10 Uses for a Raspberry Pi in Manufacturing

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The advent of affordable and versatile single-board computers, such as the Raspberry Pi, has sparked a revolution in various industries. This revolution is perhaps most obvious in manufacturing itself. These compact devices, initially designed for educational purposes, have found a multitude of applications on the factory floor. Indeed, even Raspberry Pi nodes are used in…

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Troubleshooting Software Problems on your Raspberry Pi

If you’re relying on a Raspberry Pi for automating tasks at home or at work, then you know that it’s important to be able to quickly troubleshoot any problems that may arise. So here I will go over troubleshooting software problems on your Raspberry Pi. And I will show you exactly which commands you can…

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Enable SSH on a Raspberry Pi Remotely with PiCockpit

If you use Raspberry Pi nodes in your business or home automation, then you’re keenly aware of the difficulties you can run into when configuring each Raspberry Pi. With the PiCockpit Settings App, it is easier than ever to configure your Raspberry Pi remotely. The PiCockpit Settings App is a versatile application and makes configuring…

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Control Your Raspberry Pi’s Fan with PiCockpit

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In this article, I want to show you the best way to keep your Raspberry Pi cool with PiCockpit. Our apps enable you to not only monitor how hot your Raspberry Pi is getting, but also to take control of your Raspberry Pi’s fan. Keeping any computer cool is important for its health and longevity…

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Announcing PiCockpit Pro

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PiCockpit Pro: Today we are releasing PiCockpit Pro and PiCockpit Pro Plus, upgraded versions of our classic web interface to control your Raspberry Pi computers. PiCockpit Pro caters to businesses and advanced users looking for greater control over their Raspberry Pi fleet. Over the past five years, we have served over 10,000 users, and now,…

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The Best Raspberry Pi Projects of November 2023

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We’ve written about a number of Raspberry Pi Projects in November 2023. So if you missed them, here’s your opportunity to catch up! Unofficial Compute Module 5 If you’re like me, then when they announced Raspberry Pi 5, then you were probably wondering – what about other generation 5 products? What about a Compute Module…

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Turn your Raspberry Pi into a NAS with Samba in 2023

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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…

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Master Electricity with a Raspberry Pi Pico Oscilloscope

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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” –…

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Paragon Project: The Last Watch You’ll Ever Need

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The idea of this project is to create a smartwatch that will last 10 years on a single charge. As its maker dubs in on the Hackaday page, it’s “the last watch you’ll ever need.” That maker is Valentine Balkanski and I’m very excited to feature this project here. It’s still a work-in-progress, but things…

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Paragon Project: An Unofficial Raspberry Pi 500

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Here we are, almost two months since the announcement of Raspberry Pi 5 and no word on a Raspberry Pi 500. How can this be? Well leave it to Christopher Barnatt to save the day with this unofficial Raspberry Pi 500! When Raspberry Pi announced the Pi 5, there were two big questions – what…

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