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The Pi container emulates an entire Raspberry Pi from the ground up, allowing anyone that wants to deploy software on one to test it out without needing to do so on actual hardware. All of […]
I like this project not only for the recognition and photographing of stray cats (or maybe to identify neighbours’ cats straying into your yard), but the bird “scaring” part is nice and safe to use […]
The author mentions using a Balena Cloud account but I see there is also an openBalena option which is open source. From Balena’s website: “With openBalena, we want to give developers the ability to manage […]
Of course, this will be an “it depends on what you want to do” answer. Usually for some low intensity task a standalone Pi may well be best, but if you have something more intensive […]
This article is a worthy reminder that are already many things in your home which you can automate from garage door openers, to your home router, to a solar system, to lights, to speakers, and […]
The whole thing runs off of a Raspberry Pi RP2040 and open-source code. It has modules for NFC, SD card, and Wi-Fi communication, plus it features a miniature display so you can tell what it’s […]
Essentially, firmware is a form of low-level software that instructs hardware on how to operate and interact with other devices and components. For instance, firmware tells a computer to turn on when you press the […]
As you might expect, you’re not going to be getting Baldur’s Gate 3 running on max settings on a Raspberry Pi 5. However, the actual results were still pretty impressive. Simple 2D games like Brotato […]
A serial console allows you to see the boot logs even before the Linux kernel has started booting! Therefore, a serial console attached to your Raspberry Pi can help you find causes of problems like […]
Raspberry Pi’s are no longer the cheap $35 single-board computers that they once were. There are however quite a few alternatives, but all lack or add some features. Of course, the Pi has also improved […]