Raspberry Pi For Beginners - 2020 Complete Course
Created by Edouard Renard, Last Updated 09-Dec-2020, Language:English
Raspberry Pi For Beginners - 2020 Complete Course
Build Amazing Projects with Raspberry Pi 4, using Python 3, GPIOs, Flask, the Raspberry Pi Camera, and More
Created by Edouard Renard, Last Updated 09-Dec-2020, Language:English
What Will I Get ?
- Master your Raspberry Pi, starting from scratch
- Build a complete surveillance and alarm project with Raspberry Pi
- Learn Python3 from zero, step by step
- Install the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS on your Raspberry Pi 4 (also works on 2 and 3)
- Use the Raspberry Pi’s GPIOs to control hardware components
- Create a web server on your Raspberry Pi
- Send emails from your Raspberry Pi
- Learn how to use the terminal to get more control over your Pi
- Take pictures and videos with the Raspberry Pi camera V2
- Start directly with the Best Practices
- Learn how to be more independent when working on your future projects
- Get more practice with hands-on lessons, 11 activities and a final project
Requirements
- A computer + a Raspberry Pi 4 (also works with Raspberry 2 and 3)
- A list of hardware components (provided in a free preview lecture at the beginning). You can still start the course without those components.
- NO external monitor or keyboard required.
- NO programming, Unix, or hardware experience required.
- A will to learn and to progress with the Raspberry Pi
Description
This complete hands-on, step by step course is targeting the latest version of Raspberry Pi, which is the Raspberry Pi 4. Note that everything also works perfectly for Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 versions.
You don’t need any knowledge in programming, electronics, or anything else. To get started, you just need a computer to work from, and a Raspberry Pi board.
At the end of the course you will have a strong foundation with your Raspberry Pi, and you will be able to start your own projects in no time.
→ Why this course?
You may be just getting started, or have already started to learn how to build projects with your Raspberry Pi. But knowing what to do first, and which path to follow can be quite hard and you may feel stuck.
The problem with most online resources for Raspberry Pi is that they focus on making you run existing programs to make you feel you’ve accomplished a lot, but in reality you’ve just copied/pasted some random code and didn’t even scratch the surface. The “why you should do that” is not involved. So, the next time you have to do something on your own, you feel stuck and too dependent on other people's code.
This course will focus on the “why” and make you become much more autonomous with your Raspberry Pi so you will be able to start your own projects without having to desperately search for code to copy/paste on the Internet. My personal goal is to make you understand enough to get started in a short period of time, and make you think as a problem solver, with engineer-level thinking skills.
→ And how will we do that you may ask?
Simple:
HANDS-ON.
STEP BY STEP.
NO COPY AND PASTE.
This course is not a course where you just download some code and run it. This is a course where you will truly understand how to write the code and work with the different Raspberry Pi functionalities.
I will take the time to explain everything, step by step, even the basic things. I will write the code with you and explain why I write what I write. With the activities and final project you will have even more opportunities to practice on your own, and you will make progress without even noticing it.
→ What will you do/learn in this course?
Here’s an overview of the different topics we’ll cover:
- Setup your Raspberry Pi and install Raspberry Pi OS without an external monitor and keyboard.
- Get good Python3 programming basics.
- Work with the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO panel.
- Use a PIR sensor to detect movement from your Pi.
- Discover how to use a Unix terminal and the most useful command line tools.
- Send an email from your Raspberry Pi.
- Take photos and videos using the Raspberry Pi camera V2.
- Create a web server on your Raspberry Pi with the Flask framework.
The course is divided into 15 sections to make it easier to navigate and track progress. Each section is focused on one topic. For each topic we start with hands-on and explanations.
And along the way, through the different sections, you will have many opportunities to practice (11 activities) on the most important points.
After learning all those topics, you’ll work on a final project where you can practice more on everything you’ve seen in the course. This is also a good opportunity to mix different functionalities together, which is where you can really start to create much bigger and powerful applications.
So, don’t wait any longer and start your Raspberry Pi journey with this course!
The teaching method I use is now a proven method - not because I or someone arbitrarily said so, but because of the tons of positive feedback about successful learning results I’ve received over the years with thousands of students.
I don’t come from an academics background. I’m an engineer and all I’ve done is to try to solve real problems by being practical on what I need to do and to learn. I actually used Raspberry Pi to program an entire 6 axis robotic arm which is now on the market. This forced me to go to the point and focus on what’s really useful.
This experience and the lessons I’ve learned is what I want to share with you. Understanding the “why” and focusing on practicing on the key points, is, to me, one of the best ways to progress 10x faster.
My goal here is to give you more freedom when you start a project. To make you less dependent on what you may find (or not) on the Internet. To think more by yourself when building new projects.
See you in the course! :)
This course is for:
- Students, Engineers, Researchers, Teachers, Developers, Hobbyists.
- Anyone wanting to learn how to get started with Raspberry Pi and build amazing projects
- Anyone wanting to really understand what they’re doing with Raspberry Pi, Python3, and the different components you can use with the board
- Anyone who already knows Python or Unix and wants to dive into Raspberry Pi
- People who want to start robotics projects, home automation, web servers, IoT projects, etc. with their Raspberry Pi
- Raspberry Pi users who feel stuck in their projects and want to get more autonomous
Note - This course is not for you if:
- You’re not interested in understanding what you’re doing and prefer a quick copy/paste solution.
- You’re already an advanced Raspberry Pi user.
Course Content
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Intro
5 Lectures 00:17:36-
Welcome!
Preview00:03:33 -
What is Raspberry Pi and What Can You Do With it?
Preview00:05:10 -
List of Materials for this Course - and Recommendations
Preview00:07:28 -
How to get the most out of this course
00:01:25 -
Download code resources for this course
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Install Raspberry Pi OS Without any External Monitor or Keyboard
7 Lectures 00:43:45-
Intro
00:01:00 -
Flash the Raspberry Pi OS on your micro SD card
Preview00:03:22 -
Setup Wi-Fi and SSH Directly on the micro SD card
00:04:47 -
Boot your Raspberry Pi For the First Time and Find its IP address
00:07:42 -
Connect to Your Pi using SSH
00:05:41 -
Setup VNC to Get a Remote Access to your Raspberry Pi OS Desktop
00:09:44 -
Finish the Startup Configuration - Last Steps
00:11:29
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Program with Python3 - Variables and Functions
8 Lectures 00:58:03-
Intro
00:00:50 -
Your first Python program - Discover the Thonny IDE
Preview00:10:59 -
Variables
00:10:31 -
Variables - Data Types
00:07:49 -
Functions
00:10:28 -
Variables - Scope
00:06:29 -
Activity 01 - Create a Function to Concatenate 2 Uppercase Strings
00:02:46 -
Activity 01 - Solution
00:08:11
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Program with Python3 - Conditions, Loops, Lists
10 Lectures 01:13:38-
Conditions
00:11:06 -
Condition Operators
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Activity 02 - Validate User Input
00:04:01 -
Activity 02 - Solution
00:04:40 -
Loops
00:12:26 -
Lists
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Activity 03 - Compute Max Value Inside a List
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Activity 03 - Solution
00:09:20 -
Python Modules
00:03:32 -
Program with Python3 - Section Conclusion
00:00:57
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Build Your First Raspberry Pi Circuit
5 Lectures 00:20:53-
Intro
00:00:46 -
Warning - PLEASE WATCH - How to Safely Manipulate Your Board
00:03:10 -
Understand How a Breadboard Works
00:04:24 -
The Resistors Color Code
00:04:54 -
Build Your First Circuit - 1 LED and 1 resistor
Preview00:07:39
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Control Raspberry Pi’s GPIOs with Python
6 Lectures 00:36:42-
How GPIOs Work
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Create a Python Program to Make an LED Blink
Preview00:10:18 -
Activity 04 - Set the LED’s State From User Input
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Activity 04 - Solution
00:07:53 -
Add a Push Button to Your Circuit
00:08:58 -
Detect When a Button is Pressed with Python
00:04:26
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Practice More with GPIOs
7 Lectures 00:48:43-
Activity 05: Power ON the LED When the Button is Pressed
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Activity 05 - Solution
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Add 2 More LEDs to Your Circuit
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Activity 06 - Change the Powered on LED When Pressing the Button
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Activity 06 - Solution
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Activity 07 - Optimize Your Code with Lists and Functions
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Activity 07 - Solution
00:16:08
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Detect Movement with a PIR Sensor
6 Lectures 00:26:36-
Intro
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Tune the PIR sensor
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Add the PIR Sensor to Your Circuit
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Read the PIR’s Data with Python
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Activity 08 - Power on an LED when Motion is Detected - Your First Alarm System
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Activity 08 - Solution
00:03:44
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Use the Terminal on Your Raspberry Pi
6 Lectures 00:48:30-
Intro
00:01:59 -
Navigation and File System
00:16:15 -
Edit Files From the Terminal with Nano
00:08:48 -
Create, Remove, and Manipulate Files
Preview00:07:41 -
Install & Update Software
00:10:08 -
A Few More Terminal Commands to Gain More Control Over Your Raspberry Pi
00:03:39
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Python3 and the Terminal
5 Lectures 00:33:08-
Install Python Modules
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Work with Python from the Terminal
00:10:14 -
Read, Write, and Manipulate Files with Python
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Activity 09 - Create a new Python Script From the Terminal
00:02:26 -
Activity 09 - Solution
00:05:02
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Send an Email From Your Raspberry Pi
6 Lectures 00:24:13-
Intro
00:01:04 -
Create a new Gmail Account
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Install a new Python Module: yagmail
00:03:09 -
Get the Password in Your Python Program
00:07:56 -
Send Your First Email From the Raspberry Pi
Preview00:04:55 -
Add an Attachment to Your Email
00:03:08
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Add Vision to Your Applications with the Raspberry Pi Camera V2 Module
9 Lectures 00:34:11-
Intro
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Plug the Camera to Your Raspberry Pi
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Enable the Camera
00:01:30 -
Take a Photo From the Terminal
00:05:22 -
Record a Video From the Terminal
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Take a Photo with Python
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Record a Video with Python
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Activity 10 - Take a Series of Pictures
Preview00:01:54 -
Activity 10 - Solution
Preview00:07:28
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Create a Web Application on Your Raspberry Pi with Flask and Python
5 Lectures 00:25:46-
Intro
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Write Your First Web Server
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Add a new URL and Connect Flask with GPIOs
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Activity 11 - Choose Which LED to Power on From a Web Browser
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Activity 11 - Solution
00:07:33
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Final Course Project
9 Lectures 01:35:15-
Intro - Project Overview
Preview00:05:49 -
Project - Step 1
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Project - Step 2
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Project - Step 3
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Project - Step 4
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Project - Step 5
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Project - Step 6
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Project - Step 7
00:17:19 -
Project Conclusion - Going Further
00:01:25
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Conclusion
2 Lectures 00:03:32-
What You’ve Learned
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What to do next
00:02:16
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Edouard Renard
Software Engineer and Entrepreneur
Hi, I'm Edouard. I’m a software engineer and entrepreneur.
I’ve been working on programming robots for years. When I first started I really had a lot of trouble trying to properly learn. I found what works and what doesn’t work, what I needed, and what I didn’t need. So now I’m sharing that with you, so you can save the precious time you have.
Also I have co founded a robotics startup and programmed an entire robotic arm from scratch, with ROS, Raspberry Pi and Arduino. My view on software and robotics is very practical: I’m interested in how to best use a language/framework to build useful applications.
And thus the approach I have in my online courses is really down to earth and practical.
I like to make complex stuff easy to understand, by teaching step by step, going to the point, and through a ton of practice.