Facts about Raspberry Pi that make it popular
Is there anyone who didn’t hear about Raspberry Pi? It’s like second thing after Arduino. And this is the result of right idea at the right time. There’s been mane Linux boards around that don’t cost a...
View ArticleGetting used to Raspberry Pi
Its been quite some time since my Raspberry Pi Model B arrived. All I’ve done is tried to run several things, blink GPIO with examples found on Internet, set up a desktop computer for my daughter with...
View ArticleDiving in to Raspberry Pi shell
Computer users today are so attached to graphical interfaces. Sometimes it seems that people help computers to do the tasks. Can you imagine how many mouse clicks is required to do something simple....
View ArticleLinux command structure
Previously we looked at simple terminal commands like ls, cd. We know that ls simply outputs all files in working directory. But in practice command without options and parameters is almost useless. In...
View ArticleBuilding more complex commands using Raspberry Pi terminal
Probably this would be unwise to go through long list of available Unix commands. It is quite long and there is no reason to point out each of them here. You can take a look at some basic ones in...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi camera module
Recently I’ve received a Raspberry pi camera board. So decided to make a post about it. Raspberry PI comes with two interesting connectors on board. One is between Ethernet and HDMI and another is near...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi – mounting USB drive
Raspberry PI by default has only one memory available – SD card which also holds kernel itself. Unless you are using large SD, eventually you are going to run out of space -especially if you are...
View ArticleTime to make Raspberry Pi go wireless
Raspberry Pi Model B comes with Ethernet interface built in where you can plug cable and have internet access. In many cases this is enough, but what if you want it to be more portable and still be...
View ArticleUsing SQLite in Raspberry Pi
If you are doing some data logging, sensor reading or other routine task with raspberry Pi, then you probably are thinking of using database. The list of database software choices is quite long, but in...
View ArticleWorking with SQLite in Raspberry Pi using Python 3
Last time we did few basic operations with SQLite in Raspberry Pi. We learned how to set up SQLite3, create first database file and fill with data. Using SQL commands we were able to select data and...
View ArticleTransferring files with SCP between raspberries
I was playing with Raspberry Pi Model B for quite a long time. Tweaked few settings, wrote couple helper scripts. After some time second Raspberry Pi 2 arrived. I realized that most settings and...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 3 goes 64-bit and adds more features
When first Raspberry Pi board was introduced it literally changed the understanding of small computers by bringing Linux closer to us. With great support, low board prices and huge community it stayed...
View ArticleContinuously running Raspberry Pi torrent client
Previously we have configured basic NAS storage on Raspberry Pi. Having such power and doing nothing with storage is a waste. To prove its usefulness Next logical step is to implement torrent client on...
View ArticleNetwork attached storage (NAS) with Raspberry Pi
There is a Raspberry Pi 3 out there which is much faster than version 1 and 2. While latest two are faster than first model, I thought it would be great to give some purpose to first Raspberry Pi model...
View ArticleStart Working with Raspberry Pi and Motion Systems
Technology is something which has come forward in leaps and bounds over recent years, and it is something which Progressive Automations in particular has taken advantage of. Technological advancements...
View ArticlePowerful open source SQLite manager for Raspberry Pi
SQLite is a lightweight but powerful database management tool. It occupies a little space on the device – a bit more than 500KB, but offers most of the features that are implemented on other SQL...
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