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Java on the Raspberry Pi

Develop Java Programs to Control Devices for Robotics, IoT, and Beyond

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Authors:
  1. Greg Flurry

    1. Austin, USA

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  • Create sophisticated applications for the Raspberry Pi with Java using a world class development tool
  • Explore working Java examples for a range of devices
  • Experience a set of techniques that allow you to interact with nearly any device using Java

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Motivations

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 1-20

  3. Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Setup

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 21-48

  4. Raspberry Pi Zero W Setup

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 49-70

  5. Set Up the Workstation

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 71-81

  6. Remote Java Development with NetBeans

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 83-121

  7. Device Support in Java

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 123-147

  8. The diozero Base I/O API

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 149-190

  9. A DC Motor Controller

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 191-247

  10. An Inertial Measurement Unit

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 249-332

  11. A Lidar Unit

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 333-370

  12. An Environmental Sensor

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 371-395

  13. An Analog-to-Digital Converter

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 397-412

  14. A Stepper Motor Driver

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 413-439

  15. A Project

    • Greg Flurry
    Pages 441-472

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 473-558
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About this book

Use Java to do whatever you want to do with the Raspberry Pi and the devices you need for your project. In theory, it should be possible, and even easy, to work with on the Pi. Unfortunately, reality is a bit different. This book features an extensive set of techniques that allow you to get close to bringing this theory to fruition.

You'll review some limitations on using Java imposed by the Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi OS, and even Java itself, and examine which ones might apply to your projects and your devices. You'll also explore solutions to address the limitations and l look at efficient development of Java for the Raspberry Pi. 


Java on the Raspberry Pi shows how to interact with a range of devices useful in robotics and IOT, overcoming the hurdles in doing so. It also covers off-loading work from the Raspberry Pi to an Arduino, leveraging its close-to-real time capabilities.  


WhatYou'll Learn 
  • Develop with Java remotely using NetBeans 
  • Leverage available libraries to enable device interaction, and what to do if they don’t work 
  • Implement multi-processing, using an Arduino as a co-processor
  • Build sophisticated projects with multiple threads of execution, multiple processes, and even multiple systems 



Who This Book Is For



Experienced programmers who appreciate the benefits of Java and world class tools for application development and want to build robotics or IOT projects using the low cost, low power, and portability of the Raspberry Pi.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Austin, USA

    Greg Flurry

About the author

Greg Flurry has worked as a programmer and electronics engineer for IBM. In the span of a 40-year career, his roles have included product development, product architecture, research, and client services. He achieved the title of IBM Distinguished Engineer. Greg has authored over 50 articles in IBM and non-IBM publications on topics ranging from simple programming examples to large scale system architectures. He is an inventor, with over 30 patents. He started programming in Java from the time it became public in 1996, and over time, wrote thousands of lines of Java code. After retirement in 2013, he started working with the Raspberry Pi, with the goal of using it as the brain in autonomous robots. As the robots became more complex, he longed for Java and professional development tools. In 2017, he began using Java on the Raspberry Pi and has done so since, educating himself on the techniques of connecting sundry devices to the Raspberry Pi via Java, as well as identifying techniques useful in building moderately complex robotics systems.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Java on the Raspberry Pi

  • Book Subtitle: Develop Java Programs to Control Devices for Robotics, IoT, and Beyond

  • Authors: Greg Flurry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7264-0

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Greg Flurry 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-7263-3Published: 28 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-7264-0Published: 27 September 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 558

  • Number of Illustrations: 126 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Hardware and Maker

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