Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Credits......Page 4
About the Author......Page 5
About the Reviewers......Page 6
www.PacktPub.com......Page 7
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Home Automation......Page 20
 History and background of the Raspberry Pi......Page 21
 History and background of the Arduino......Page 22
  Raspberry Pi to Arduino shield connection bridge......Page 24
  Writing software for the Arduino......Page 26
  History of home automation......Page 27
  X10 – a standard is born......Page 28
  The dot-com boom and open source – a new set of technologies......Page 29
  Commercial products......Page 30
 Summary......Page 31
 The SD card – our Raspberry Pi's storage device......Page 32
 A Note on Noobs......Page 33
 Setting up the SD card and installing Raspbian......Page 34
  Raspberry Pi SSH setup......Page 35
  A quick guide to the Arduino IDE......Page 36
  Using the Arduino to Raspberry Pi connection bridge......Page 37
 Summary......Page 39
Chapter 3: Central Air and Heating Thermostat......Page 40
 Introducing the thermostat......Page 41
 Setting up our hardware......Page 42
  Relays......Page 43
  Connecting the thermistor......Page 44
 Setting up our software......Page 45
  Thermostat software......Page 46
  Starting your thermostat application......Page 50
  Testing the JSON response......Page 51
 Next steps......Page 52
  Attaching the device to your heating system or a similar appliance......Page 53
   Adding a potentiometer......Page 54
   Adding an LCD screen......Page 55
 Summary......Page 56
Chapter 4: Temperature Storage – Setting Up a Database to Store Your Results......Page 58
 SSH......Page 59
  Installing SQLite Version 3.x......Page 61
  Creating a database......Page 62
  Writing SQL queries......Page 63
  Creating a Python application to write to our database......Page 65
   Adding a cron job......Page 68
  Downloading HTSQL......Page 70
  Configuring HTSQL......Page 71
 Summary......Page 73
Chapter 5: Parcel Delivery Detector......Page 74
   Pressure sensor – force-sensing resistor......Page 75
  Connecting the components to the Arduino......Page 76
  Writing our software......Page 77
 A web-based Python application......Page 80
  Our Python application......Page 81
   Starting the web service......Page 84
 Installing the parcel detector......Page 85
  Checking the shipping details......Page 87
 Summary......Page 88
Chapter 6: Curtain Automation – Open and Close the Curtains Based on the Ambient Light......Page 90
  Installing arduPi......Page 91
   Motor shield and motors......Page 92
 Wiring up the components......Page 93
 Testing the photoresistor with software......Page 94
  Makefiles......Page 96
 Wiring the components to the shield......Page 97
  Threads......Page 98
  Writing our code......Page 99
  Attaching the hardware......Page 103
  Debugging problems......Page 104
  Adding a stepper motor......Page 105
 Summary......Page 106
Chapter 7: Water/Damp Detection – Check for Damp/Flooding in Sheds and Basements......Page 108
  Arduino Circuit......Page 109
  Sketch code......Page 110
 Python code......Page 113
  Adding a cron job......Page 114
  Adding an LED alert......Page 115
   Blinking LED code......Page 116
   Expanding the LED functionality......Page 117
 Water detection......Page 119
 Summary......Page 121
Chapter 8: Wrapping Up......Page 122
 A brief review of the second edition of Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino......Page 123
  The prototyping Pi Plate......Page 124
  The wiringPi library......Page 125
  The Gertboard......Page 126
   Motor controller......Page 127
   Atmel ATmega microcontroller......Page 128
 Ideas for future projects......Page 129
  Switching lights on with a photoresistor......Page 130
  RFID chips......Page 131
 Summary......Page 132
 Raspberry Pi......Page 134
 Linux......Page 135
 Arduino......Page 136
 Electronics......Page 137
 Home automation technology......Page 138
 3D printing......Page 139
Index......Page 140