Key Features

Build, set up, and develop your circuits via step-by-step tutorial of practical examples, from initial board setup to device driver management

Get access to several kinds of computer peripherals to monitor and control your domestic environment using this guide

This book is spread across 10 chapters all focused on one practical home automation project

Book Description

BeagleBone is a microboard PC that runs Linux. It can connect to the Internet and can run OSes such as Android and Ubuntu. BeagleBone is used for a variety of different purposes and projects, from simple projects such as building a thermostat to more advanced ones such as home security systems.

What you will learn

Build a CO (and other gas) sensor with a buzzer/LED alarm to signal high concentrations

Log environment data and plot it in a fancy manner

Develop a simple web interface with a LAMP platform

Prepare complex web interfaces in JavaScript and get to know how to stream video data from a webcam

Add custom device drivers to manage an LED with different blinking frequencies

Discover how to work with electronic components to build small circuits

Use an NFS, temperature sensor, relays, and other peripherals to monitor and control your surroundings

About the Author

Rodolfo Giometti

is an engineer, IT specialist, and GNU/Linux expert. He has over 15 years of experience working with platforms based on x86 (PC), ARM, MIPS, and PowerPC. He is the first author and a maintainer of the LinuxPPS project (Linux's pulse per second subsystem.) He actively contributes to the Linux source code with several patches and new device drivers for several devices. His areas of core expertise are in writing device drivers for new peripherals, realizing special Linux ports for several custom embedded boards, and developing control automation and remote monitoring systems. He is the cofounder of the Cosino Project, where he develops software for industry control automation systems. He is also the co-CEO at HCE Engineering S.r.l., a leading industrial embedded systems-based company.

Table of Contents

Dangerous Gas Sensors

Ultrasonic Parking Assistant

Aquarium Monitor

Google Docs Weather Station

WhatsApp Laundry Room Monitor

Baby Room Sentinel

Intrusion Detection System

Twitter Access Control System with Smart Card and RFID

A Lights Manager with a TV Remote Controller

A Wireless Home Controller with Z-Wave

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