Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most important technologies these days. It became an essential component of many hardware projects core. And in order to make it easier for developers, Bolt IoT platform appeared as a complete solution for IoT projects. Bolt is a combination of hardware and cloud service that allow users […]
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Description This project is an APRS iGate for ARISS program‘s digipeater aboard the International Space Station. I have a 2m FM radio tuned to 145.825 MHz. As the ISS passes over my location, the radio passes the received signal from the ISS to a Terminal Node Controller (TNC) that resides atop the Raspberry Pi. The
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Story This is my 3rd tutorial with a focus on Scratch and Physical Computing. Regarding this topic, I have already published: Physical Computing – Scratch for Arduino, where as the name says, I explored how to use Scratch and Arduino to interact with the physical world. Physical Computing – Scratch for Raspberry Pi, same but
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Background After recently receiving my Amazon Echo I’ve been itching to build something for it, so this competition came at just the right time! I did manage to get a skill published which assists in getting your AWS DevOps Professional Certification by asking you sample questions (available at http://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#skills/dp/B01HCJSXKK/?ref=skill_dsk_skb_sr_0 if you have an echo), but
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Story I’ve always wanted to play with a big LED matrix, and now I have! ? In this post, I’m making a Pixel Art frame, capable of displaying images, scrolling text, etc. Useful to show the weather, social media notifications, and whatever else you can think of! Electronics The following electronic components were used in this
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Introduction This is a fairly small (51 x 51 mm) board, equipped with a low power Intel Quark D2000 microcontroller, and several sensors (accelerator, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure), as well as a mikroBUS compatible header and a Grove compatible connectors, that can be used to connect additional sensors, memory, or radio modules. The board can
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The open hardware innovation platform Seeedstudio produces the MDBT42Q, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module. It is a BT 4.0, BT 4.1 and BT 4.2 module designed based on Nordic nRF52832 SoC, a powerful, highly flexible ultra-low power multiprotocol SoC ideally suited for Bluetooth low energy, ANT and 2.4GHz ultra low-power wireless applications. MDBT42Q features
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The Raspberry Pi launched in February 2012 for $35, and it went on to become an incredible success. An entire ecosystem of Raspberry Pi-based products has sprung up around it, and now, there’s another to add to the list. Matrix Labs, a company that raised over $130,000 on Indiegogo, announced Friday that it’s begun shipping Matrix
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The kit means developers can add object, facial and animal recognition to their projects Google has announced the AIY Vision Kit, opening up a new way for Raspberry PI users to access its AI tools. The kit comprises a low-power Intel Movidius MA2450 circuit board and computer vision software that can be tagged onto an
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This post will be one in a series for all the components available to literally break out the expansion ports from the Pi. This series will cover Breadboarding components to connecting the various Shields and plates that are designed specifically for the Pi. 1. Breakout Kits Breakout Kits are used to connect the Pi to
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