Evil Genius Series
15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius
22 Radio and Receiver Projects for the Evil Genius
25 Home Automation Projects for the Evil Genius
30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius, Second Edition
30 BeagleBone Black Projects for the Evil Genius
50 Awesome Auto Projects for the Evil Genius
50 Model Rocket Projects for the Evil Genius
51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius
101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius
101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius
123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius
123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius
Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius
Bionics for the Evil Genius: 25 Build-It-Yourself Projects
Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius, Second Edition: 64 Lessons with Projects
Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius: 28 Build-It-Yourself Projects
Electronic Games for the Evil Genius
Electronic Sensors for the Evil Genius: 54 Electrifying Projects
Fuel Cell Projects for the Evil Genius
Mechatronics for the Evil Genius: 25 Build-It-Yourself Projects
MORE Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius: 40 NEW Build-It-Yourself Projects
PC Mods for the Evil Genius: 25 Custom Builds to Turbocharge Your Computer
Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius
Raspberry Pi Projects for the Evil Genius
Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius
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About the Author
Donald Norris has a degree in electrical engineering and an MBA specializing in production management. He is currently teaching undergrad and grad courses in the IT subject area at Southern New Hampshire University. He has also created and taught several robotics courses there. He has over 35 years of teaching experience as an adjunct professor at a variety of colleges and universities. Mr. Norris retired from civilian government service with the U.S. Navy, where he specialized in acoustics related to nuclear submarines and associated advanced digital signal processing. Since then, he has spent more than 20 years as a professional software developer using C, C#, C++, Python, Node.js and Java, as well as 5 years as a certified IT security consultant. Mr. Norris started a consultancy, Norris Embedded Software Solutions (dab NESS LLC), that specializes in developing application solutions using microprocessors and microcontrollers. He likes to think of himself as a perpetual hobbyist and geek and is always trying out new approaches and out-of-the-box experiments. He is a licensed private pilot, photography buff, amateur radio operator, and avid runner.
Contents
Acknowledgments
I THANK KAREN for putting up with all my experiments and enduring all the discussions about the book projects.
Thanks to Michael McCabe for his fine support as my editor and also to Amy Stonebraker for her support as editorial assistant.
Thanks also goes out to Patty Wallenburg for her fine work as the Project Manager.
Finally, I like to thank all the folks at the Raspberry Pi Foundation for creating the boards and getting them to the marketplace.
Foreword
THIS IS THE SECOND BOOK I have written that cover a series of interesting Raspberry Pi (RasPi) projects. The first book, Raspberry Pi Projects for the Evil Genius is more introductory in the sense that the projects are somewhat less complex as compared to this books projects. This books projects utilize the latest features of this single board computer first introduced by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in 2013. The creator of the board, Dr. Eben Upton, originally thought it might sell upwards of 10,000 units; however, there have been over 5 million RasPis in various versions manufactured to date.