Description Outernet is a service intended for providing web-based information to individuals without access to the web. It is a startup computer and still going through much revision. The service will surely morph over time as interest and finances grow, but for now it’s an exciting project to be able to monitor and receive (even […]
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As great as the Raspberry Pi is — and let’s be honest, all of the devices in that family are excellent, especially for the money — it’s not the only such device available to buy, and some of the rival systems are arguably better as they come with Wi-Fi built-in, and other tricks, such as
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Introduction: We wanted to design a tool that helps campus-going individuals out with finding places within their university and organizing their college tasks. The Campus App is a smartphone application that uses fine GPS data to provide a map of campus for the user. It shows the user where they currently are located, as well
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Following the sneak-peak preview, I am excited to announce that OpenSprinkler Beagle (OSBo) v1.0 is now officially released! OpenSprinkler Beagle is an open-source sprinkler / irrigation extension board for the BeagleBone Black. It uses four GPIO pins to control an unlimited number of sprinkler valves. Using this board, you can easily convert your BeagleBone Black
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The Raspberry Pi is often hailed for its incredibly cheap price. Other low-cost development and educational boards are available (e.g., the Beaglebone), but for some of these systems, the additional peripherals that are required can quickly amplify the cost. The Raspberry Pi, however, is designed from the ground up to use accessories that are already
This is the second part of a 2-part series on ‘How to build a High-Definition FPV UAV using a Raspberry PI with HD camera, using a high speed WiFi link. In my first post on the subject (located here), I discussed the parts I used, and how to install them into a Hobby King Go-Discover FPV
Today we present an expansion shield for Raspberry Pi to control the very effective GSM/GPRS SIM900 and SIM908 (with GPS) modules: in this way it is possible to extend the functionality of Raspberry Pi for mobile applications (eg: remote control) and, by employing the SIM908 module, even the GPS functionality. Even if we will describe
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In 2007/8 AMSAT-UK put considerable work into a proposal to the European Space Agency (ESA) to place an Amateur Radio payload on the mass dummy on the maiden flight of the VEGA launcher. Known as iSTAR (Integrated Suite for Teaching and Amateur Radio) it was planned to use the 29, 145, 435, 2400 and 5830
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At Kaazing, we have been experimenting with using a smartphone as a remote control for quite some time now. Those familiar with our demos may have seen our Zing-Pong demo (which is a “Pong”-style game using smartphones to control the paddles over WebSocket) or our Racer demo (which is a 3D Formula One car rendered
As you can see – this system is used as a mobile wireless network (WLAN) detection point. A small computer intended to be used for WLAN collection, including from UAVs. Hardware: IBM Power PC 405GPR processor, 64 MB SDRAM, 16 MB of built-inflash, 4 mini PCI slots, CompactFlash slot, and 802.11 B/G hardware. Running Linux
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