Building a home security system with Raspberry Pi : build your own sophisticated modular home security system using the popular Raspberry Pi board /: build your own sophisticated modular home security system using the popular Raspberry Pi board. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Matthew Poole.
• Authors: Poole, Matthew
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Setting Up your Raspberry Pi; Which flavor of Pi?; Raspberry Pi Model A; Raspberry Pi Model B; Raspberry Pi Model B+ and Model 2; Model comparison table; So which one?; Preparing the SD card; Downloading the Raspbian image; Using Microsoft Windows; Using Linux; Booting your Pi; Expanding the file system; Using the raspi-config utility; Setting up your Pi; Getting up to date; Getting the right time; fake-hwclock; ntp; Talking of security...; What is this sudo thing anyway? Connecting via Wi-FiSummary; Chapter 2: Connecting Things to your Pi with GPIO; Prerequisites; Say hello to the GPIO; Digital I/O pins; The I2C bus; The SPI bus; The UART serial bus; USB ports; Power connections; Getting acquainted with the GPIO; Let there be light; Getting flashy...; Adding a switch; Pulling yourself together; The detection script; The most elaborate light switch in the world; The illuminating script; Summary; Chapter 3: Extending Your Pi to Connect More Things; Prerequisites; The I2C bus; Just 2 wires; What's your address?; There is a parallel universe Serial-to-parallel conversionGive me power; Building an I2C expander; The I2C port expander circuit; Let's walk through the circuit; Building your expansion board; Using ready-made expansion boards; Hobbytronics MCP23017 expander port kit; PiFace Digital I/O expansion board; Gertboard; Summary; Chapter 4: Adding a Magnetic Contact Sensor; Prerequisites; The working of magnetic contact sensors; Setting up the I2C port expander; Enabling the I2C Bus; Installing the I2C tools package; Finding our devices; Setting up the port expander; Connecting our magnetic contact sensor Monitoring the sensorAnti-tamper circuits; Getting into the zone; Summary; Chapter 5: Adding a Passive Infrared Motion Sensor; Prerequisites; Passive infrared sensors explained; Setting up your PIR sensor; Give me power (again); Connecting our PIR motion sensor; 12V alarm zone circuits; Alarm circuit protection; How it works; Wireless PIR motion sensors; 433-MHz wireless alarm systems; Connecting a 433-MHz receiver; The alternative approach (because we have no choice); The receiver wiring diagram; Logging detection data; Summary; Chapter 6: Adding Cameras to Our Security System; Prerequisites The Raspberry Pi camera moduleConnecting the camera module; Setting up the camera module; Testing the camera module; Be a video star; Caught on camera; You have new mail; Setting up the e-mail sender client; Sending attachments; Where was that taken?; Night vision; An illuminating experience; The Elaborate light switch re-visited; Is that a badger?; Using USB cameras; Installing the webcam; Taking a snap; Snap snap snap; The multicamera setup; The Slave driver; Summary; Chapter 7: Building a Web-Based Control Panel; Installing the web server; Testing the PHP5 installation; Being in control
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume), illustrations
• Subjects: 004.165; COMPUTERS -- Security -- General; Raspberry Pi (Computer); Dwellings -- Security measures; Dwellings -- Security measures; Raspberry Pi (Computer); COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy; COMPUTERS / Computer Science; COMPUTERS / Data Processing; COMPUTERS / Hardware / General; COMPUTERS / Information Technology; COMPUTERS / Machine Theory; COMPUTERS / Reference; COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems -- Linux; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785283062; 1785283065; 9781782175278
• Related ISBNs: 178217527X
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from cover page (Safari, viewed January 18, 2016).
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