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IntroductionI had been thinking about how best to capture clear close-up photographs of some of the many birds we see around our property for quite a while and mulling over a variety of Raspberry Pi based ‘trail cam’ ... Read More
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This began as an idea after building a very basic single-channel unit. Commercial smart watering systems use a Wifi connection to the internet and get weather reports to determine the level of watering required. The... Read More
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So now everything is available in this day and age, and all those childhood dreams can now come true as parts, technology and software has come a long way.
I had recently taken up the hobby, RC planes. Eventually I... Read More
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My passion hobby is night-time time-lapse photography and astrophotography/nightscapes. This means a lot of time spent outside in the dead of winter overnight and an issue that I faced was dew condensing on the lens... Read More
I strapped a Raspberry Pi Pico W to my garage door motor and now I can control my garage door from my phone! The Pico W hosts a simple webpage on my local network with three control buttons - one for Up, Stop and Down. Press... Read More
I use a Raspberry Pi running EmonCms for collecting sensor data and controlling devices around the home but several things have been on my To-Do list to enhance its functionality.
A Shutdown/Power Down/Startup circuit.
Propor... Read More
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This project started because I needed to replace a water tap timer that had seen better days.
The aim was to use a Raspberry Pi Pico and a couple of PiicoDev boards to do what the water timer did. The actual ... Read More
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The inspiration for this project stems back to my childhood when I was curious to find out how the mechanical barometer worked.
The Pico Baro V2 features a miniature 180-degree servo motor has been employed to ... Read More
Ever wanted to know exactly what bird is near you by only the sound but simultaneously have zero ideas about birds? Fear not, here is the solution for you! A fully fletched Bird Call AI System that runs completely on a Raspberry ... Read More
I am an amateur musician, coder, and electronics maker. When I found out that the Novation Launchpad (mine is a mini MK3) can be programmed, I was excited about creating unique music. The idea is to use the Launchpad to play a gam... Read More
Chances are if you are anything like me, being a maker is often an excuse to create as big of a mess as possible during the duration of a project. And after the project is finished? You are left with an enormous mess to clean up, ... Read More
My partner wanted to assist with additional space for possums to live in as trees are being lost in the neighbourhood causing possums to move into unwanted areas. She asked me if there was any way to see if the possums were using ... Read More
The aim of this project was to create a working model of the aircraft exterior lighting systems. Initially, this started as a simple project for Uni, but I wasn’t having that. I wanted to learn something. So of course, I wen... Read More
Bill of Materials
Part list:
1x Trinket M0
Neopixel (WS2812) strip (one section with 12 LEDs and one section with 6)
1x 3mm grub screw
a few lengths of wire:
2 sets of 3 wires no bigger than 1mm in diamete... Read More
In the area I live, there are often kangaroos that jump in front of traffic, often from blind spots, and can get themselves into harm's way. I wanted to build a low-cost solution that can alert drivers to kangaroos in these blind ... Read More
I want to make a portable music box that my 2 year old kid can operate intuitively on her own. So, Spotify or any other on-demand music platform with tablets and Bluetooth speakers are out of the question. Remember the good old da... Read More
Do you ever wanna pump up some tunes but you don't know how to play a MIDI file? Fear not, the PiicoDev Buzzer modules let you stack up multiple tones into a song. Find your MIDI, export it through a script, upload it and get grov... Read More
The UNITRAC (UNIversal TRACtion system) is a simple 3D printable conversion for the Black Gladiator-Tracked chassis, It’s designed to transform the large wheelbase platform into a self-contained propulsion system that has al... Read More
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