This tutorial will show you how to connect and control a Neopixel from Raspberry PI Pico, to be able to create fancy LED effects for your home. I will use MicroPython, because of its simplicity, especially for beginners. About Neopixel LEDs Neopixels are RGB LED strips composed of WS2812B chips. They can have different forms, […]
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One of the main problems I’ve faced in the last years with my smartphone is that I have tons of photos that fill all my device memory. With Syncthing and Raspberry PI, you can easily move data to remote storage and easily manage your backup. About Syncthing Syncthing, from Kastelo, is an open-source file synchronization
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This tutorial will show you how to install OpenLiteSpeed on a Raspberry PI computer board. OpenLiteSpeed is the Open Source edition of LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise, a well-known web server used to accelerate website performances, specifically designed to handle resources efficiently. What is OpenLiteSpeed? OpenLiteSpeed is developed by LiteSpeed Technologies Inc. It is released under
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This tutorial will show you how to install and setup GLPI on Raspberry PI to get an IT Management system allowing you to easily manage your assets with this open-source software. What is GLPI GLPI (Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique) is a software distributed under the GNU General Public License, which means that you can
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With this post I will show you a Raspberry PI model comparison, showing the differences between the computer boards from the Foundation. Before starting, it is important to know that the Foundation produces 2 kind of Raspberry PI boards: While the microcontrollers are useful for projects running always the same (simple) tasks, the computer boards
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This tutorial will show you how to use a RCWL-0516 with Raspberry PI Pico, by using MicroPython. I will also include the wiring diagram to show how to interface the module with your microcontroller. What is the RCWL-0516 Radar Sensor The RCWL-0516 is a great device working on an interesting principle: the Doppler effect. It
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In this tutorial, I will show you examples in Raspberry PI Pico of print() usage with MicroPython. This will show you how to use advanced options and formatting techniques, as I’ve found that the MicroPython official pages lack this kind of info. Even if you can use the print() function to show sensor values, for
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This tutorial will show you how to use a potentiometer with a Raspberry PI Pico microcontroller. This will show you how to arrange the wirings for a simple connection and how to prepare a MicroPython code to use it. What is a Potentiometer A potentiometer is an electronic component including a knob used to manually
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