Getting started with Banana Pro

Name: Getting started with Banana Pro
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Wire up your Banana Pro to create a fully functional computer and make two complete projects

Created byVenkatesh Varadachari, Satyajeet Sah

Last updated 3/2016

English

What you'll learn

Wire up your Banana Pro with keyboard and monitor to create a fully functional computer
Get to know how Banana Pro is different from Raspberry Pi
Learn to build a magic electronic candle and turn it ON or OFF by just blowing air
Learn how to code in Python and interact with physical devices such as sensors
Build a smoke and gas detector with e-mail notifier to enhance the safety in your kitchen
Install Android operating system in your Banana Pro and use it as a mobile device

Course content

5 sections • 28 lectures • 46m total length

What will you learn from the course2:58
This lecture covers the overview of the complete course

Introduction to Banana Pro2:04
This lecture covers the complete details about Banana Pro including the different operating system it supports.
Raspberry Pi vs Banana Pro - Part 13:26
This lecture covers the complete hardware comparison between the Raspberry Pi and the Banana Pro
Raspberry Pi vs Banana Pro - Part 25:46
This lecture covers complete hardware comparison between the Raspberry Pi and the Banana Pro
Hardware requirements2:12
The lecture describes the complete hardware requirements to assemble Banana Pro as a complete system
Preparing the operating system5:15
This lecture covers the detailed process to download and prepare the SD card ready for the installation of the operating system
Assembling the hardware and installing the OS1:48
This lecture describes assembling the hardware and booting the operating system
WIFI on Banana Pro2:34
This lecture describes the process to enable the onboard WIFI and connect to the available wIFI network
General purpose input output3:14
This lecture describes the usage of GPIO pins and the required library to enable the function of GPIO pins
First step to physical computing2:06
This lecture describes the basic program to step into the world of physical computing using the Banana Pro
Circuit Diagram : First step to physical computing
This lecture describes the complete circuit diagram to blink an LED using Python program.
Source code : First step to physical computing0:06
This lecture contains the source code for interfacing the basic hardware using GPIO pins of the Banana Pro
Real time demonstration - First step to physical computing0:47
This lecture describes the real-time output for the basic physical computing project
Basics

Hardware requirements0:58
This lecture decribes
Programming the magic candle2:10
This lecture describes how to code the audio sensor to receive the physical input and display the response
Circuit Diagram : Magic Candle
This lecture describes the complete circuit diagram to build magic candle
Source code : Magic candle0:10
Real time demonstration - Magic candle1:00
This lecture describes the practical implementation of the audio sensor and project output of the magic candle
Magic Candle

Hardware requirements1:13
This lecture describes the usage and the hardware requirements to assemble the smoke detector circuit
Source code : Programming the gas sensor4:10
This lecture describes the complete source code to receive input from the gas sensor and configure the Gmail using Python programming
Circuit Diagram : Smoke & GAS detector with e-mail notifier
This lecture describes the complete circuit diagram to build smoke and gas detector along with IoT implementation by adding email notification feature.
Source code : Smoke detector0:21
This document contains the complete source code of smoke and gas detector with e-mail notifier
Real time demonstration - Smoke alert1:25
Smoke detector

Understanding Android operating system1:11
This lecture describes the usage of Android operating system and software requirements to burn the image file
Android image burning tool0:06
This document contains the links to download the image burning tool and the Android operating system
Preparing the SD card0:43
This lecture describes the step by step process to burn the Android operating system to the micro SD card
Configuring the Android operating system0:47
This lecture describes how to configure the android operating system and use it as a mobile device
Queries0:10
This lecture describes where to ask question if you face any technical issues

Requirements

Complete Banana Pro Kit

Description

This is an introductory course about the credit card sized Banana Pro. This course is useful for those who are interested in exploring the possibilities of Banana Pro as a computer. The course does not assume any prior knowledge of computers or programming. However, a knowledge of Linux operating system and Python programming language would greatly help you in getting up to speed.

The course will teach you to hook up the Banana Pro with a keyboard and monitor so that you can use it as a low-cost computer. You will also learn how to step into the world of physical computing something that you normally do not do with your home computer or laptop.

You will learn to build two complete projects. The first one teaches you how to make a magic candle and turn it ON or OFF by just blowing air as you do in birthday parties. By doing this, you will learn how to code and interact with physical devices such as sensors.

The second project involves building a smoke and gas detector with e-mail notifier to enhance the safety in your kitchen area. You will use the Banana Pro to design the circuit and Python program to code the sensor.

You will also learn how to install Android operating system in your Banana Pro and experience the Android interface.

The course provides complete source code for both the projects.

The entire course can be completed within a week, including the hardware assembly for the magic candle and smoke sensor.

By the end of this course, you will learn how to boot and wire up a Banana Pro and write your own Python code to interact with physical world.

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This course is useful for those who are interested in exploring the possibilities of Banana Pro as a computer and step into the world of physical computing

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What will you learn from the course1 lecture • 3min

Introduction & physical computing12 lectures • 29min

Magic Candle5 lectures • 4min

Smoke and gas detector with Email notifier5 lectures • 7min

Android Installation in Banana Pro5 lectures • 3min

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