Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Getting Started with Raspberry Pi

You can connect your Raspberry Pi to the Arduino and get even more out of both boards, and there are several methods for making this connection. The Raspberry Pi has a variety of GPIO pins that you can use in your projects, but it helps if you know the functions of the various pins. Finally, the Raspberry Pi can power devices in several ways — which can come in handy as you build projects.

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About the book author:

Mike Cook is a former professor in physics at Manchester Metropolitan University. His other books include Raspberry Pi Projects and Raspberry Pi Projects For Dummies.

Brock Craft is a Lecturer in Physical Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London in the Department of Computing. He was a Partner at the design firm TinkerLondon, where he introduced the Arduino into the UK along with its creator, Massimo Banzi.