Your Raspberry Pi Projects

kayvee said:
Expanded I/O is a huge plus, and at last some mounting holes.
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Updates like that are useful, but in 2 years you'd expect some improvements on everything. There are a lot more competitors out there with cheap alternatives that have dual/quad core and 1GB RAM.
 
Ongoing commercial competitiveness is not one of the Foundation's stated objectives TBH, so not that surprising.
 
iaywtimnbe said:
Agree, nothing in the pricerange of the Pi afaik.
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Why I asked for device names and prices, my RPi does everything I ask of it, that is it fits my needs, but if I can get a similar device cheaper - well why not, but I have yet to find one. Better processors, more RAM, are available for more money - all the way to 8 core desktop screamers ... , with 32 Gig. of RAM ...
 
I set up a Pi for a friend as an IP camera. He is using an apache server on the Pi so that an outside server can grab live(ish) images from the camera with a simple http GET. We bought a bit of a difficult Wi-Fi dongle (DWA-132) though and couldn't get it going.
 
Pseudonym said:
I set up a Pi for a friend as an IP camera. He is using an apache server on the Pi so that an outside server can grab live(ish) images from the camera with a simple http GET. We bought a bit of a difficult Wi-Fi dongle (DWA-132) though and couldn't get it going.
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My DWA125. (A3G) (?) works fine, think I paid R125.00 for it, 2 other wifi dongles don't work without firmware DWA160 and a Netlink card
 
Pseudonym said:
I set up a Pi for a friend as an IP camera. He is using an apache server on the Pi so that an outside server can grab live(ish) images from the camera with a simple http GET. We bought a bit of a difficult Wi-Fi dongle (DWA-132) though and couldn't get it going.
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Lighthttpd might be a better choice than Apache.
 
iaywtimnbe said:
I'd love to be able to use 3G to get into a remote cam...
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My Huawei K4605 works fine on my Pi, just very expensive data ...

I would stick with Huawei modems for connecting to Pi, they seem to be simpler to setup and work better ...
 
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Hi All,

Im also considering setting up a NAS / Download / radio player. Seems fairly trivial to setup on the pi, but Im not too sure what HDD I should use: a 3.5" or 2.5"? I'd prefer the 2.5" due to small form-factor and possibly without an additional power supply. It will be a headless setup for now, so will there be enough power to run the 2.5" hdd? What did you use?

Thanks
 
bobbytb said:
Hi All,

Im also considering setting up a NAS / Download / radio player. Seems fairly trivial to setup on the pi, but Im not too sure what HDD I should use: a 3.5" or 2.5"? I'd prefer the 2.5" due to small form-factor and possibly without an additional power supply. It will be a headless setup for now, so will there be enough power to run the 2.5" hdd? What did you use?

Thanks
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I have setup a headless Downloading PI.
I use a 2.5" HDD, it uses a 2-into-1 usb cable. I hacked the usb cable in such a way that 1 usb male does not draw power from the PI but the 2nd usb male draws power from a dedicated power source.
 
jarrodr said:
I have setup a headless Downloading PI.
I use a 2.5" HDD, it uses a 2-into-1 usb cable. I hacked the usb cable in such a way that 1 usb male does not draw power from the PI but the 2nd usb male draws power from a dedicated power source.
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Thanks jarrodr, I think I will go the same route. Ive got a 2A powered hub that also powers the pi so hoping I can keep it simple.

Ive just setup mopidy on the pi for streaming audio. May add in a small LCD later.
 
I use a USB memory stick ( 32Gig. ) on the Pi, download to it, then once a day, move all completed downloads to another box, then to the correct directory for use. Doudt the Pi would power a 2.5 USB HDD, if I used one, I put the second plug into a powered hub, or an independant power supply.
 
bobbytb said:
Thanks jarrodr, I think I will go the same route. Ive got a 2A powered hub that also powers the pi so hoping I can keep it simple.

Ive just setup mopidy on the pi for streaming audio. May add in a small LCD later.
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If your router has a USB port, that could work has a power source. My PI is located next to my router. works like a charm.
elf_lord_ZC5 said:
I use a USB memory stick ( 32Gig. ) on the Pi, download to it, then once a day, move all completed downloads to another box, then to the correct directory for use. Doudt the Pi would power a 2.5 USB HDD, if I used one, I put the second plug into a powered hub, or an independant power supply.
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Why not setup samba on the PI and install Allway Sync on your pc. My server syncs every 1 hour... beats the manual labour.:cool:
 
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