Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino - Second Edition

by Andrew K. Dennis

Overview

Revolutionize the way you interact with your home and become part of the rapidly growing group of hobbyists and enthusiasts by combining the powerful Raspberry Pi with an Arduino board.

Starting with an introduction to the Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards you will set up your very own home automation system through a series of exciting projects, making your life a lot easier.

Build a thermostat, a Raspberry Pi control device, a parcel delivery detector, and a water and damp detector, and then move on to more complex projects including a motor mechanism to control your curtains.

By the end of this practical guide, you will be a confident user who can program, set up, and run a wide range of applications using both the Raspberry Pi and the Arduino.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784393939
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	02/25/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	148
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Andrew K. Dennis is the manager of professional services software development at Prometheus Research. This company is a leading provider of integrated data management for research, and is the home of HTSQL, an open source navigational query language for RDBMS.
Andrew has a diploma in computing and a BS in software engineering. He is currently studying for a second BS in creative computing.
He has over 10 years of experience in the software industry in the UK, Canada, and USA. His experience includes Python and JavaScript development, e-learning, CMS and LMS development, SCORM consultancy, web development in a variety of languages, open source application development, and a blog dedicated to maker culture and home automation.
His interests include web development, e-learning, 3D printing, Linux, the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, open source projects, parallel computing, home automation, amateur electronics, home networking, and software engineering.
Many of these topics were covered in his previous book, Raspberry Pi Super Cluster, Packt Publishing.