The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse: Defend Your Base with Simple Circuits, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi

342 Pages·2015·11.22 MB·English

by  Simon Monk

THE MAKER’S GUIDE TO THE
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
DEFEND YOUR BASE WITH SIMPLE CIRCUITS,
ARDUINO, AND RASPBERRY PI
SIMON MONK
NO STARCH PRESS SAN FRANCISCO
To Jonathan and Michaela
on your wedding.
May you have a wonderful
and zombie-free life together.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Simon Monk is a full-time author and maker, mostly writing about electronics
for makers. Some of his better-known books include Programming Arduino:
Getting Started with Sketches, Raspberry Pi Cookbook, and Hacking
Electronics. He is also the co-author of Practical Electronics for Inventors and
wrote Minecraft Mastery with his son, Matthew Monk.
Simon also writes for MagPi magazine and helps out with Monk Makes
(http://www.monkmakes.com/), a company run by his wife Linda, which makes
and sells component kits and other products related to Simon’s books. You can
follow Simon on Twitter where he is @simonmonk2 and find out more about his
books at http://www.simonmonk.org/.
ABOUT THE TECHNICAL
REVIEWER
Jeremy Blum is a “Hardware Astronaut” at Google, where he focuses on
electrical design and advanced prototyping for future Google hardware. Jeremy
received both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in electrical and
computer engineering from Cornell University, and was selected by the
American Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as the 2012 New Face
of Engineering.
Jeremy’s popular Arduino tutorial videos and his book, Exploring Arduino,
have introduced millions of people around the world to engineering. He offers
engineering consulting services through his firm, Blum Idea Labs LLC, and he
frequently teaches engineering courses to young students and adults across the
United States. Jeremy’s passion is improving people’s lives and our planet
through creative engineering solutions; you can learn more about him and his
work at http://www.jeremyblum.com/.
BRIEF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: Apocalypse Basics
CHAPTER 2: Generating Electricity
CHAPTER 3: Using Electricity
CHAPTER 4: Zombie Alarms
CHAPTER 5: Surveillance and Raspberry Pi
CHAPTER 6: Add Remote Access and Detect Open Doors
CHAPTER 7: Environmental Monitoring
CHAPTER 8: Building a Control Center for Your Base
CHAPTER 9: Zombie Distractors
CHAPTER 10: Communicating with Other Survivors
CHAPTER 11: Haptic Communication
APPENDIX A: Parts
APPENDIX B: Basic Skills
APPENDIX C: Arduino Primer
INDEX
CONTENTS IN DETAIL
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Key Maker Survival Skills
About the Apocalypse Survival Projects
Resources to Download Before the Zombies Rise
1 • APOCALYPSE BASICS
Zombies
Types of Zombies
Are Zombies Really Dead?
How Long Will the Zombies Be Around?
Postapocalypse Survival 101
Home
Water
Food and Fuel
Zombie Killing
Dressing to Kill
Staying Healthy
Be Prepared
Other Survivors
Parts for Projects
Cars
Brick-and-Mortar Parts Stores
Project Construction
Soldering
Mechanical Construction
Electronic Modules
2 • GENERATING ELECTRICITY
Power and Energy
Flavors of Electricity
Low-Voltage DC
High-Voltage AC
Batteries
Single-Use Batteries
Rechargeable Batteries
Battery Charging
PROJECT 1: Solar Recharging
Solar Panels
Charge Controllers
What You Will Need
Construction
Using the Solar Charger
PROJECT 2: Bicycle Generator
What You Will Need
Construction
Using the Pedal Generator
3 • USING ELECTRICITY
Powering Devices from a Car Battery
Cigarette Lighter Sockets
USB Power
AC Inverters
PROJECT 3: LED Lighting
What You Will Need
Construction
Using the Lighting
PROJECT 4: Battery Monitor
What You Will Need
Construction
Software
Using the Battery Monitor
4 • ZOMBIE ALARMS
PROJECT 5: Trip Wire Alarm
What You Will Need
Construction
Using the Trip Wire Alarm
PROJECT 6: PIR Zombie Detector
What You Will Need
Construction
Software
Using the PIR Zombie Detector
Scavenged PIR Sensors
5 • SURVEILLANCE AND RASPBERRY PI
The Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi System
What You Will Need
Powering the System
Installing Raspbian
PROJECT 7: Monitor Zombies with a USB Webcam
What You Will Need
Construction
Using the Webcam
PROJECT 8: A Wireless Zombie Surveillance System
What You Will Need
Construction
Using the Wi-Fi Webcam
6 • ADD REMOTE ACCESS AND DETECT OPEN DOORS
PROJECT 9: Remote Door Lock
What You Will Need
Construction
Going Wireless to Open Doors Ahead of Time
PROJECT 10: Door Sensor
What You Will Need
Construction
Software
Using the Door Sensor