Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Vision and the Raspberry Pi
OpenCV is a simple and powerful programming framework for computer vision. It is preferred by both novices and experts in the field of computer vision. We can easily learn computer vision by writing OpenCV programs using Python 3 as the programming language. The Raspberry Pi family of single-board computers uses Python as its preferred development language. Using a Raspberry Pi board and Python 3 for learning OpenCV programming is one of the best approaches that we can follow to commence our wonderful journey into the amazing field of computer vision programming. In this chapter, you will become familiar with all of the important concepts that you need in order to get started with the Raspberry Pi and computer vision. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to set up the Raspbian Operating System (OS) on various Raspberry Pi board models. You will also learn how to connect the boards to the internet.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Understanding computer vision
- Single-board computers
- The Raspberry Pi family of single-board computers
- Setting up the Raspbian OS on a Raspberry Pi
- Connecting various Pi board models to the internet with LAN or Wi-Fi
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to set up your own Raspberry Pi board.
