Exploring the Raspberry Pi 2 with C++

Exploring the Raspberry Pi 2 with C++ - Technology in Action

1st ed. 2015

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Publisher's Synopsis

You have a Pi 2, but what exactly can you do with it? This book takes you on a tour of the Pi 2 hardware and all of the fantastic things that you can do to create innovative and useful projects with your Pi. Start with creating a workstation that does actual work, and move into installing a custom kernel, creating a clock, learning the ins and outs of the GPIO interface, and pick up some useful C++ skills along the way.


Warren Gay, author of Mastering the Raspberry Pi, takes you through a set of experiments to show just what the Pi 2 is capable of and how you can use it to make your own fantastic creations.

What You Will Learn:
  • How to create an experimenter's workstation for the Pi 2, complete with breadboard and even Arduino
  • All the details of GPIO, including a custom command for working with it
  • Useful projects like a general purpose clock and the PiSpy
  • Quick intro to C++ for the Pi
  • How to make a multi-core webserver

Who this book is for:
Intermediate electronics enthusiasts and Pi fans, makers, students, teachers, and everyone who wants to know how to make the Pi really work.

Book information

ISBN: 9781484217382
Publisher: Apress
Imprint: Apress
Pub date:
Edition: 1st ed. 2015
DEWEY: 004.165
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xix, 189
Weight: 434g
Height: 178mm
Width: 254mm
Spine width: 14mm