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Kobo mini serial port
I’m building an alarm clock that will use a kobo e-ink reader as it’s interface and display, so I’ve been trying to figure out how to interface to it. I got a kobo mini just after christmas for £50....
View ArticleAccessing raspberry pi by name rather than by IP address
I’m using a virgin media superhub that does DHCP, but doesn’t have any kind of DNS stuff in it. So I can ssh to my pi using it’s IP address, which is inconvenient because it makes me go and look the...
View ArticleGreen Frog Tape as a 3d printing surface
Kinda works, but the glue gets too soft over 90 degrees (C), and peels off! 80C seemed ok.
View ArticleCV on Raspberry Pi
OpenCV is a pain. I guess I’m just being a dolt, but I can’t get it working. I want to run a piece of software on my pi that will run my slow photo booth at the upcoming Edinburgh mini maker faire....
View ArticleNew 3D printer
I’m building up a new 3D printer, a Mendel Prusa i3. I ordered a mechanical pack from Greg Colbourn on the eMaker site that included all of the hardware, rods, nuts and bolts, bearings, motors and a...
View ArticleBulk upload for Music Magpie and Ziffit
I’ve got a stack of CDs, but it occurred to me that I no longer even have a CD player. I decided to move them on using Music Magpie or one of those we-buy-your-old-stuff services. I didn’t expect to...
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