Part 2: Configuring the Raspberry Pi This is a continuation of Part 1 of Controlling home devices with Bluemix Internet Of Things If you haven’t read Part 1, please do that first… In Part 1 we got the electrical work out of the way. We wired up the relay’s and connected the circuit’s. In this […]
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(DISCLAIMER: Not meant as a security solution or a lesson in good dog behavior. It’s an experimental proof of concept to play with the application of embedded computing to solve particular use cases) Sleep deprivation has been driving me mad recently. And it’s all down to a new member of the family (kind of), our
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The problem with renting a unit, is that we are unable to modify much of the furniture in the house without upsetting our landlords. But we would still like to do it, and it is possible to do a few things. Our particular rental unit comes with a motorized garage door, but it only came
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Opens your front door! see video of the end result (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qZrc6Llg1o) Parts: – 4xAA Rechargable Switchable Battery Pack + case – Continuos Rotation Servo. (You can also a regular servo, with some modifications to the software) I used – Futaba S148 – Bread board – RaspberryPi1 Raspberry Pi Model B + WiFi card – Raspberry
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Traditional wireless CCTV cameras are cheap but anyone with a wireless receiver can view your signal. On the other hand, IP cameras are secure but they can be quite expensive and usually the video quality is poor — unless you go for a really expensive model. Lately I wanted to install a home surveillance system so I
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The second part of this tutorial about the software can be found here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Sump-pump-water-level-The-software/ What you need: * 2 X pieces of wood 4X6. 1/4” and the other 1/2” thick * 1 X 3 inches pipe. length varies depending of the deep of your pit. * A couple of screw * 1 X 1k resistor
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Have your ever drove out of your garage and after few minutes into your drive, feared you did not close the door? ** What if you did really leave the door open? The garage door might close itself after few minutes, but that means your home’s security has been compromised! ** Did you ever feel
This instructable is all about monitoring the state of relays using a Raspberry Pi. In the particular case we will have a look at a sophisticated Telegärtner DoorLine Pro intercom which holds two voltage-free relays. Normally, those are used to trigger an electric door strike or a doorbell but together with a Raspberry Pi can
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Introduction Remote controlling the media center is a major application of Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC). There are quite a number of tutorial on how to implement infrared remote control with XMBC/KODI. After following the excellent tutorial published by adafruit.com, my DVD remote control unit can do the basic stuff well. However, as you can
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We all have at some point of life desired to control everything at the click of a button. May it be turning off unnecessary lights when you are not at home to detecting intruders when you are not around. This tutorial will guide you to build a simple raspberry pi home automation system that will
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