RASPBERRY PI IOT LOW LEVEL MASTERY - Expanded Project Guides

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This folder contains deep-dive guides for each project in the learning path.

Overview

These guides expand each project into a full learning guide with theory, architecture, implementation phases, testing, and extensions.

Project Index

# Project Difficulty Time Key Focus
1 The Sysfs Legacy (Digital Output) Level 1: Beginner 1-2 weeks Linux Filesystem / GPIO
2 Direct Register Access (The Dark Arts) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks MMIO / Memory Mapping
3 Interrupt-Driven Buttons (Edge Detection) Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks Interrupts / Event Loops
4 Software PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks Timing / PWM
5 I2C Sensor Mastering (Temperature) Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks I2C Protocol / Smbus
6 SPI Analog Input (The ADC) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks SPI Protocol / Analog Data
7 UART Serial Terminal Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks UART / Serial Communication
8 Precision Servo Control (Hardware PWM) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks Hardware Timers / PWM
9 Ultrasonic Distance Scanner (Timing) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks Time-of-Flight / GPIO
10 Stepper Motor Logic (Sequence Control) Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks Motor Logic / State Machines
11 I2C Character LCD (Complex Commands) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks I2C / Command Sequences
12 MQTT Distributed Sensor (The IoT Node) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks Networking / Pub-Sub
13 RFID Access Control (Security) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks SPI / Security
14 The Kernel Space Blink (Writing a Driver) Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks Kernel Programming
15 Solar Weather Station (Power Optimization) Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks Power Management / Deep Sleep

Prerequisites

  • Basic programming and system fundamentals
  • Comfort with command line tooling