Media Centers are useful tools that allow users to organize and play their media, including videos, music, and pictures. Media Centers make it possible to stream content from multiple computers to a home entertainment system or other central location. In this tutorial, we will show how to build a small and affordable media center using […]
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mportant: This document goes along with the code at https://github.com/OlivierLD/raspberry-pi4j-samples/. In the sources, refer to ADC The goal here is to read analog data from a Java program running on a Raspberry PI. For this example, we will be using a potentiometer like this one. When the user turns the knob of the potentiometer, its
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Those who have worked on simple microcontrollers know how difficult it is to continuously check for an input pin status without affecting the other task of the microcontroller like displaying and SSD, playing a music etc. In a Multitasking environment of an Operating system like Ubuntu a separate process can be created for checking the
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Raspberry Pi has a Broadcom BCM2835 chip, which controls 26 GPIO (general purpose input/output) pins. There are C library or RPi.GPIO python package available online that can be used to control the pins. The RPi.GPIO package is by default included in most Raspberry Pi system, such as Raspbian, a RPi version of Debian linux system. One
Since we first got the Raspberry Pi, we have wanted to make a robot out of it. There aren’t many kits out there yet that let you do that (yet). This HowTo Raspberry Pi Project shows you how we hacked together a motor controller from the Raspberry Pi and used it to control LEGO MINDSTORMS
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Hello, In this instructable, I will be showing you how to make a small CCTV system using the raspberry pi. I have wanting to do this for a while and have now got round to doing it! For this build, you will need the following: 1. A raspberry pi (Model B or later) 2.A webcam
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Another fun little i2c device acquired cheaply via eBay. It reads barometric pressure and temperature. There’s some relatively simple maths to convert the outputs to something readable. Once again, ADAFruit provide a fantastic guide and library for using the device in their Using the BMP085 with Raspberry Pi. As in previous posts, I could have just used
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This is a raspberry pi project that enables you to open your garage/gate with any kind of web browser! Step 1: Gather those supplies. Raspberry Pi – 35$ Relay Board – 5$ Your Gate Opener – (You will be sacrificing the gate opener) Great. Now that you have those, moving on! Step 2: Wire up
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To simplify using the the MCP23017 I/O Expander on the Raspberry Pi I’ve made a little plug in board using a Slice of Pi from Ciseco. The Slice of Pi is a handy little PCB that plugs directly onto the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins and gives a convenient row of labelled standard 0.1 inch (2.54mm) headers for
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Overview Ever wanted to build you own cellphone? Well now you can with this guide that uses a Raspberry Pi, PiTFT, and a FONA to make a functional cellphone that you can call your friends with! Things You’ll Need: Raspberry Pi computer, the Model B or Model B+ is probably easier to set up and get going, but of
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