Getting back to my original idea of Raspberry Pi powering my coffee machine I started reverse engineering the sensors in investigating the required inputs and outputs. This image shows the main control board removed from its normal location and placed connected with inputs and outputs accessible. One thing I quickly noted was that the entire … Read more
I needed another Netsys 300N adapter for a different project. When I received it the form factor had changed so I decided to use the new smaller adapter for the ‘Pi instead. Here now with it’s new profile is the ‘Pi running all on it’s own on the kitchen wall ( delivering this webpage! ) … Read more
I have been using my trusted Spyder3 Express in a WindowsXP environment for a few years now to calibrate my monitors and ensure consistent colour and tone rendering between computers. Recently however I upgraded to a new Windows7 dual monitor desktop and officially the Spyder3 Express no longer worked for me. Looking for help on … Read more
Prior to attempting to run my ‘Pi at 1000Mhz I decided it would be a good idea to backup the entire machine. As it uses a 4GB SD it made sense to use another 4GB card as the backup destination. As it turns out it was simpler than I expected. I placed a new 4GB … Read more
Today I discovered my Pi had gone off-line! No WEB, no SSH. I am not sure what happened but a reboot brought it back to life again. So while it had my attention I decided a few tweaks were in order. Tweak 1. More RAM During general operations I had previously noticed MySQL had grabbed … Read more