If you've started to work with Raspberry Pi, you know that Raspberry Pi's capabilities are continually expanding. The fourth edition of this popular cookbook provides more than 200 hands-on recipes (complete with code) that show you how to run this tiny low-cost computer with Linux, program it with Python, hook it up to sensors and motors, and use it with the internet of things (IoT). This new edition includes new chapters on the Raspberry Pi Pico and machine learning with the Raspberry Pi.

These easy-to-use recipes will show you, step-by-step, how to:

Set up your Raspberry Pi and connect to a network
Work with its Linux-based operating system
Program your Raspberry Pi with Python
Give your Pi "eyes" with computer vision
Recognize objects from video and sounds using machine learning
Control hardware through the GPIO connector
Use your Raspberry Pi to run different types of motors
Work with switches, keypads, and other digital inputs
Use sensors to measure temperature, light, and distance
Connect to IoT devices in various ways and automate your home
Use the Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller board with your Raspberry Pi

About the Author

Simon Monk has a degree in Cybernetics and Computer Science and a PhD in Software Engineering. After spending many years in software and co-founding the mobile software company Momote, he now divides his time between writing books about electronics and programming and helping to run MonkMakes (monkmakes.com), a business he started with his wife Linda, designing electronic kits and accessories for the Raspberry Pi, BBC micro:bit and general electronics.

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