Although the Internet of Things is relatively new, controlling devices remotely is as old as sin; devices have been using IR remotes for ages. There is a lot of untapped potential from the infrared devices sitting in your home. Besides the raspberry pi, you can get all of the materials for this project at your […]
Controlling your TV or any infrared device with a Raspberry Pi Read More »
For anybody who can remember when the first smartphones came out such as the original Blackberry, the technology was groundbreaking and changed the way we interact with each other and the world-at-large. Â Over the years, the various iPhone models have updated to make living in a connected world that much easier – so easy in
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In this instructable, I will show you how to turn your Raspberry Pi into an HTPC with a Linux distribution called Raspbmc. From the About section of Raspbmc’s website: Raspbmc is a minimal Linux distribution based on Debian that brings XBMC to your Raspberry Pi. This device has an excellent form factor and enough power
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Two big features of the Raspberry Pi development board are its versatility (due to open hardware/software) and its compact size. Â I had read a couple of different project articles on the web on how to use a USB Wi-Fi adapter to convert the Pi into a wireless access point. Â As an access point the Pi
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We can see that the 5 volt line (+5V0) is powered directly from the USB input power, through a 1.1A, 6V Polyfuse (miniSMD). I believe this means that the 5V input is current limited to 1.1A (maximum hold current, not peak). Let’s assume that you’re powering the device from a regulated 5V supply capable of
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This is a bandwidth monitor using a Raspberry Pi and an OLED display to graphically show the internet bandwidth into and out of our house. A video showing it working is above. Sometimes if the internet is slow or not working very well it can be hard to tell if it’s because three other people
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Some Background… After I bought my Raspberry Pi I went through a little period of uncertainty that most other owners have, asking myself “how do I make this thing useful?” It didn’t take long before one of my colleagues created a GitHub repository for a little project that had been sitting around for a while
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In this post I will cover how to create a web interface + API for LIRC, the Linux Infrared Remote Control project. I will be using NodeJS and a RaspberryPi in this post, but the ideas generalize to other languages and hardware. This post will serve as Part 3 of my open source universal remote
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This is a tutorial on getting started with raspberry pi b+ model.If you like it please vote and follow Step 1: Downloading Noobs Google raspberry pi noobs download it will be the first result.You can download network or offline I recommend the offline one it seems easier to use. If you downloaded the offline version
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Now that the power supply and filter section for the function generator have been designed and realised it is time to concentrate on the control section. Â We need a way of controlling the signal generator. Â Lets discuss buttons! Â We need buttons on the front panel for: Select Sine Wave output Select Square Wave output Select
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