Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents - Third Edition

Matthew Poole

• Éditeur: Packt Publishing
• Année: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781786463548
• Édition: 3
• Sujet: Ciencia de la computación
• Sous-sujet: Hardware

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a secret agent toolbox with this set of exciting projects

About This Book

• Turn your Raspberry Pi into a multi-purpose secret agent gadget for audio and video surveillance, Wi-Fi exploration, or playing pranks on your friends
• Detect an intruder on camera or with sensors and set off an alarm or receive messages to your phone
• Find out what the other computers on your network are up to and make yourself anonymous on the Internet
• This book has been updated for new additions to your toolkit featuring the tiny, recently released Raspberry Pi Zero board

Who This Book Is For

This book is for those who are new to the Raspberry Pi Zero, Raspberry Pi 2 or Raspberry Pi 3 and have some experience with the original Raspberry Pi models, and even for those budding secret agents who would like to use Pi Zero as a secret agent toolbox. No programming experience is assumed. Suitable for the novice and expert alike, each topic provides a fast and easy way to get started with exciting applications, with practical examples in every chapter.

What You Will Learn

• Install and configure the Raspbian Jessie operating system for maximum mischief
• Detect an intruder with motion detection or a laser trip wire and set off an alarm
• Listen in to conversations from a distance over Bluetooth
• Distort your voice in weird and wonderful ways
• Track the Pi's whereabouts using GPS
• Connect your Pi to the mobile Internet using a 3G dongle and make yourself anonymous on the net
• Display secret messages and codes to fellow agents on a LED display

In Detail

This book is for all mischievous Raspberry Pi owners who'd like to see their computer transform into a neat spy gadget to be used in a series of practical pranks and projects. No previous skills are required to follow along, and if you're completely new to Linux, you'll pick up much of the basics for free.

We'll help you set up your Raspberry Pi Zero, Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3 and guide you through a number of pranks and secret agent techniques that are so inconspicuous yet high on mischief. You'll learn how to configure your operating system for maximum mischief and start exploring audio, video, or Wi-Fi techniques. We'll show you how to record, listen, or talk to people from a distance and how to set up your own phone network. Then, you'll plug in your webcam and set up a motion detector with an alarm and find out what the other computers on your Wi-Fi network are up to. Once you've mastered the techniques, we'll combine them with a battery pack and GPS for the ultimate off-road spy kit.

Style and Approach

This easy-to-follow guide is for budding secret agents who want to create tools for mischief, stealth, and reconnaissance. It's full of fun, practical examples and easy-to-follow recipes, guaranteeing maximum mischief for all skill levels.

Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents - Third Edition

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Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents - Third Edition

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First published: April 2013

Second edition: January 2015

Third edition: July 2016

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Credits

Author Matthew Poole	Copy Editor Safis Editing
Reviewer Jon Witts	Project Coordinator Kinjal Bari
Commissioning Editor Kartikey Pandey	Proofreader Safis Editing
Acquisition Editor Tushar Gupta	Indexer Tejal Daruwale Soni
Content Development Editor Trusha Shriyan	Production Coordinator Arvindkumar Gupta
Technical Editor Rupali R. Shrawane

About the Author

Matthew Poole is a systems engineer based near Southampton on the south coast of England, with over 20 years of industry experience. After graduating in electronics and communications engineering, he went on to train as and become an air traffic engineer for Civil Aviation Authority, UK, working on microprocessor-based control and communications systems.

Later, he became a software architect and mobile technology specialist, working for several consultancies and global organizations in both hands-on architecture and product-management roles .

He is now a partner at Connecting Objects, a boutique systems consultancy focusing on the design of Bluetooth and other wireless-based IoT systems, taking ideas from concept to prototype. He is also the Director of Technology for Mobile Onboard, a leading UK-based transport technology company specializing in bus connectivity and mobile ticketing systems.

He is also the author of Building a Home Security System with Raspberry Pi, Packt Publishing.

You can find his blog at http://cubiksoundz.com and LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cubik, or you can reach him on Twitter at @cubiksoundz.

About the Reviewer

Jon Witts has been working within the IT industry since 2002 and specifically within educational IT since 2004. He was introduced to Linux back in 2001 through his collaboration with two German artists who were visiting the arts organization he was then working with. Having studied Fine Arts and Educational Technology, and having sought to innovate with open and accessible digital technologies within his creative practice, Jon is happiest when deconstructing technology and finding its limits.

Jon has embedded within his school the use of Raspberry Pi computers, as an integral part of the delivery of the school’s Computer Science curriculum, as well as to run various school clubs and projects. Jon is a Raspberry Pi Certified Educator and also helps to organize and run the Hull Raspberry Jam events.

I would like to thank my wife, Sally, and our three daughters for putting up with all the cables and components around the house, not least for being so tolerant of the need to dodge the robots racing round the kitchen floor!

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Preface

The Raspberry Pi was developed with the intention of promoting basic computer science in schools, but the Pi also represents a welcome return to simple, fun, and open computing.

Using gadgets for purposes other than the intended ones, especially for mischief and pranks, has always been an important part of adopting a new technology and making it your own.

With a £25 Raspberry Pi computer and a few common USB gadgets, anyone can afford to become a secret agent.

This third edition by Matthew Poo...