by Dominic | Apr 1, 2022 | Getting Started, Raspbian, Software, Tutorials
Executing Python So you’ve decided to take the plunge and learn more about computers and programming with a Raspberry Pi, you’re ready to start writing your own amazing projects or trying other peoples code but then you realise that your not to sure…
by Dominic | Mar 19, 2022 | Tutorials
Start Your Own Blog Do you have a hobby or interest that you would like to share with the world? Then why not start your own blog. Let me begin by saying that I know this is somewhat off topic for this blog, but the simple fact is that I started this blog to…
by Dominic | Feb 17, 2022 | Circuits, Hardware, Sensors, Tutorials
Motion Sensors Motion detection can be done quite easily by using the GPIO ports of the Raspberry Pi and a motion sensor. Motion detectors use a Pyroelectric sensor which triggers a signal pin when exposed to infra red (IR) radiation, when a person or an animal…
by Dominic | Feb 12, 2022 | Hardware, Tutorials
Raspberry Pi Camera The Pi Camera from the Raspberry Pi Foundation is a great little unit that connects directly to your Raspberry Pi via a ribbon cable to the dedicated CSI (Camera Serial Interface), located just behind the Ethernet port. The Raspberry Pi Camera…
by Dominic | Jan 3, 2022 | Hardware, Software, Tutorials
Why Cayenne? If writing software isn’t really your thing but you still want to create an interesting Internet of Things (IOT) project then you should definitely look into using Cayenne and the Raspberry Pi as a solution. myDevices is the company…
by Dominic | Dec 3, 2021 | Getting Started, Hardware
Soldering Basics Soldering is one of the skills that can really expand what you are able to do as an electronics hobbist and fortunately it not difficult to learn. By practicing some basic techniques you can open up a whole world of new projects with…
