BeagleBone home automation blueprints : automate and control your home using the power of the BeagleBone Black with practical home automation projects / Rodolfo Giometti.

Description based on online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed February 15, 2016).

Includes index.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Dangerous Gas Sensors; The basic of functioning; Setting up the hardware; Connecting the gas sensors; Connecting the alarm actuators; LED and buzzer; GSM module; The final picture; Setting up the software; Managing the ADCs; Managing the actuators; Controlling the environment; Final test; Summary; Chapter 2: Ultrasonic Parking Assistant; The basic of functioning; Setting up the hardware; First setup -- all devices near the BeagleBone Black

Using the analog output of the distance sensorConnecting the LEDs in the first setup; Second setup -- the distance sensor is remotized; Using the serial output of the distance sensor; Connecting the LEDs in the second setup; The final picture; Setting up the software; Managing the LEDs; The distance monitor; Final test; Summary; Chapter 3: Aquarium Monitor; The basics of functioning; Setting up the hardware; Setting up the 12V devices; Setting up the webcam; Connecting the temperature sensor; Connecting the feeder; The water sensor; The final picture; Setting up the software

Managing the system status and configurationBuilding up the web control panel; Handling the control panel; Knowing the internal state-machine; Final test; Summary; Chapter 4: Google Docs Weather Station; The basics of functioning; Setting up the hardware; Setting up the temperature/humidity sensor; Setting up the barometric sensor; The final picture; Setting up the software; Installing a new kernel; Running the weather station software; Adding the Google Docs API; Final test; Summary; Chapter 5: WhatsApp Laundry Room Monitor; The basics of functioning; Setting up the hardware

Setting up the sound detectorSetting up the light sensor; Connecting the LEDs; The final picture; Setting up the software; The sound detector manager; The light sensor manager; Controlling the LEDs; Setting up the WhatsApp API; The state-machine; Final test; Summary; Chapter 6: Baby Room Sentinel; The basics of functioning; Setting up the hardware; Setting up the contactless temperature sensor; Setting up the pressure sensor; Setting up the sound detector; Connecting the tiny LCD; The final picture; Setting up the software; The ADC manager; The LCD manager; Final test; Summary

Chapter 7: Facebook Plant MonitorThe basics of functioning; Setting up the hardware; Connecting the moisture sensor; Connecting the light sensor; Setting up the contactless temperature sensor; Setting up the waterproof temperature sensor; Setting up the webcam; Adding a water pump; The final picture; Setting up the software; The Facebook API; Downloading the code; Creating a new Facebook app; Getting access to the Facebook account; The monitoring loop; The web interface; Final test; Summary; Chapter 8: Intrusion Detection System; The basics of functioning; Setting up the hardware

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