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Arduino | Tutorial | Ultrasonic Sensor Interfacing

oksbwn

www.youtube.com/watch A simple demonstration of HC-SR-04 ultrasonic module to calculate distance. ########################Subscribe : http://www.weargenius.in/subscribe______________________________________________Download...
- 13 Jul 2016
Internet of Things vs. HR - One or the Other?

raulharman

Internet of Things (IoT) is the trend that is significantly gaining on importance in the past several years. It represents the network of physical items and devices in a digital world. Its long term goal is to connect everything around us to a singul...
- 13 Jul 2016
Raspberry Pi | Static IP Setup

oksbwn

www.youtube.com/watch This is how to configure static IP for Raspberry Pi on latest Raspbian Jessie######################## Subscribe : http://www.weargenius.in/subscribe ____________________________________________&n...
- 12 Jul 2016
Raspberry Pi | Running JAVA Application

oksbwn

www.youtube.com/watch This video demonstrates how to run JAVA application on Raspberry Pi.######################## Subscribe : http://www.weargenius.in/subscribe ____________________________________________ Guys ...
- 8 Jul 2016
Raspberry Pi Zero | Ethernet Connectivity

oksbwn

www.youtube.com/watch As Raspberry pi Zero doesnot have onboard Ethernet this tutorial is all about connecting ENC28J60 to Rspberry Pi zero to have Ethernet connectivity . ######################## Subscribe : http://www.wea...
- 8 Jul 2016
Photos of Rug Warrior Pi Robot (Raspberry Pi Brained)

alanmcdonley

I put some photos with details of my Rug Warrior Pro / Raspberry Pi / Pi Droid Alpha based robot. I built the Rug Warrior Pro robot kit in 2000, and last year decided to upgrade the "brain" to the Raspberry Pi B+ and chose the Pi Droid Alpha fo...
- 7 Jul 2016
RWPi: Life of a Wimpy Robot

alanmcdonley

My "Whimpy Robot" is in the test phase now. Things I learned through this exercise:Python Class structureInitializing class objectsThinking with "self"Threading (creating, managing, killing)Multi-threading with SPI to MCP3008 and MCP23S17 (critical s...
- 4 Jul 2016
IOError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor (Multi-threaded SPI Issue)

alanmcdonley

In my case this error was occurring due to multi-threaded accesses to a MCP23S17 I/O expander and an MCP3008 ADC analog to digital converter. Errors looked like: File "/home/pi/RWPi/PDALib.py", line 324, in writeDior = spi.xfer([0x40,reg,v...
- 4 Jul 2016
Raspberry Pi Zero | First Look

oksbwn

www.youtube.com/watch Couple of days ago only i received my raspberry Pi zero in India. So this video is all about what is their in Zero.########################Guys Subscribe to my channel for latest contents into your inbox.Support me to keep ...
- 4 Jul 2016
How to add a new enocean device? create your own openhab addon for A5:07:01

kalafoidee

Step 1- Get the workspaceFollow the stepshttp://docs.openhab.org/developers/development/ide.html Step 2- Recreate the project with the workspace 1: Get the opencean source code in java.https://github.com/thomasletsch/openceanGet the enocean...
- 4 Jul 2016
Running Retro PI in a Lunch Box.This I put together after seeing one on Youtube. It didn`t take long to put together.

e14 Contributor
- 2 Jul 2016
My Home Automation System Android App

oksbwn

Guys here are some screenshots of the Android App used to control devices in my smart home that i am working on.... &nbsp...
- 1 Jul 2016
Looking for pcb design job for home

e14 Contributor

Dear all i vijendra soni is working as a freelancer as a pcb designer i am having 14 yrs exp in designing pcb if you have any job for me than please contact me at vijendrasoni24@gmail.com
- 29 Jun 2016
Raspberry Pi 3 Handheld console.

e14 Contributor

I got to thinking, if the raspberry pi 3 ever supported google's android os then you could in theory create a handheld console. yes I have seen it done in other projects and in The Ben Heck Show, however they were usually just for emulation. My thoug...
- 28 Jun 2016
New project finished

dwinhold

Hello community!! I just wanted to share the latest project I completed. This electric violin is going to be give to a close friends son who is learning. The violin is far above the beginner model, I custom made it by hand, carving most without ...
- 25 Jun 2016
C&C: The Wimpy Robot code started

alanmcdonley

Here is the first wimpy code - notices when bumped, happy when not:#!/usr/bin/python## whimpy.py WHIMPY ROBOT# import PDALibimport myPDALibimport myPyLibfrom bumpersClass import Bumpers#from usDistanceClass import Ultraso...
- 25 Jun 2016
Power plants automation and control using PLC technology

e14 Contributor

Dear All i would like to Mention Few Details about Power plants automation and control using PLC technology 1. Introduction Power plants control and automation is always a challenge for industry because electric power has such an impo...
- 25 Jun 2016
Home Automation Tour | Episode 4 Bathroom Module

oksbwn

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- 25 Jun 2016
C&C: The Wimpy Robot Bumper Class

alanmcdonley

Here is the Bumper Class with polling thread to read the bumpers asynchronously from the consumer (test main() in the same file) and my control-c handler that can call a class object's cancel function to kill the thread and clean up: (I have the feel...
- 25 Jun 2016
C&C? Whimpy Robot Design (with polled bumpers)

alanmcdonley

Requesting comment and critical analysis: So far I have written individual python modules to test each of my robot's subsystems (no classes). I am starting to think about how the "be a robot" code should look. It has to ...
- 24 Jun 2016
Reinventing the Wheels

raulharman

In today's age where top researchers and companies are “reinventing” driving and smart cars are becoming reality, tire manufacturer Goodyear decided to reinvent the wheel with first-ever spherical tire. At the 86th Geneva International Motor show, Go...
- 23 Jun 2016
mysteries of followers/followees, round 2

e14 Contributor

dudley.nelson made the suggestion at: https://www.element14.com/community/message/199862/l/re-are-followingfollowers-supposed-to-be-private#199862thatAdmin users followers and followees are public to all logged in users. Non-admin users followers and...
- 23 Jun 2016
Intel Edison Arduino Kit Unboxing.

lcard

Introduction: Occasionally in life you see glimpses of things to come. I remember fifteen or more years ago sharing music across the Internet was rampant. (It still is of course.) It occurred to me at the time that sharing movies and video conte...
- 21 Jun 2016
LabVIEW Test Automation - Part 1: Hardware Setup

Jan Cumps

I have this plan to script an automated test setup. I want to check the behaviour of GaN power FETs.I'll need to control the input signals that drive the FETs, the load that the FETs see, and the measurement instruments.To make this possible, I b...
- 19 Jun 2016
PocketSphinx on Pi3: The Detailed Steps

alanmcdonley

These are the detail steps I went through to install PocketSphinx on my element14 Road Test Raspberry Pi 3B (Thank you guys again - I love it!)(It got late and I stopped writing down things at the end - sorry.) Refer to:makezine.com ...
- 19 Jun 2016