Tutorials
How to Build a Security Camera with a Raspberry Pi
Security cameras are important for many businesses. In this article, I will go over how to build a Raspberry Pi security camera to keep your business safe. At the end, you will have a camera with a feed that you can access from anywhere in the world, provided you have an internet connection. And setting…
Read MoreTurn your Raspberry Pi into a NAS with Samba in 2023
Today I’m going to show you how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a NAS. What is a NAS? Network-Attached Storage is a local storage solution that you can use from multiple clients. So you can store files from your computers, tablets, and phones all on a single device. But a NAS is expensive. Whereas…
Read MoreMaster Electricity with a Raspberry Pi Pico Oscilloscope
Oscilloscopes are powerful electronic test instruments primarily used to visualize and analyze electrical signals in electronic circuits. They are extremely useful. But they’re also extremely expensive. In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a cheap and easy oscilloscope with a Raspberry Pi Pico. This oscilloscope – what I’m calling a “Picoscilloscope” –…
Read MoreTigerVNC and RealVNC on Raspberry Pi Bookworm OS
Since the release of Bookworm OS, I’ve seen a number of people struggling to get a VNC server set up on their Raspberry Pi. So I thought I would take this opportunity to share with you how to get RealVNC installed on yours. We discussed the switch over from RealVNC in our article about Bookworm…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About the Raspberry Pi 4
Now that Raspberry Pi 4 stocks have returned to normal, we thought it was time to write an article about the power of this microcomputer. So if you’ve already got one and you want to learn more or if you’re thinking about getting one and want to get more details – this is the article…
Read MoreHelp! My Raspberry Pi Won’t Connect to WiFi!
One of the most common problems you might encounter with your Raspberry Pi is it not connecting to the WiFi. There are new posts on the Raspberry Pi forums every day looking to resolve these issues. Here, we are compiling all the answers (along with some of our own) into one ultimate guide to fix…
Read MoreWhy is my Raspberry Pi so slow?
It’s a tale as old as time (or at least as old as 2012). You receive your sleek new Raspberry Pi in its little paper packaging. You pull it out, flash your SD card, and plug that sucker in. Before you know it though, you’re rushing to the internet to answer one very pressing question:…
Read More9 Tricks with the Python REPL
Of course, the Pi in Raspberry Pi comes from Python, one of the most popular programming languages in the world and especially popular among tinkerers and makers. In this post, I want to give you 9 tricks and tips with the Python REPL – but don’t worry if you’re not super familiar with Python or…
Read MoreEverything about Sound Output Using the Pico W
The Raspberry Pi Pico W is a powerful microcontroller board built around the Raspberry Pi’s very own microcontroller chip, the RP2040. You can check out a selection of RP2040-based microcontroller boards here or keep reading to find out everything you need to know about sound output using the Pico W. Have you ever considered making…
Read MoreRaspiGPT – Build an AI assistant
With the meteoric rise of language models such as GPT-4 we wanted to bring the power of AI to PiCockpit. So our developer Chloe designed the new RaspiGPT Tool for PiCockpit, which is a GPT based AI assistant. It’s purpose is to answer Rasperry Pi related questions right here in PiCockpit. Of course if you…
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