Category Archives: Raspberry Pi

AWS Access to my IoT

Posted on April 18, 2016 by larry

I figured out how to access my IoT device remotely via AWS and OpenVPN. Kind of cool, I am able to access a web site and produce something. On the workout front, I ran on the treadmill. Tired, but I … Continue reading →

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More Focus

Posted on March 23, 2016 by larry

Still not sleeping well, but I did sleep better. Today I had better focus at work. Hoping to get some better sleep tonight. Got my Raspberry Pi 3 going.  It does work with the serial connection.

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Finished my Work Project

Posted on February 27, 2016 by larry

I am pretty happy that I was able to get all my PCB soldered. Kind of surprised myself that it is done.  Not only that I got some documentation done as well. So things looking good. Tomorrow hope to get … Continue reading →

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Need To Prioritize

Posted on February 26, 2016 by larry

I got a lot going on, I got a running next week, my dog has surgery and my daughter has a dentist appointment.  Also I need to get moving on my presentation for Linuxfest. They accepted my class on Internet … Continue reading →

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Thinking About Security

Posted on February 21, 2016 by larry

I consider myself pretty advanced in technology, but I think that my knowledge of how bad things are, kind of holds me back in embracing new tech due to security. I been thinking of couple things. The reason I did … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Relay

Posted on January 27, 2016 by larry

Nearly four years ago (short by a month) I got an arduino to locally turn a relay on and off for a power strip. http://www.apolonio.com/blog/?p=1890 I have revisited that project again using a Raspberry Pi 2. It required a lot … Continue reading →

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Exhibit Box 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by larry

Here is the new box I have for 2016 exhibits.  Hopefully there will be many exhibits this year. Still a lot more to work on but it looks pretty good.  I am happy with it so far. From left to … Continue reading →

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Installing MRAA and UPM on a RPi 2

Posted on December 15, 2015 by larry

I spent a little bit of time trying to get UPM (Useful Packages & Modules) running on a Raspberry Pi 2. I think this is a way to go.  A LOT of devices are supported here. http://iotdk.intel.com/docs/master/upm/modules.html One dependency is … Continue reading →

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Pi Zero

Posted on December 14, 2015 by larry

The new Pi Zeros are sold out and no where to be found. I still want one though. They are pretty small, the length is about the width of an US Dollar bill. My coworker got one, I am usually … Continue reading →

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Soldered Cap on NRF radio

Posted on December 7, 2015 by larry

    After prematurely claiming victory, I am reluctant to say that this is the final fix, but it is pretty stable.     There seems to be 3 things needed fixing in order for me to reach this point, … Continue reading →

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