Learning Banana Pi

Banana Pi is a small but powerful ARM board that can run on multiple operating systems. Banana Pi has been adopted by tech-savvy enthusiasts and hobbyists to develop their projects.

Unleash the power of Banana Pi and use it for home automation, games, and various practical applications

About This Book

Using Banana Pi, learn how to install and build basic projects from start to end
Learn all the fundamentals and uses of Banana Pi to build projects in a short amount of time
A step-by-step practical guide that teaches you how to get up and start running with Banana Pi to start working on your own projects
Who This Book Is For

This book is for anyone who wants to explore Banana Pi and get started building projects on their own using it. No prior experience of working with single board computers is required.

In Detail

This book will take you from opening your Banana Pi's box for the first time all the way to working with hardware and code. We will explore the different configuration options and operating system choices. You'll proceed to working with Banana Pi hooked up to a breadboard and connecting hardware components such as LEDs and motors to the board. Further, you'll build an Internet radio working with an LCD display, interacting with user input, and streaming audio over the Internet. This book also acquaints you with another really popular use of Banana Pi, home servers. Finally, you'll realize the power of the robust hardware of Banana Pi by playing games on Android and Linux.

By the end of this book, you should be familiar with the basics of development using Banana Pi, from installation to building basic projects.