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How to make a Raspberry Pi media server
The Raspberry Pi is a nifty single-board computer (SBC). It’s capable of fitting many purposes, from a desktop to home theatre PC (HTPC), retro gaming console, cryptocurrency mining rig, and more.
Make a Custom Dashboard with Smashing.io
Raspberry Pi devices are incredibly useful and versatile single-board device. It’s suitable for a smattering of projects, from retro gaming and servers to voice assistants. Creating a custom dashboard with Smashing.io is one simple but ultra-functional means to make use of your Raspberry Pi.
Launch applications using an RFID card reader and Raspberry Pi
The humble keyboard and mouse are traditional forms of input that are used to control computers. But for those of us too young, or those requiring a computer to be adapted for their needs, these traditional interfaces are not suitable and we need to adapt how we offer an interface for the user.
Using a Raspberry Pi for a Crypto Currency Wallet
Despite its weakness, when compared with mid-range to high-end graphics processing units (GPUs) computing power, the Raspberry Pi is capable of cryptocurrency mining.
Make An Animated Conference Badge With Inkyphat
Conferences happen across the world and for many different reasons, but one thing that is common between every conference is the conference badge. From simple sticky labels and makers, to elaborate electronic badges, the conference badge is there to help everyone learn who everyone else is!
Build an Ambilight Clone with a Raspberry Pi
Creating a do-it-yourself Ambilight using a Raspberry Pi is pretty simple. Checkout out how-to guide!
How to build a low-powered Home theater PC with a Raspberry Pi
Learn all about building a low-powered HTPC with a Raspberry Pi!
Using alternative software to control the laser cutter (Scorchworks Whisperer)
In the final part of this series we finally start cutting things with the K40 laser cutter! We will transfer our designs created in Inkscape to an application called K40 Whisperer from Scorchworks. Now you might be thinking “But the K40 comes with its own software, can I just use that?” Well, yes you can, but I’ve found that K40 Whisperer is a lot easier to use, and it even runs on Linux devices. This is incredibly handy for my Makerspace as we are using an old Lenovo X61 laptop running Linux Mint to run the laser cutter.
Using Inkscape to design and create projects ready for the K40 [Part 2]
In this part of the K40 laser cutter series we shall learn how to create graphics ready for cutting on the K40 using a free vector image editor and when it comes to editing vector images, the industry standard is Adobe Illustrator, but that comes at a great cost.
Cryptocurrency Mining on the Raspberry Pi
Cryptocurrency is incredibly popular, from Bitcoin to Litecoin, Ethereum, and Monero. These digital assets are digital, decentralized currencies. There are two main methods for obtaining cryptocurrency: mining and purchasing. Learn all about cryptocurrency mining on the Raspberry Pi!
Make Your Own Virtual Assistant with Mycroft
Using a Raspberry Pi and Mycroft, it’s easy to cobble together an artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistant. Here’s how to make your own virtual assistant with Mycroft!
Control Your Lego Train Set with Arduino
Lego train sets have been thrilling children with curious minds for over 50 years, with battery-powered sets winding their way around bedrooms, living rooms and even gardens.
Using Mongoose OS on your ESP8266
The ESP8266 enjoyed great fanfare a few years ago. It was a cheap WiFi-enabled device that offered low power consumption, small size and a few GPIO pins.
Getting started with the micro:bit and MicroPython
In this tutorial, we take our first steps with MicroPython on the micro:bit by creating a simple dice that uses random number generation triggered by gesture control, all in 9 lines of code!
Using a Doppler radar sensor with the Raspberry Pi
There are many sensors on the market for the Raspberry Pi, Arduino and other single board computers/microcontrollers. But the RCWL-0516 is something new and exciting in that it offers the simplicity of a PIR sensor but with a greater range and ability to detect through objects, yet it still only retails for a few dollars from China.
Sending sensor data to Twitter using Node-RED
In this tutorial, we shall use a cheap common sensor, the DS18B20 a waterproof and accurate sensor that can be bought for less than $5 online.
Build a wildlife camera using a Raspberry Pi and PiJuice
Build your own motion-sensing wildlife camera with a Raspberry Pi and PiJuice portable power