Preface

The world of home automation is an exciting field that has exploded over the past few years with many new technologies in both the commercial and open source worlds. This book provides a gateway for those interested in learning more about this topic and building their own projects.

With the introduction of the Raspberry Pi computer in 2012, a small and powerful tool is now available for the home automation enthusiast, programmer, and electronic hobbyist. It allows them to augment their home with sensors and software.

Combining Raspberry Pi with the power of the open-hardware Arduino platform, this book will take you through several projects in which you will build electronic sensors, and introduce you to software that will record their data for later use.

We hope you will enjoy the second edition of Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino.