Alex Bain is starting a new series on creating a universal remote using a Raspberry Pi and an IR transmitter. Read more here
Category: Home automation
#RaspberryPi Model Railway Controller / @Raspberry_Pi
Peter Wallen has interfaced a Raspberry Pi to a model railway using a DCC controller and hall-effect switches to provide position feedback from the track. Raspberry Pi Model Railway Controller – YouTube.
Free Webinar for #RaspberryPi enthusiasts about the PiFace and Gertboard
From the element14 website: This webinar will be hosted by element14 luminaries Drew Fustini and Cabe Atwell in which they will discuss the next stage in the Raspberry Pi revolution: the development of easy to use accessories. Drew and Cabe…
#RaspberryPi snail mail monitor
This Instructable for a Raspberry Pi Snail Mail System was built by Paul Barber and his kids. It monitors a switch attached to a letterbox so that a Raspberry Pi knows when mail has been delivered. The Pi then triggers a webcam…
40+ Project ideas for the #RaspberryPi
I don’t normally feature these kind of lists – most of them list ‘build your own case’ 4 or 5 times and call it a ‘project’. This one, however, really does list some of the best projects out there. Read…
Home automation with the #RaspberryPi / @Raspberry_Pi
Home automation is part of our future, whether we like it or not. Here are a few examples of automation as it relates to the Raspberry Pi. In this short video, Simon Maple and Andy Stanford-Clark show the new WebSphere…