Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino

Who this book is for

If you are new to Raspberry Pi, Arduino, or home automation, and you wish to develop some amazing projects using these tools, then this book is for you. Any experience in using the Linux operating system or Raspberry Pi will be an added advantage. This book is a step-by-step guide that will help you in setting up components and software in each chapter.

What you need for this book

• Raspberry Pi (version B+)
• A SD card
• Ardunio Uno
• A Seeed Ethernet shield
• Cooking Hacks’ Raspberry Pi to Arduino bridge shield
• An Arduino motor shield
• A Pololu relay module
• An AM2302 combined thermistor/humidity sensor
• An LED
• A Seeed Grove Water sensor
• A 10K ohm resistor
• A force resistor sensor
• A 9V or 12V DC motor
• A breadboard
• Breadboard wires and power supply
• USB cables
• A Cat-5 Ethernet cable
• An Internet connection with a home modem or router
• A small electric fan
• A small wooden disc to wrap blind cords around
• Soldering iron or a gun with solder (optional)
• A Windows, Mac, or Linux-based machine (optional)
• A television or monitor with HDMI or S-video (optional)
• A USB keyboard, USB mouse, cables for S-Video to HDMI conversion,and sponges (all of these are optional)
• Tweezers and cable strippers (optional)