Your Raspberry Pi Projects

Other computers are only on when in use, otherwise I'd use sync as well, USB stick is on a Samba Share ...
 
Anyone got a raspberry Pi Type A there not using and want to get rid of for cheap, B is okay too.

Probably a long shot I know ;)
 
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I run FreePBX one one, but battle with the 729 codec. Then the other box run IPfire (firewall)
I've also played with OpenELEC and xmbc and use Yatse on android to control.

Any other cool projects that i can try? Any Network guys that build some monitoring or smssing device?
 
Has anyone used a Raspberry Pi for audio streaming? Like stream to an icecast / SHOUTcast server?
 
How Can one make your raspberry pi into an electric blind mechanism, I have blinds but want to automate the up/down process, have you guys got any ideas how to do this, would greatly appreciate this.
 
What to do with type A? I tried to get plex to work but no luck! Don't need it for that though.

Wouldn't mind sorting out some type of music streaming.
 
I've tried a couple of video streaming programs for the PI and the most lightweight and the one with the least lag is MJPG streamer. While motion is fully featured, the delay in the feed wasn't good for my application.
 
Freaksta said:
What to do with type A? I tried to get plex to work but no luck! Don't need it for that though.

Wouldn't mind sorting out some type of music streaming.
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With mpd or mopidi, you can stream music nicely ftom your RPi, lot of other options as well
 
Solar Powered Raspberry Pi School

Funding appeal: Solar Powered Raspberry Pi School

[video=youtube;vDAS6Ynb9TE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAS6Ynb9TE[/video]

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-powered-raspberry-pi-school

https://www.facebook.com/solarpoweredlearning?fref=nf

One of the biggest problems facing young South Africans today is getting a decent education. Pupils in overcrowded classrooms have to share desks and chairs, and if they even get textbooks, they must share those as well. It is common to see a class with 40 to 50 pupils with only one teacher. In a class like this individual attention for struggling students becomes almost impossible.

We hope to change all that.

Our Idea
We want to build a low-cost, energy efficient Raspberry Pi computer Lab for a school in Cosmo City. We also know that helping just one school isn't going to change the country, so the most important feature of our design is Scalability. This means that anyone, anywhere will be able to build the same computer lab for the same cost.
This means a standard model, and while there are many cheap computers out there, we've chosen the Raspberry Pi.

What We've Got
Thanks to the many generous people we have met along the way, we have a great deal lined up and ready to go. These include:
  • A Prefabricated classroom suitable to build this lab in
  • Training for Two Teachers
  • Free and Open Source learning software
  • A complete design for the lab and the solar fittings

What's Inside
More important than the hardware however is the content available on the computers. We will load various programs that are specifically designed to enhance the learners' education through multimedia, tutorials and tests. This includes programs such as:
  • Khan Academy
  • Numeric
  • RACHEL (thousands of eBooks, videos and Wikipedia pages)
  • Scratch

Where we need Your Help
All we need to build our first LAN is $10,500.
This will get us all the Raspberry Pi computers, monitors, keyboards, mouses and all the rest of the hardware.

(Update: If you choose any of the perks, please send us your Twitter or Facebook details to info [email protected] so we can send you a message)

Powered by The Sun
Solar Power is one of the leading forms of sustainable energy solutions. For this reason, we would love to power every lab this way. Unfortunately, it is expensive. If we are able to raise an additional $12,000, we will be able to power the computer lab using solar power, making it a sustainable solution for the school.

Collaborators
This project has been made possible thanks to the generous input of:
  • Engineers Without Borders
  • Siyafunda

About United Twenty-13
The Solar Powered Raspberry Pi School project is being run under the auspices of the local Non Profit Company, United Twenty-13.
As a collective, our mission is to harness sustainable developmental change through youth driven initiatives. Our vision is to achieve long-term sustainable change in the City of Johannesburg and beyond.

United Twenty-13 is formed by 10 ambassadors from the One Young World 2013 Summit. The 10 young leaders were selected to be part of the City of Johannesburg Mayoral Delegation to the summit and decided to form the NPC thereafter.

Registration number: 2014/044519/07
 
pugz said:
Funding appeal: Solar Powered Raspberry Pi School
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Great idea. I've had this exact idea before as a low cost solution, but obviously didn't have the funds or connections to get this going. Doesn't look like they're going to reach their goal at this rate, however. :(
 
Bar0n said:
Great idea. I've had this exact idea before as a low cost solution, but obviously didn't have the funds or connections to get this going. Doesn't look like they're going to reach their goal at this rate, however. :(
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They reached their goal :)

Hi Everyone

I just want to say a HUGE hearty thank you to everyone that contributed to the project!

We have reached our 100% target!!!!! :-):-) We will begin setting up the LAN in the next 2 weeks!

If you have not already given me your twitter handle, please do so, so that we can give you a shout out. Also, 'like' the 'Solar Powered Learning' page as we are doing shout outs from there as well! :-) We will also be updating the project progress on there!

I am so truly grateful for the donations from everyone. Over 110 people contributed to the campaign. People from all around the world contributed: South Africa, Mauritius, France, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Malaysia, UK, Austria, Brazil, Italy and Spain! It is really incredible that so many people could open their hearts to the project and together raise $10500 in a month! May all of you be blessed for your generosity. You have not just donated to giving a child a computer, but giving a child an education and an opportunity for a brighter future. Hopefully these learners will become change makers in society and lead us into better times!

Peace and Blessings,
Taskeen Adam
United Twenty-13
Head of Education and ICT
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I'm using a Raspberry Pi with MODBUS daughtercard attached to the intelligent inverter controlling my electrical system. This allows LAN and internet access to the MLT Drives PowerStar. Works like a charm, and much more reliable than the previous RS422-to-LAN module.
 
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