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raspberry pi users
Posted on 5/31/18 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 5/31/18 at 5:25 pm
just jumped into the game and picked up a raspberry pi 3. Set up pi hole and have been trying to get sonos airplay to work. No such luck. Any other things I should set up?
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Posted on 6/1/18 at 2:04 pm to BooneTrails
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just jumped into the game and picked up a raspberry pi 3. Set up pi hole and have been trying to get sonos airplay to work. No such luck. Any other things I should set up?
I am interested to hear suggestions also. I just bought a raspberry pi3B+ and got a free arduino uno. No clue what I am going to do with either hahaha
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:30 pm to BooneTrails
Most "everyday people" set it up with a pihole, kodi, retro gaming emulator, or some other kind of set-it-and-forget-it projects. I also have one running openhab for my smarthome hub. If you want some project ideas, the raspberry pi official forums are a great place but there are some serious gear heads there. Some easier and picture-guided projects can be found at instructables.com. I can't say I've followed any but I got some pretty good ideas.
This post was edited on 6/2/18 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 6/2/18 at 6:29 pm to The Next
I've set up a few to run electric and ceramic smokers through a board called a heatermeter.
I use one to control a bunch of smart home devices through homebridge, so homekit works with them.
I use one to control a bunch of smart home devices through homebridge, so homekit works with them.
This post was edited on 6/2/18 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 6/4/18 at 1:02 pm to The Next
I am trying to use one to run some motion sensing halloween decorations. I don't know what I am doing but I am learning as I go. Wife is unhappy with the project because of it's obnoxiousness so we will see how far I get.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 1:24 pm to BooneTrails
I have one running pi hole and retro pie (which includes kodi). I have another one running digital signage in the kitchen. I'm currently using Yodeck for this. I'm in the process of setting up Home Assistant on a 3rd one.
I've thought about setting up my Unifi controller on one and selling the cloud key that it is currently on.
I've thought about setting up my Unifi controller on one and selling the cloud key that it is currently on.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 2:09 pm to Dam Guide
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I use one to control a bunch of smart home devices through homebridge, so homekit works with them.
So is this your Hub? I have Homepod running mine, but I am interested in this. I feel like the Pi might offer better flexibility in the future.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 2:29 pm to Vood
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So is this your Hub? I have Homepod running mine, but I am interested in this. I feel like the Pi might offer better flexibility in the future.
No, it's not a homekit hub, it's a hub for devices that aren't homekit compatible to integrate into homekit. You still need a homekit hub. I have a 3rd gen AppleTV that I use for that.
This post was edited on 6/4/18 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 6/4/18 at 2:33 pm to Dam Guide
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You still need a homekit hub.
Ok
This post was edited on 6/4/18 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 6/4/18 at 2:39 pm to Dam Guide
quote:i still havent gotten my fan to work on my heater meater. one of the capacitors i think broke when i was soldering it.
I've set up a few to run electric and ceramic smokers through a board called a heatermeter.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 5:53 pm to BooneTrails
Does the Pi 3 have enough CPU power to use as a home media server? I keep hearing about transcoding being CPU intensive, but the way I'm understanding it I don't think I'll be transcoding content.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 6:00 pm to BooneTrails
first thing to know. it's impractical as hell for most stuff. the 3 is a significant improvement though.
just pick something random you want to make though and start there. don't worry whats the coolest or modt useful thing. judt start building and eventually you will be setting up all kinds of cool shite.
learn the basics first though. figure out how to run it headless etc.
just pick something random you want to make though and start there. don't worry whats the coolest or modt useful thing. judt start building and eventually you will be setting up all kinds of cool shite.
learn the basics first though. figure out how to run it headless etc.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 9:23 pm to oklahogjr
I just got pi hole set up. Pretty easy if you follow the online guides. Sucks that I found out my comcast modem locks down the DNS, so I have to set the DNS for each device. Might just buy a modem now.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 7/3/18 at 11:41 am to BooneTrails
Figured I would bump this thread instead of making a new one...
I just finished my first prototype of a "real" project with a Pi.
I needed a "break time" bell, and for whatever reason those things are expensive as hell ($400+!). I figured I could make one a lot cheaper and more flexible with an RPi.
BOM:
RPi3 -- $39
Dual output power supply (5V & 24V) -- $20.50
DC-DC solid state relay -- $26
24V vehicle horn -- $9
Power cord & misc wire/terminals -- $5
Total -- $99.50
Snip the end off a power cord and crimp on terminals, hook up to power supply. Connect 5V out from power supply to RPi pins 2 (5V) and 6 (ground). Connect RPi pins 14 (ground) and 18 (GPIO24) to relay input. Connect 24V out from power supply to horn through relay output.
Used instructions here to set GPIO24 to output, and I can now turn the horn on and off from any device on the network via ssh. I can go anywhere from here, but I will probably just start with a simple bash script to blast the horn for a few seconds, and set up cron to run it at the right times. One day I might set up a web interface to manage the schedule, handle holidays, etc.
I'm happy.
I just finished my first prototype of a "real" project with a Pi.
I needed a "break time" bell, and for whatever reason those things are expensive as hell ($400+!). I figured I could make one a lot cheaper and more flexible with an RPi.
BOM:
RPi3 -- $39
Dual output power supply (5V & 24V) -- $20.50
DC-DC solid state relay -- $26
24V vehicle horn -- $9
Power cord & misc wire/terminals -- $5
Total -- $99.50
Snip the end off a power cord and crimp on terminals, hook up to power supply. Connect 5V out from power supply to RPi pins 2 (5V) and 6 (ground). Connect RPi pins 14 (ground) and 18 (GPIO24) to relay input. Connect 24V out from power supply to horn through relay output.
Used instructions here to set GPIO24 to output, and I can now turn the horn on and off from any device on the network via ssh. I can go anywhere from here, but I will probably just start with a simple bash script to blast the horn for a few seconds, and set up cron to run it at the right times. One day I might set up a web interface to manage the schedule, handle holidays, etc.
I'm happy.
Posted on 7/3/18 at 12:31 pm to mchias1
quote:Hah, yeah it's overkill, but I got the 100A in case I wanted to test controlling other things (we have a LOT of motors around here). Probably a dumb move and this thing will live in this horn forever, could have saved a few bucks. Also I think these SSRs are known for not performing up to their rating (or there are a lot of counterfeits out there).
Did you really need a 100A relay? seems a bit much for a horn.
quote:Yeah I've looked into the ESP8266's a lot, but I haven't played with one yet so I went with what I was at least a little familiar with.
Also, if you wanted to just trigger a horn a NodeMCU ( LINK) or a D1mini ( LINK) would have saved you an additional $20-30.
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