 139–141
programming skills, need for, 1–3
project board, 212
protocols, 204
prototyping boards, 254–262
PS/2 connectors, 25
pull-up resistors, 223
purge
command, 61
push-button controllers, 232
push-buttons, 205
.py
file extension, 177, 179
pygame, 184–193
pygame (website), 193
pygame.Color
instructions, 186
pygame.locals
module, 185
Python
calculator program, 182–184
comments, 180
communicating over networks, 193–199
further reading, 199
Hello World example, 174–178
interactive programs, 180–184
loops, 181
making programs executable, 179
overview, 174
pygame, 184–193
shell mode, 175
using GPIO port, 223–232
variables, 181
Python Simple Programs wiki (website), 184
Python User Groups (PIGgies) (website), 199
R
-r flag, 128
-r option, 248
Radio Shack (website), 209
RAM (random access memory), 15, 16, 17
ramfsfile
option,
config.txt
file, 114
random access memory (RAM), 15, 16, 17
random
module, Python, 185
Raspberry Pi
camera module, 234–248
community, 7–8
damage due to careless GPIO connections,
222, 225
history, 3–8
Linux distributions, 20, 36, 49, 61
Model A, 16–17
Model B, 17–18
mounting external devices, 50–51
need for, 1–3
overview, 14–16
potential of, 8–9
power supply, 15, 26, 32–33
productivity software, 136–143
Raspbian distribution, 34–39, 45–48
Raspbmc distribution, 128–134
warranty, 117, 118
as web server, 146–154
website, 7
Raspberry Pi Configuration Tool (
raspi-
config
), 96–105, 238
Raspberry Pi Foundation (website), 27
Raspberry Pi User Guide (website), 192, 199,
206, 266
Raspberry Snake game, 184–193, 266–268
raspberrysnake.py
program, 184–193
Raspbian distribution
alternatives, 49
installing, 34–39
overview, 45
preferences, 48
software packages, 46–48
Raspbmc distribution, 49
installation and setup, 128–129
Internet media, streaming, 129–131
local network media, streaming, 131–133
settings, 133–134
raspi-config
tool
about screen, 105
boot to desktop, 96
change hostname, 102–103
change user password, 96
enable camera mode, 99, 238
filesystem expansion, 95–96
internationalisation, 97–98
memory partition, 103–104
overclock, 100–101
overscan, 102
Rastrack, 99