Category Archives: Raspberry Pi

Magic Mirror First Try

Posted on March 8, 2017 by larry

I got magic mirror running on a VM and a pi, unfortunately, the display doesn’t hold that much information. Photo shows a time in GMT so this was not a late photo. The glass also came in, but only so much … Continue reading →

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New Pi Media Center

Posted on January 2, 2017 by larry

I set up new media center on a Pi2 today.  This time it is meant to be mobile so I can bring it in the gym. Still running a few tests on it, at least I got the IR remote … Continue reading →

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Gadget Done For KCLS

Posted on September 14, 2016 by larry

Finally got the gadget I promised KCLS done.  Had to redo a few things adding to the delay. Kind of tired, still got a lot to do.  Need to focus on my presentation next two days. Will put all other … Continue reading →

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Getting On Track

Posted on September 9, 2016 by larry

I started working on the things that are due soon. I finally got the board and a ddwrt router going. At the minimum, I will get an WeMos D1 Mini, Arduino, and Rasperry Pi conencted. Lot of work this weekend. … Continue reading →

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Starting New With NRF24L01+

Posted on June 10, 2016 by larry

So I probably got some bad NRF units.  Apparently there are a slew of counterfeit ones on the market.  Something tells me the old ones I had were counterfeit.  I got some new ones today, hopefully they are good ones. … Continue reading →

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Finally Got One

Posted on May 9, 2016 by larry

Had a meetup today, and one of the guys sold me a Raspberry Pi Zero. Finally, my collection is near completion. No time to workout today, I was so busy.

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Linuxfest Success

Posted on April 23, 2016 by larry

Today went well, very busy, met a lot of people. Including someone with a new SoC a Pineboard A Looks intriguing. May have to get one.

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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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