Goodwin - Smart Home Automation with Linux and Raspberry Pi

Smart Home Automation with Linux and Raspberry Pi

Steven Goodwin

Smart Home Automation with Linux and Raspberry Pi

Copyright 2013 by Steven Goodwin

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To mum and dadfor the first automated home I had; where clothes washed themselves, and food cooked itself!

And to Hollyfor making her parents wish that they, too, had an automated home!

Contents at a Glance

Contents

About the Author

Steven Goodwin (London, England) has been involved in science and technology from an early age, building his first synthesizer while still in his teens. Since then, his projects have been wide and varied. He has built robots, musical instruments, chess sets, and has a house that can be controlled from the Internet where he is able to e-mail his PVR and control his light switches from work.

The growth of his desire for home automation led to the creation of the Minerva project, an open source suite of tools and protocols that made it possible to combine many different technologies, allowing them to interact in new and interesting ways. It is a project for which he is still the lead architecture and developer.

He is also an active member of the Linux, Free Software, and Open Source communities, having spoken at many conferences, including UKUUG, FOSDEM, NotCon, and the BBC Backstage OpenTech event. His articles have appeared in over 50 magazines, covering topics from programming to management (even including magic and beer!). He is also the author of two industry-standard textbooks for the games industry.

Currently, Steven is funding his passion for technology through the development of the SGX 3D engine, and his work with startups in London.

About the Technical Reviewers

Steve Potts Steve Potts graduated from Manchester University, England with a Bachelors degree in Applied Computing and continued to study a Masters degree in Computing for Commerce and Industry at the Open University, UK.