Category Archives: Raspberry Pi

Arduino to Raspberry Pi Wireless Goodness

Posted on April 16, 2014 by larry

FINALLY I got my Raspberry Pi and Arduino to talk to each other.   I need to document this soon or else I will forget. Anyway, the IR is GPIO, the LCD is I2C and the NRF24L01 is SPI. Major … Continue reading →

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IR on Raspberry Pi

Posted on April 14, 2014 by larry

Got the IR working on a Raspberry Pi.  It uses normal GPIO port communication whereas the LCD used I2C.  Next to attack is the RF Nordic adapter, but initial attempts hint that this may be a challenge. Another thing I … Continue reading →

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LCD Display on Pi

Posted on April 12, 2014 by larry

No doubt that I am more versed with Linux than with Arduino, but I found it easier to get my Arduino to display an LCD 16×2 screen over my Raspberry Pi. But I did it   Tomorrow I hope to … Continue reading →

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Documenting My Project

Posted on March 15, 2014 by larry

Got a pretty decent draft going on for my Arduino project.  I have it in MS Word and will clean it up there.  Then I will transcript it to my web site when I am done. Been really busy today, … Continue reading →

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Arduino Raspberry Pi Display

Posted on March 1, 2014 by larry

Took a little less than a day but I finally got my display for the Raspberry Pi to Arduino display setup. Here it is connected with a screen, usb hub, and keyboard, hub is not needed but sure does help. … Continue reading →

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Automating Raspberry Pi Build

Posted on October 16, 2013 by larry

One of the things I need to do is mass produce Raspberry Pi SD cards. My processes are a little rough, I need to clean it up. Most of it is figured out though.  Hope to go in to production … Continue reading →

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Active Fun Day

Posted on June 8, 2013 by larry

Today I got the kids out of the house to join me for Maker Faire in Seattle. We took the light rail which was pretty reasonably priced at $2.50 per child.  I had my Orca card so it was free … Continue reading →

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Review of Portable 7″ Display

Posted on May 15, 2013 by larry

Did an article on the Insignia NS-D7PDVD 7″ slave display today. It is one sweet little display. http://www.apolonio.com/node/45 I want to buy another one. Worked out with the personal trainer today, can’t believe I kept up. I liked it.

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My New Monitor Is In

Posted on May 9, 2013 by larry

That 4″ monitor I purchased a few weeks ago was OK, but this insignia is PERFECT. It is a 7″ monitor that has audio.   The only ding against it is that it did  not come with cables or a … Continue reading →

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Getting Into Hardware Again

Posted on May 7, 2013 by larry

Now that I have part of my bench back, I feel like I can get back into hardware again. First thing I want to try is to get my PIR Motion detector working. Found something online that would help me, … Continue reading →

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