Hedgehog camera
I recently built a Raspberry Pi-powered hedgehog camera to view hedgehogs and other wildlife in my garden. Hardware Raspberry Pi I actually tried a Pi… Read More »Hedgehog camera
Remote controlled pan-tilt camera
A remote controlled pan-tilt camera system using a Raspberry Pi. I used a Raspberry Pi 2 with a servo control HAT, mounted inside a 3D-printed… Read More »Remote controlled pan-tilt camera
Raspberry Pi Clock
I’ve been trying to come up with an interesting use for the Pimoroni Unicorn Hat I bought earlier this year. The Unicorn Hat is an… Read More »Raspberry Pi Clock
Robot obstacle course
So, I finally got around to making my robot move, and allow the motor speeds to be controlled from a Raspberry Pi via I2C. What better way… Read More »Robot obstacle course
Wall-mounted Christmas Tree
This year, I really needed a child-proof Christmas tree, so I had the idea of making one out of cardboard and mounting it on the… Read More »Wall-mounted Christmas Tree
Side shed
Last year I built what I call a “side shed” – that is a shed along the side of my house, to store bicycles, gardening… Read More »Side shed
Making a robot
I’ve decided to make a robot! I think its something everyone should do at some point, but to be honest, its never particularly appealed to… Read More »Making a robot
Acow – Command line accounting
Acow is a command line accounting application that I wrote as an experiment in the use of SQL (using MySQL in particular). It is a… Read More »Acow – Command line accounting
R/C outlet control software
A client/server software system to control a modified remote outlet system via a USB Bit Whacker board. This is free software, and is released under… Read More »R/C outlet control software
Hacking R/C power outlets
I wrote this up as an article which was published in Make: magazine: Hacking R/C Power Outlets Switching mains appliances from your computer or microcontroller… Read More »Hacking R/C power outlets