Adding USB functions to Raspbian Jessie

The latest release of Raspbian Jessie added some wonderful hacks that make the Raspberry Pi both an ideal test device and at the same time the most inexpensive awesome little Linux server you could fit into a box of mints. With the next series of hacks, we will use the USB port to connect as a serial device, a network device, or even a mass storage device (like a USB flash drive). The possibilities grow with every release!

If you are using Mac OS X, you should be all set-the Bonjour services come installed. If on Windows, Apple's Bonjour print services will be the only installation you need to get things working. Finally, on Linux, avanti-daemon needs to be installed, which it is by default as of Ubuntu 14.04. ...

Get Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.