Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi
Of all the discussion we've had here about the RPI, I can't recall a thread where we talked about projects. I know some of you have RPIs, what do you do with them? I'm getting one for my birthday, not sure what to do with it. I'm either going to automate something, create a web server to host my personal site and some other small stuff or maybe build a cheap robot.
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hallsofvallhalla
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Re: Raspberry Pi
I have done a little bit of everything. Ran a web server, a Nodejs server, built a media server, made a talking pumpkin out of one that responds to you, and much more. I just ordered a Ardunio last week.
Re: Raspberry Pi
Its all up to you. What do you want to do with it? I too ran a local web server and a media server, in fact, it`s currently my backup xbmc ( i know, i know) station. But when I just got it, I did the usual stuff we all like to do, tinker with it. Attach some wiring, hook up some LED`s, buy a cheap LCD display and see what we can do with it etc.
I wouldn`t recommend building a (cheap) robot. Mostly, because there are no cheap robots. Well.. it depends on the definition of robot I suppose. But in any case, I wouldn`t do it.
If you do however, have some extra cash laying around, you could go ahead and build a quadcopter of some sort. With the right materials and ebay, you can get some really decent flying gear for under 200$ and it`s money WELL SPENT, trust me. Once it flies, you feel like you can build anything. If you have some more money laying around, you could even hook up a camera and check out the awesome views from your quad`s perspective! It`s quite a build though, you`ll need to reserve some time to design it and then build it. Might take you a couple of weekends but it`s lots of fun.
In any case, it`s fun no matter what you choose. If you`re only getting the RPI, make sure you have a decent (5v) adapter laying around, otherwise, you won`t be able to run a standalone server. I could be mistaken, but I think the RPI comes barebone, no cables, no nothing.
I wouldn`t recommend building a (cheap) robot. Mostly, because there are no cheap robots. Well.. it depends on the definition of robot I suppose. But in any case, I wouldn`t do it.
If you do however, have some extra cash laying around, you could go ahead and build a quadcopter of some sort. With the right materials and ebay, you can get some really decent flying gear for under 200$ and it`s money WELL SPENT, trust me. Once it flies, you feel like you can build anything. If you have some more money laying around, you could even hook up a camera and check out the awesome views from your quad`s perspective! It`s quite a build though, you`ll need to reserve some time to design it and then build it. Might take you a couple of weekends but it`s lots of fun.
In any case, it`s fun no matter what you choose. If you`re only getting the RPI, make sure you have a decent (5v) adapter laying around, otherwise, you won`t be able to run a standalone server. I could be mistaken, but I think the RPI comes barebone, no cables, no nothing.
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hallsofvallhalla
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Re: Raspberry Pi
I just got my arduino in and have been playing with it. Lots of fun!