The marvellous Raspberry Pi, essentially a cheap, small PC, is a great device for education or home projects like media streaming. Out of the box though, it is not ideal for controlling other devices other than by USB or ethernet. What if you wanted to to use it to operate a switch under program control? […]
Expanding the Raspberry Pi with PiFace and Pi Rack Read More »
This is a basic guide aimed at beginners who have just received a Raspberry Pi / Pi-face and want to know how to set it up, I felt the need to write this up after receiving a PiFace and not be able to find any decent documentation on how to set it up. I hope
Setting up a PiFace with your Raspberry Pi Read More »
This is a cool example that teaches you how to use a Raspberry Pi, a PiFace and Ubidots to water your garden from far away. You’ll be able to control an electro-valve remotely to water your plants from any place, just using your phone. Step 1: What do you need? Well you’ll need some materials:
Build a remotely activated sprinkler using PiFace and Ubidots Read More »
Updated April 2015 I have made this because I have found no projects using the PiFace. Forum topic at www.raspberrypi.org: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=54314&p=413902 Here is a simple project that only needs a Raspberry Pi, PiFace, Python, jumper wires, and a stepper motor – that’s it! Step 1: Schematic Step 2: Connect the PiFace to the Raspberry Pi
Controlling a stepper motor with the Raspberry Pi and Piface Read More »
