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Cat Cam mark 2

Posted on April 5, 2014 by davidms49

First testing of the new Raspberry Pi cat-cam today, the original goal was simply to allow my wife to know when the cats had last been home after one disappeared for couple of days. This version now includes the capability … Continue reading →

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DS18B20 – Digital Temperature Sensor

Posted on March 9, 2014 by davidms49

The DS18B20 to quote the manufacture MAXIM  ‘provides 9-bit to 12-bit Celsius temperature measurements. It has an operating temperature range of -55°C to +125°C and is accurate to ±0.5°C over the range of -10°C to +85°C. In addition, the DS18B20 can derive power directly from the … Continue reading →

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RaspberryPi RSS News Reader

Posted on December 27, 2013 by davidms49

With my wife being a confirmed news junkie the Dec MagPi Scrolling RSS feed project by Andrew Wilson’s gave me the inspiration for the perfect Raspberry Pi based gift for Christmas 2013. I decided to go for the ‘raw’ open look … Continue reading →

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BerryClip and Scratch on the RaspberryPi

Posted on December 21, 2013 by davidms49

I have been having a play with the BerryClip and Scratch and had forgotten just how much fun Scratch is. What is a BerryClip ? – this is about the simplest IO board for the Rpi around,  it has 6 LEDs, … Continue reading →

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