rsbrowndog wrote:Morning,
Initial view is that it looks good and I would be very interested in getting my hands on a copy to read and pass on to my son!
Awesome! Glad you like it.
rsbrowndog wrote:Comments...
1) In the Hardware section you list GPIO, Lego NXT and USB Robotic Arm. I was wondering whether a separate "Projects" section towards the end of the book might be a better fit?
Initially, I think I'm going to keep them under "hardware". For a second edition, as such, I may add a projects section, with all of the above and more. I'd prefer to get a working first edition out, and then update it with a second edition, then never end up actually releasing it because of constant improvements.
rsbrowndog wrote:2) Speaking as someone who spent the better part of 2 days becoming increasingly frustrated with problem after problem on my Pi which was eventually linked to a rubbish PSU, will you be including "recommended purchases" in the Hardware section?
I will indeed be recommending cases, power supplies, as well as simply listing "working" models.
rsbrowndog wrote:3) I came to the forum this morning to investigate SD cards and get my head around the different classes and what is/isn't compatible and what impact they have, so a section on SD cards might be an idea?
Hmm, I was going to add that, thought I already did... I have updated the pdf to include this.
EDIT - I'm now going to include this under
"Building your SD card".
rsbrowndog wrote:4) I appreciate that this is probably aimed at people who actually have their hands on a Pi, but what about a section dealing with setting up a VM on your PC to test with?
By the time this is finished you will probably have a Pi - it's not going to be done any time soon - sorry!
rsbrowndog wrote:5) How about a "Troubleshooting" section and/or a "Tweaks" section?
6) Any thoughts on an "Advanced" section that deals with compiling/building software for the Pi?
See the second half of my response to comment #1
