For those of you who don’t like to write actual text-based code, and instead prefer a visual programming environment, there are only a few options out there, most notably Scratch and NodeRED. There is a new player in the arena…
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Monitor your kegs with a Raspberry Pi
Here’s a cool project for those of you who like a drink or two. It assumes that you’ve got some kegs (or barrels) of beer (or other drink). The software (known as Kegberry) can either just list your kegs or,…
Run a NodeJS server on the Raspberry Pi
Matt from gauntface.com has done a great tutorial on getting NodeJS working on the Pi. If you’ve ever wanted to dip your toes into this great framework, this is a good starting point. Check it out here.
Create a motion sensor fortune teller with a Raspberry Pi
Richard Julian has blogged this nice little project which has you creating a fortune teller which speaks to ‘guests’ whenever it detects movement. Creepy but fun. Read about it here.
Motion detection with the Raspberry Pi camera
Rob Zwetsloot over at Linux User has done a nice tutorial with code listing that shows you how to do motion detection with the camera module. It takes a picture, stores it in a stream and then captures another image,…
PiAware for Live Flight Tracking on the Raspberry Pi
Want to track flights live on your Raspberry Pi? Take a look at PiAware. PiAware is a FlightAware client program that runs on a Raspberry Pi to securely transmit dump1090 ADS-B and Mode S data to FlightAware. You need a Raspberry…
Raspberry Pi supercomputer tutorials
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a 9-node supercomputer with Raspberry Pis, and have documented their efforts in a series of repositories on GitHub. Read a bit more on the Popular Science website here and take a look a GitHub here.
PiKISS makes installing software on the Raspberry Pi easy
Jose Cerrejon contacted me to tell me about his project, PiKISS. PiKISS is a “bunch of scripts” with a menu system designed to make life easier when setting up your Pi. It’s downloadable from GitHub and looks like a very user-friendly…
Turn a Raspberry Pi PiTFT into a digital frame with a USB stick
Spencer Organ has taken a Pi, the PiTFT and a USB stick, merged them all together and created a small digital photo frame. This is a great use for the PiTFT (although it doesn’t use the touchscreen… yet) and I…
Design a printed circuit board using DesignSpark PCB
The Average Man has done a great guide on using DesignSpark PCB to design a printed circuit board. It’s a full tutorial with screenshots and shows you how to design a simple board with one LED on it. It may be…