Joeman Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Cancel the order or just return it for full refund and order from the cheaper place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 My Raspberry P I is on its way mmmm, Pie... prefer apple and blackberry Pies myself, but raspberry is still nice....Sorry, I just had to get that out of my system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 My Raspberry P I is on its way mmmm, Pie... prefer apple and blackberry Pies myself, but raspberry is still nice....Sorry, I just had to get that out of my system... The pie or the joke? You wouldn't be the first or last member to use this forum while on the porcelain throne I fancy a raspberry pi zero for my next garage. I need a power usage monitor as I love efficiency based projects. But I also need an alarm, so was thinking of using some reed switches and then programming the pi to trigger a little warning alarm in the garage giving 20 seconds to disarm it or then fire off a much bigger alarm.Eventually I want it to send an e-mail to me when it goes off properly. It comes up on my phone screen so I can then access the remote CCTV I have and see what is happening before calling the po po. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorian Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 I intend to play games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 What did you use the others for? I used the raspberry pi 2 for the Gameboy emulator, more powah!I attempted an N64 emulator, but could never get the performance at a level I found acceptable. Just as well N64 titles are coming out on the 3DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorian Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Gonna get some snes and nes games on it. Possibly sega stuff to! Gonna be boss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Mmm.. Small screen with it.. Recon you could get it up and running at the Rally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Mmm.. Small screen with it.. Recon you could get it up and running at the Rally? Get a Projector!! Project Onto the side of a tent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorian Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 I have a projector at work we dont often use...If i can get it working will ask my boss for it Hopefully the rally isnt while im on holiday this year!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RantMachine Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hopefully the rally isnt while im on holiday this year!!!No crap excuses this time, you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 We'll make sure Stu arranges it around you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorian Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hopefully the rally isnt while im on holiday this year!!!No crap excuses this time, you! Already booked my holiday Im off for 9 days 24th June sooooooo We'll make sure Stu arranges it around you I am the guest of honor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldie59 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My Raspberry P I is on its way By coincidence, we went down to Kent the weekend to see my stepson (my wife's son) and his family, on Saturday evening he showed me the Pi 2 media centre he had bought for £50 and gave me a demo of it (brilliant piece of kit). He bought it from The Pi Hut http://thepihut.com/collections/raspber ... centre-kitHe also said to buy this http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-PA411KI ... networkingWhich I believe boosts the data transfer rate and costs £19.99p from AmazonHe told me to read this to learn how to install it http://mymediaexperience.com/raspberry- ... h-raspbmc/ plus thishttp://www.tvaddons.ag/config-wizard-kodi/ The best add ones he reckons are Genesis, SALTS and Phoenix.and sent me these links to be able to watch several film, sports, and TV programs from around the world as well as the UK. https://seo-michael.co.uk/tutorial-how- ... -for-kodi/https://seo-michael.co.uk/tutorial-how- ... d-on-kodi/https://seo-michael.co.uk/how-to-manual ... xbmc-kodi/https://seo-michael.co.uk/tutorial-how- ... -for-kodi/https://seo-michael.co.uk/tutorial-how- ... d-on-kodi/Whilst reading about The Pi 2 Media Centre this morning, I came across this http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/ho ... le-1289146 (I'm looking forwards to trying this out)I sent off off for the Pi 2 Media Centre, and the data transfer booster on Sunday when we got back home and I am waiting for it to arrive so have not been able to try any of the above links, so cannot comment on them further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Really cool post! Cheers Oldie ...(Feel really rude calling you that, I should be respecting my elders! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldie59 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Really cool post! Cheers Oldie ...(Feel really rude calling you that, I should be respecting my elders! ) Sadly I am old! , I turned 60 in October but I don't know how to change my user name to reflect this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorian Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Really cool post! Cheers Oldie ...(Feel really rude calling you that, I should be respecting my elders! ) Sadly I am old! , I turned 60 in October but I don't know how to change my user name to reflect this? Hassle Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldie59 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Really cool post! Cheers Oldie ...(Feel really rude calling you that, I should be respecting my elders! ) Sadly I am old! , I turned 60 in October but I don't know how to change my user name to reflect this? Hassle Stu Was hoping he might read this post and change it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingelton Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I fancy a raspberry pi zero for my next garage. I need a power usage monitor as I love efficiency based projects. But I also need an alarm, so was thinking of using some reed switches and then programming the pi to trigger a little warning alarm in the garage giving 20 seconds to disarm it or then fire off a much bigger alarm.Eventually I want it to send an e-mail to me when it goes off properly. It comes up on my phone screen so I can then access the remote CCTV I have and see what is happening before calling the po po. Assuming the pi is attached to the house this won't be a difficult project. you have gpio pins on your pi. There's about 8 digital channels and you can use the gpio package in python to trigger an event when one of those "opens". then you start a timer. at your given time, trigger another event which your program loop is looking for to sound an alarm and send an email at the same time using the stmplib package.you could even create a little web page which would allow you to set and unset your alarm remotely. to interface with a camera, pygame has a decent interface for this (so you could access your webcam, take a pic and attach it to your email.).job jobbed!quite a good first little rp/python project.I did an automated homebrew centre which took an xml layout of what to do at what time and operate solenoid valves, pumps etc to move liquor and wort around. I did the programming and proved it using led's and prototyping. my friend then failed to come good and just wanted to do old fashioned brewing. where's the fun in that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Thank you sir!I love little home projects like this. I imagine it's how many awesome inventions came to be, people just mucking about and stumbling onto something cool for everyone. One project I'm still deciding whether to do is replace the old CDI on a 80s bike (like a CB250) and use a raspberry pi to control the bikes spark. I've made one before using off the shelf electronic components and circuit diagrams but want to take it to the next level. My hope being, that I can make it adaptable to most old bikes where a spare CDI just isn't available anymore. Would breathe some life into old kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 RasPi is overkill for these types of project. Maybe take a look at something like this:https://www.olimex.com/Products/Duino/A ... e-hardwareSmall, cheap, opensource so loads of helpful resources to help you get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 RasPi is overkill for these types of project. Maybe take a look at something like this:https://www.olimex.com/Products/Duino/A ... e-hardwareSmall, cheap, opensource so loads of helpful resources to help you get started. Could that handle a project like taking control of a bikes ignition system?Part of my plan includes making a TPS, and cross reference with the crank rpms and then modifying the spark output accordingly. This along with controlling security and other auxillaries on the bike. That can certainly manage the door security though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Execution speed is going to be the deciding factor.Arguably a dedicated microcontroller should have better resolution than a raspi running Linux as Linux is not a real-time operating system, and other processes might run taking up valuable clock cycles.I think they do a 20Mhz version which should be ample for a CDI module.All it needs to do is advance the ignition based on crank speed. You'll likely have a single crank speed sensor so it would always be one rotation behind, and even if its two rotations behind it wouldn't be a big problem. At a very high level it would time the period between crank sensor pulses, look up on a map to find the desired ignition advanve for the engine speed and and fire the ignition a set period after the crank pulse. No need for a full Linux operating system for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Well I'm glad someone knows their beans. I'm going to have to get more in depth knowledge on micro-controllers and processors first I think. Maybe do some dummy projects. If you know any good places to source micro-controllers from feel free to stick them up, otherwise I default to things like Arduino and Raspberry pi based things, which maybe overcomplicated for the desired task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Well I'm glad someone knows their beans. I'm going to have to get more in depth knowledge on micro-controllers and processors first I think. Maybe do some dummy projects. If you know any good places to source micro-controllers from feel free to stick them up, otherwise I default to things like Arduino and Raspberry pi based things, which maybe overcomplicated for the desired task. Best way to learn is to dive in and start coding!Get a module, breadboard, and some leds and switches and get cracking..Start with a simple Traffic Light type project, or a LED dice (press button and 6 LEDs flash, then slow down then end on a random number) I wish I had more time to play with stuff like this. I wanted to create a WiFi battery and temp monitor for my bike, so every day it would wakeup and transmit the battery voltage and ambient temperature to a website. When the voltage got too low, the site would send me a text message to tell me to switch on the charger!Silly idea but would be simple and fun to create. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soll Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 PC LIVEs and its pretty awesome now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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