3D Printing is completed! So I thought..... Once I had everything printed I laid it all out and thought I had everything printed. Somewhere along the road I should have printed out a lot more parts so once I started finally ass...
The PiCassoTizer project is one of those projects where you attempt something completely different without any assurance of success, but you know it is going to at least be a fun learning experience.Applying technology to art sounds risky for someone...
Today I have an update of the POV globe. I spent some more time trying to program the lights to produce random colours. This was very successful as you will see with the photos below. I included the Python3 script. import board
import random
im...
I signed up and login to snips.ai to create a Snips Assistant. I called the assistant "my lantern" which has one app called the same name. There are only three intents in the app. The action code is hosted...
I t has been very disappointing that the cameras I ordered have not arrived. However I need to at least find out if the system works before tomorrow's deadline, so I have hooked up some ancient webcams to see it the whole system works.These webcams h...
Introduction Another piece involving LEDs. This time I chose some small SOT23 amber ones. The Work Here it is on a small table in my workroom. The following video shows it working. players.brightcove.net/.../index.html&...
I am adding a voice component using a Snips Maker Kit. However you can use a Raspberry Pi. Follow this link to setup the Snips Maker Kit. If you are using a Raspberry Pi, follow these manual instructions at this link.
My unofficial attempt at the Picasso Design Challenge is coming to an end, which is good as time is running out. I have connected everything needed to the Raspberry Pi 3B+, NOOBs SD card, mouse, display, keyboard and power and now it is time to turn ...
I'm finally heading to the conclusion of this project which I have enjoyed beginning-to-end. Essentially this project will use a Raspberry Pi 3B+ and a Raspberry Pi Touch Display to work, but I've added as a bonus a few custom made PCBs and will add ...
Introduction
Carousel IoT
Mechanics Improvements
Revisiting the Technology and Upgrading hardware
Making the Sound Loud
Few Words on the Software
Cloud Integration and Borg Assimilation
Setting the Arduino MKR1000
Working Locally: Sen...
Hello everyone I had to post this update with better photos of the globe. I am still having an issue with getting a good video but I did get some very good pictures. I set my camera to take a 10th of a second time laps photo, here are the result...
I have attached the Raspberry Pi and NeoPixel Ring to the lantern. I tested it with a few color patterns. Here are the pictures: Next, I intent to add a voice compon...
Hello everyone!! The globe is complete and runs great. It looks really cool seeing the project done and working better then I ever thought. Programming the LED strip in python was not as hard as I thought. I did the programming on my lapto...
Art is often made to appeal to a specific set of viewers. This is the 11th and final blog in a series exploring the idea of using AI to recognize a viewer and adapt art to their age or interest. The intent is to encourage early art apprec...
DebugI've executed python commands in interactive mode to identify where it fails:root@05e99fc1ad94:/usr/local/bin# python
Python 2.7.12 (default, Dec 4 2017, 14:50:18)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", &qu...
After a hiatus in order to work on other things, including sitting in the sun as in the UK if the sun shines then you have to go out in it as it might not be shining the next day, or the next week! I have done some more work on my unofficial entry in...
I'm really excited at this point as the project is nearly finished. While the PCBs are being manufactured is time to paint the 3D printed parts!.To paint the 3d printed parts I have chosen Matte finish Black paint (some times known also as Flat finis...
Why Docker?I've spent significant amount of time to make TensorFlow Magenta to run on my Raspberry Pi 3 B+.So I've tried and failed with the following:TensorFlow Lite (tflite)I was able build (it took many hours) and install tflite it on my rpi 3b+, ...
Hello everyone With the challenge coming to an end in just over a week it is time to post my 9th blog. I have spent the last week setting up the Raspberry Pi, electrical, testing power transfer through the bearings and creating a backup just in ...
I have FEM and Enocean Pi up and running. I installed the reed sensor above the door so when the door is opened a telegram will be sent to FHEM. I have a small monitor to display the sketch. I am going to mount it above the counter using ...
What is TensorFlow Magenta? Magenta is a Python library created by Google using TensorFlow that helps generate art and music.Playing with TensorFlow Magenta There are several options to Get Started with Magenta.I decided to start with Hello...
I have had a ton of progress in the PiMassive build its been going along really well so far thought I would share a few photos of the progress on it its been quite fun seeing it come together. So after 8 hours or so both the greens are now compl...
Introduction
A Game Theory Approach
Hardware Notes and Odd Facts
Exhibition environment and Scenery
Making the Cages
Electronics
Boards
Accessories, Sensors, and Consumables
Tools and Instruments
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The low cost DAC modules I ordered online have not arrived and it is getting late in the project, so I had to break down and buy some DACs locally at 10 times the price. Not a happy moment, but the show must go on. These I2C DACs have 12 bit resoluti...
After a successful Pepper's Ghost test, my next step in the project build is to work with some of the electronics. When I was researching and collecting ideas to include in the design of the Hologram Pi-ramid, I really wanted it to be able to wo...
