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The Interactive Storytelling Radio

8bitsandabyte

In this project we convert a neat looking radio into a voice-enabled, interactive storyteller. Future, here we come!SuppliesRaspberry PiGoogle AIY Voice Kit v1RadioGoogle Cloud PlatformGoogle DialogflowScrewdriverSoldering EquipmentWiringSpeakerSwitc...
- 6 Dec 2020
Overclocking the Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 400

pi3g.com

What does overclocking actually mean / what does it do?The Raspberry Pi’s SoC, which includes the CPU, consists of many millions of transistors. These transistors need to be synchronized with each other, in order to be able to “move in unison”. A com...
- 28 Nov 2020
The Swear Bear

8bitsandabyte

IntroductionHow does it work? Well, it listens to your every word and detects profanity (AI). When caught, it instantly tells on you to a very public data stream (IoT), not only revealing the committed crime but also providing timestamped proof.&nbsp...
- 16 Nov 2020
Connecting a Raspberry Pi to AWS IoT Core

fernando-mc

I work with companies all over the world who need help building everything from interactive screens to industrial equipment. In recent years, I’ve seen that powering the best customer experiences and most reliable applications means leveraging cloud ...
- 2 Oct 2020
Monitor Indoor Air Quality with the IDT ZMOD4410 Pi HAT

zebular13

NOTE 2/2/22: This project references the old version of the software. The software has been updated, and this project will be updated next week with the latest software links. Thanks for your patience until then! INTRO We're cur...
- 18 Sep 2020
CRAY Y-MP Supercomputer Reproduction

toolkitman

Hello,i'm here to show you my CRAY Y-MP reproduction i have built over the files of RABBIT ENGINEERING found on thingiverse for Raspberry pi Zero.I have printed the files in 4 days, it tooks so long "sleeping apart". Printed in white pl...
- 31 Aug 2020
Monarch Go Pi Hat Getting Started Guides

jafoste4

MaaXBoard Monarch Go Pi Hat Getting Started Guides1. MaaXBoard - Getting Started with the Monarch Go Pi Hat2. MaaXBoard - Connecting to IoT Connect using the Monarch Go Pi Hat - Coming Soon Raspberry Pi 4 B Monarch Go Pi Hat Getting Starte...
- 18 Aug 2020
Raspberry Pi 4 B - Connecting to IoT Connect using the Monarch Go Pi Hat

jafoste4

IntroductionThis blog builds on what kevinkeryk did with he Monarch Go Starter Kit witht he Ultra96V2. We are going to establish a headless setup, setup a Point to Point Protocol with the Monarch Go Modem, and finally setup a IoTConnect demo over the...
- 17 Aug 2020
Raspberry Pi 4 B Getting Started with the Monarch Go Pi Hat

jafoste4

IntroductionThe Monarch Go Pi HAT is a cellular connectivity add-on card for SBC boards that have a Raspberry Pi HAT-compatible connector. Fitted with Sequans Monarch Go (or Monarch Go GPS) LTE Cat-M1 modem, this HAT board also facilitates expansion ...
- 6 Aug 2020
Using the Raspberry Pi 4 as a wireless access point

ninjatrent

The Raspberry Pi 4 can easily be configured as a 2.4 GHz or 5GHz routed wireless access point or as a bridged wireless access point. My intention was to create a wireless network outside of the home. The configuration only took a few moments th...
- 18 Jul 2020
Raspberry Pi DIN Rail Mount Housing - short product review

Jan Cumps

I bought this cute case for the Raspberry Pi.It's made by Italian company Italtronic, in the UK avalable from CPC.They have cases for different Pis. Mine is for the B+. Assembly It's easy. There's no Ikea-style manual thou...
- 25 Jun 2020
Lazy and cheap expansion of RPi hardware using 1 dollar STM32 MCU & few wires

remcu

As you know, Raspberry Pi doesn't have native ADC, DAC, CAN Bus controller and other low-level peripherals found in most modern microcontrollers(MCU), such as STM32, Arduino Due, Teensy dev board. Normally this issue is ensured through external m...
- 16 Jun 2020
Wood Case for the Raspberry Pi 4

ninjatrent

Wood Case for the Raspberry Pi 4.5V Raspberry Pi Fan from Adafruit.USB SNES Style Game Controller from Element14 Store.
- 10 Jun 2020
The Road to Raspberry Pi4B/ PoE Hat RoadTest Review (PoE insight needed)

colporteur

********************ISSUE RESOLVED. Credit to shabaz for identifying that a networking device was the issue. *********************** I would like the assistance of members that have PoE experience in reviewing my findings to help troublesh...
- 8 May 2020
The Road to Raspberry Pi4B/ PoE Hat RoadTest Review (status:light at the end of the tunnel)

colporteur

Frustration, doesn't begin to describe the emotions I'm experiencing. I just received confirmation from Newark Canada that an in stock item that was ordered on the 3 April, has been shipped. I have been waiting for a PoE power supply required to furt...
- 5 May 2020
Raspberry Pi 4 Facial Recognition - Cooling Comparison

rubroe

The Raspberry Pi 4 is a great upgrade from the previous Rpi 3. It even performs (surprisingly well) object and facial recognition with the Tensorflow Lite framework (1-2.5 fps) or OpenCV library (1.5 - 8 fps) and PiCamera. During my first applic...
- 30 Apr 2020
The Road to Raspberry Pi4B/ PoE Hat RoadTest Review (baseline Pi4B)

colporteur

A part order arrived today that provided some additional resources to proceed with the testing. I ordered PoE power supply on April 3 and the Pi4B power supply on April 15, from Newark Canada, guess which one arrived first? The Pi4B power suppli...
- 21 Apr 2020
The Road to Raspberry Pi4B/ PoE Hat RoadTest Review (Squirrel Moment)

colporteur

I had a Squirrel moment, after completing the testing in The Road to Raspberry Pi4B/ PoE Hat RoadTest Review (comparison Pi3B+) . A squirrel moment going off and doing something, that takes you away from your current focus. I was focusing on de...
- 20 Apr 2020
The Road to Raspberry Pi4B/ PoE Hat RoadTest Review (comparison Pi3B+)

colporteur

While in a holding pattern, waiting for power supply deliveries for both the PoE and Pi4B, I started some parallel work that was proposed in the RoadTest application. Since the specification indicated the PoE Hat was compatible with the Pi3B+, I figu...
- 19 Apr 2020
The Road to Raspberry Pi4B/ PoE Hat RoadTest Review (status-update)

colporteur

My desire would be to open this post with an Son of a who cut your hair last expletive. My tendency to sprinkle pearls of vulgarity in my posts has given cause for the forum moderator to apply sanctions. I'll settle for the graphic to hopefully pass ...
- 15 Apr 2020
SCPI on a Linux Board - Part 4c: TCP/IP SCPI and Instrument Service - Run as a Daemon

Jan Cumps

I'm building a SCPI electronics lab instrument for Linux.In this post I'm creating a service wrapper and install the Linux service.It will start at Pi startup, and can be stopped / started as you'd expect from a service. Prerequisite...
- 15 Apr 2020
Keeping an Eye with Raspberry Pi - Monitoring Electricity + Bandwidth

cstanton

I am no stranger to working from home. Having had my first experience of the internet in the late 90's with a dial-up modem, and then in the early 00's with the advent of cable modems in the United Kingdom, it was early on that I jumped into ...
- 8 Apr 2020
Finding Pulsars on Raspberry Pi (BOINC & einstein@home)

mp2100

While I was participating as a team member for element14 to help folding@home analyze coronavirushttps://www.element14.com/community/thread/75254/l/set-your-processors-to-analyse-for-the-covid-19-virus-with-foldinghomeI wanted to use my rPi4 to help ...
- 6 Apr 2020
A Rational Approach to Raspberry Pi Clustering

clem57

I was browsing the net like millions of at home people, when this caught my eye. It talks about reasons for clustering raspberry pi instead of tutorial approach. https://ubuntu.com/blog/building-a-raspberry-pi-cluster-with-microk8s is unique wa...
- 26 Mar 2020
Experimenting With a Raspberry Pi Driven Transmission Line

jc2048

Pi Day has been and gone for this year but I can't resist doing one more very simple electronicsexperiment. I'm going to do it quickly, without a great deal of precision, simply to look at thebasic ideas involved. If you want to see it done b...
- 18 Mar 2020