Category Archives: Raspberry Pi

Student Kit

Posted on September 29, 2015 by larry

A lot of times I get asked what should people get to start of their maker kit.  I have a partial answer, here is the student kit I have I will create a dedicated page for these items, but this … Continue reading →

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Washington State Fair 2015

Posted on September 26, 2015 by larry

We made our annual visit to the Washington State Fair today.  It was fun, at a lot.  Instead of doing rides though we ended up playing some games.  One of my daughter’s wanted to do rides though, so maybe next … Continue reading →

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Another Meetup

Posted on September 21, 2015 by larry

Was nice to get another meetup going.  Not sure what I can do to improve attendance though.  Just 3 people attended. Still, I was able to setup quickly and breakdown. Need some additional things though,  like extension cables. I did … Continue reading →

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Exhibit Next Week

Posted on August 19, 2015 by larry

Slowly getting my stuff together for the exhibition next week. Two Arduino Exhibits Sonic Distance measure with LCD RFID reader Two Raspberry Pi Mobile Network Center Kodi Media Center Two ESP8266 Arduino – ESP01 Button ESP-01 Finally got it in … Continue reading →

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Hosting an Arduino RaspPi Exhibit

Posted on May 16, 2015 by larry

My oldest son and set up an Arduino and Raspberry Pi exhibit at a small DIY showcase in North Bend. It was fun, initially it was a lot of stress, but it was smaller and lower stress atmosphere. Got a … Continue reading →

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Rushing To Setup

Posted on May 15, 2015 by larry

This was kind of last minute but I get to set up an exhibit tomorrow. I got a lot of things to show. Here is a two station training area… A got a couple arduino projects to show…   I … Continue reading →

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Significant Progress on my Mobile Network Box

Posted on May 9, 2015 by larry

I got the sides on and a removable glass top. Also, I got the display working and am able to send changes via SSH to the routers.   Looks like a jumbled mess because it is, but I am still … Continue reading →

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Mobile Network Project

Posted on May 7, 2015 by larry

Recall that network setup I needed https://www.apolonio.com/blog/?p=5119 To recap here are the requirements Portable Can access someone else’s wifi in bridged mode Can provide wifi Has at least 10 ports Has storage. I can setup in under 10 minutes. Getting … Continue reading →

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OpenElec with LCD and IR

Posted on May 5, 2015 by larry

I have done this before but forgot how I did it.   It is a Raspberry Pi with LCD and IR. The IR was automatic with OpenElec, but the LCD screen was a bit more of a challenge. The driver … Continue reading →

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Meetup at Fairwood Library

Posted on May 4, 2015 by larry

We had another meetup today, this time at Fairwood in Renton. I got to say, it is a NICE place, hope the Cedar River(massive remodel) and Highlands (completely new building) ones come out as good. Parking was a little cramped … Continue reading →

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