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Raspberry Pi Central Heating Controller Project

Matt

I’m building a home automation project which connects a Raspberry Pi to control my central heating. I wasn’t particularly happy ripping out all the existing controls, and wanted to piggyback onto them.. which helps if the Pi ever fails (I’ve still go...
- 18 Apr 2016
PiSP Pocket

theluthier

About 6 months ago, I stumbled onto the Ben Heck Show and binge-watched several episodes before deciding to try some hardware modding myself. Here's my first project: The "PiSP Pocket"! I.e. a raspberry pi crammed into a gameboy pocket. The Pi-inside...
- 10 Apr 2016
Running Amazon Echo (Alexa) on Raspberry Pi Zero

fvan

Need to know the distance to the sun in centimeters, what weather it will be tomorrow or turn on the lights using your voice? Or perhaps you just need someone to talk to at night, when working on your projects? With Amazon's Alexa Voice Service on th...
- 8 Apr 2016
Punch It Up: RPi Arcade Game Proposal

ipv1

Introduction New age gaming is all about new technology and advanced peripherals or toys and has given rise to things such as motion gaming. The old arcade games with a big machine with large buttons and 8 bit graphics and sounds brings backs so...
- 6 Apr 2016
Controlling motors and lights with Node-Red

Workshopshed

I've been asked to look into "enchanting" some objects for a workshop up in Leeds at the end of the month so I thought I'd do some research into different tools to use. SoftwareI've already used Python and that has good sup...
- 4 Apr 2016
Raspberry Pi Security Camera Update

screamingtiger

Back in Dec I made described a project I was working on. Quick Project: Pi Security Cam I wanted to give an update to this. I am using the Motion Daemon and a normal webcam. This is all running on a Raspberry Pi B+. I have a scrip...
- 4 Apr 2016
PIK3A Retro Gaming Table Mk II

spannerspencer

I'm not a fan of Ikea. In fact, it's a place I usually try to avoid, until I discovered that you can hack it's ultra-cheap tables into retro video game systems! You know the one I mean: PIK3A: The Raspberry Pi 3 IKEA Retro Gaming Table. You guys...
- 22 Mar 2016
Novice

e14 Contributor

I would like to purchase the Raspberry Pi3 and I would like to run Kodi on it. I understand that there is an sd card that goes into the Pi with Kodi on it. Can anyone advise me where I can purchase it and how do I apply it to the Pi3. Kindly help if ...
- 17 Mar 2016
Raspberry Pi 3 temperature and cooling testing Part 2 with a HAT tests.

bwelsby

Raspberry Pi 3 temperature and cooling testing : Part 1 initial tests.Part 2 with a HAT tests.Part 3 with Fan Speed Control. (Still to come) The BeagleBoard has capes, the The specified item was not found. has Shield...
- 13 Mar 2016
Raspberry Pi Zero Temperature Data Logger Multiple DS18B20 sensors to Thingspeak

e14 Contributor

I was using a project by Mike Davis (A Raspberry Pi Data Logger for about $25 (Temperature Probe and ThingSpeak).. All is working fine for one sensor but I have 3 and am unable to figure out a loop to get it to upload all three. I can see all three ...
- 12 Mar 2016
A more powerful Plex media server using Raspberry Pi 3

biglesp

Recently we built a Plex Media Server using the Raspberry Pi 2, at the time the Raspberry Pi 2 was the most powerful board in the Raspberry Pi range. But on February 29th 2016 the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced their latest board, the Raspberry Pi...
- 11 Mar 2016
Raspberry Pi temperature and cooling testing Part 1 initial tests.

bwelsby

Raspberry Pi 3 temperature and cooling testing : Part 1 Inital tests Part 2 with a HAT tests. Part 3 with Fan Speed Control. (Still to come) This experiment started out after discussions following a post by shabaz he...
- 9 Mar 2016
Ras Pi Gaming Table

mconners

This will be my interpretation of the Ras Pi gaming table as highlighted here PIK3A: The Raspberry Pi 3 IKEA Retro Gaming Table posted by spannerspencer. I have most of the parts on hand, but I am still waiting for a key component, the screen. I...
- 8 Mar 2016
Raspberry Pi 3 Cooling / Heat Sink Ideas

shabaz

Note: This is part 1 of a 2-part post. For part 2, click here: Raspberry Pi 3 Dynamic Current Consumption, Power and Temperature Tests To see an implementation using a heat pipe, see the Outdoor Pi 3 Image Recognition Security Camera project (aka HAL...
- 3 Mar 2016
Gesture Based TV Remote Control

fvan

Here's the latest project I've been working on: controlling the TV using gestures instead of a remote control. Mainly inspired by my kids being able to handle a tablet but not a remote control, it could perhaps also help to Make Life Accessib...
- 13 Feb 2016
Raspberry Pi Zero AirPlay Speaker

fvan

Looking for a new project to build around the Raspberry Pi Zero, I came across the pHAT DAC from Pimoroni. This little add-on board adds audio playback capabilities to the Pi Zero. Because the pHAT uses the GPIO pins, the USB OTG port remains availab...
- 21 Jan 2016
Windows Applications on Raspberry Pi 2

e14 Contributor

We are the developers of WTware - thin clients operating system. This year we released new free version for Raspberry Pi 2. It makes connections to Terminal Server with Windows Server OS installed and so you can use Windows Applications on Pi 2. Plea...
- 25 Dec 2015
2015 Year in Review: Top 10 Raspberry Pi Projects

spannerspencer

RASPBERRY PI PROJECTSJust between you and me, it can sometimes be tricky finding enough content for "top lists" like these. At times it almost feels like you're settling for certain entries, rather than really wanting to put them front ...
- 23 Dec 2015
Raspberry Pi Zero Internet Connected Information Display

fvan

The Raspberry Pi Zero form factor, makes it perfect for use in smaller project. Combined with internet connectivity, a display and some kind of input, it could be used to visualise virtually anything. Using a Pi Zero, an I2C OLED display from Ad...
- 12 Dec 2015
TrickOrTrivia #006: Constructing the Candy Dispensing System

CharlesGantt

Welcome back to the Trick or Trivia Blog. In this installment, I will show off how I built the candy dispenser that will set beside the tombstone. Unfortunately this part of the project did not turn out as I had planned because I could not find...
- 4 Dec 2015
Combining a Raspberry Pi Zero and a USB Hub

fvan

I received my Raspberry Pi Zero earlier this week While holding it, I noticed one of the USB hubs I had, had the same form factor as this new Pi. So I combined the two into a as small as possible package.The Pi is powered from the USB hub and the USB...
- 2 Dec 2015
Element 14 Christmas Project - IoTree

biglesp

With Christmas almost upon us it’s time for our annual Element 14 Christmas Project. Last year we built a Santa Trap that used a Raspberry Pi and camera to photograph Santa as he delivers presents around the globe.www.youtube.com/watchFor 2015 we are...
- 21 Nov 2015
Wrap it up (Sort of) : Finishing the Foginator 2000

pettitda

Last time I had determined that the long ribbon cable was too long to fit into the box. So, I ordered a GPIO header with longer pins for the sense hat and a smaller ribbon cable with a 40 pin connector on one end and a 26 pin header on the othe...
- 16 Nov 2015
Assembly Part 2: Finishing the Foginator 2000

pettitda

I finished up my last blog post by installing the relay board on my PermaProto board. Next, I needed to assemble the level shifter board. I say assemble, but all that's required is to solder the single row headers to the board. &n...
- 10 Nov 2015
Where R U? - #1 Introduction

e14 Contributor

OverviewTransportation is an essential part of our daily life especially for college students. Going from point A to point B without any hassle is always a must. However, if you are in a university that has over 66,000 students spanning across five d...
- 7 Nov 2015