Category Archives: RaspberryPi

Cool twist to ibeacon and RPi

Posted on October 11, 2016 by robertwilkie

The tweak is ot use iBeacon (apple bluetooth token tech) to trigger your theme song to play when you are coming to a room.  A RPi controls the setup and the stereo out goes to a sound system.  Humm….may do … Continue reading →

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Another nice build of an RPi for a garage door opener

Posted on October 11, 2016 by robertwilkie

The author uses an app with it called Cayenne.  I haven’t heard of it but it sounds interesting.  Overall the RPi zero is used to open/close the door and keep the state of the door with one magnetic sensor.  The … Continue reading →

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Make a cheap 360 camera

Posted on October 10, 2016 by robertwilkie

Using an RPi and its camera module.  And a simple round mirror, you can make a simple 360 degree camera.  Total cost…well after RPi around $100. http://www.instructables.com/id/Uber-Cheap-360-Video-Camera/

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How to use a tablet as a RPi Screen

Posted on October 10, 2016 by robertwilkie

Basically you VNC into the RPi. http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-Your-Tablet-As-Raspberry-Pi-Screen/

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Need to handle the new RPi image, use Etcher

Posted on October 4, 2016 by robertwilkie

I haven’t heard of the tool myself.  But it can take an image and flash it to a drive for you in what looks like a pretty easy method. http://raspi.tv/2016/how-to-flash-an-sd-card-with-4gb-files-like-raspbian-september-2016-update

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Use 2 factor auth with RPi

Posted on October 4, 2016 by robertwilkie

Another good writeup on hack-a-day for Raspberry Pi’s.  This time how to setup certificate based authentication, or 2 factor with google. Lock Up Your Raspberry Pi with Google Authenticator

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Interesting build for RPi with a car

Posted on September 28, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a pretty nice dash update for a car.  I like the car power supply (thought at $30). Raspberry Pi Adds A Digital Dash To Your Car powersupply http://mausberry-circuits.myshopify.com/collections/car-power-supply-switches/products/3a-car-supply-switch

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Nice write-up on setting up Docker on RPi

Posted on September 27, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice write up on how to get setup and running with Docker on a Raspberry Pi http://blog.alexellis.io/5-things-docker-rpi/

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Extension of article using PageKite with RPi

Posted on September 23, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice extension of the last article on doing this work.  This time more details on using PageKite. How to Run a Pagekite Server to Expose Your Raspberry Pi

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Way to get your RPi accessable from remote

Posted on September 21, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting article, the author uses a VPN based on a service called Pagekite.  Looks pretty good and cheap. Expose your Raspberry Pi on Any Network

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