Summary Someone at the university asked for advice on a low cost, “smart” security system. He wanted to monitor people entering his dorm room but he didn’t want a lot of false alarms since his roommate and friends were often in and out of his room when he wasn’t there. The solution – use facial […]
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However you feel about GMOs, organics, etc – it is a pretty universal desire to have fresh food that doesn’t have anything harmful contained within. We had a strip of gravel/dirt that wasn’t being used for anything except collecting weeds when it rained. We decided to fix that and use some cool technology along the
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Temperature/Force Sensor Sample This sample uses SPI communication. A temperature/force sensor is connected to a ADC, then ADC is connected to raspberry Pi2 through SPI Pins. Raspberry Pi2 reads the sensor analog input data and output it to the screen. This is basically a simplified version of Potentiometer sensor sample, which has a LED light
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In this project we will use a Raspberry Pi 2 running Windows 10 IoT to monitor a PIR motion sensor that triggers a USB webcam to snap a picture and upload it to Microsoft Azure Storage using C#. Additionally, we’ll wire up an LED as a simple status indicator. We’ll also create a Microsoft Azure
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The Internet of Voice has come and now you can monitor and control all various devices in your home by using the sound of your voice, Amazing!!! Amazon Alexa and Raspberry Pi made the thing supper easy and now every hobbyist can enter in the era of hands-free home control using Alexa Voice Service. Getting
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We call our project RUFS, for Robotic Urban Farm System A vertical hydroponic garden Allowing for high density yields and shorter growth cycles Reducing resource consumption – water, fertilizer and space Labor saving – no weeds or soil to till Higher consistency of crops with great tasting results Maintained by micro-controllers (Raspberry Pi & Arduino)
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One hub to rule them all! Home automation is a growing space and every device has it’s own way to interact with it. This allows you combine them, make new ones and let your home handle itself based on your preferences automatically. Imagine this you’re sitting at home on your sofa and it gets way
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CO2 Monitoring is mandatory in many workplaces and it affects two of my clients directly in Barrel Halls where wine is stored and aged in temperature and environmentally controlled areas. The table below shows the affects of various concentrations in the air. The project described below uses a MH-Z16 or MH-Z19 CO2 sensor and a
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Here is a small mod I made for an OPTI-UPS VS575C. The ups has a serial port and works well with Windows, along with a serial to USB adapter and the Opti-UPS ‘Sentry’ software, the UPS can tell Windows when it has switched to battery mode on an AC power failure. This allows Windows to
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In this project I will show you how I used a 1280×800 LCD Kit to build a battery powered portable mini monitor which is useful for your DSLR camera, your Raspberry Pi or to extend the viewing field of your computer. Let’s get started! Step 1: Watch the videos! The 2 parts of this video
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