Ever wonder how parking meters and vending machines detect and count the coins you insert? You can mimic that functionality with some particleboard, a Raspberry Pi Pico, a few extra chips, and some Python code
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Build a Coin Counter from Particleboard and a Pi Pico
Parking meters and vending machines detect and count the coins you insert, but how do they work? We’ll show you how to mimic the functionality wi...
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We dive into the new vendor-independent, open Matter standard for IoT and smart home devices and show you how to build your own Matter device
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Matter: New Standard for IoT and Smart Home Devices
The new vendor-independent, open Matter standard for IoT and smart home devices has what it takes to revolutionize the market. We describe its basi...
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Need to share files when you're off the grid? Learn how to set up a battery-powered WiFi hotspot with a Pi Zero 2 W and @npub12rjy...vndp
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User-Friendly File Sharing for a Remote Location
A battery-powered WiFi hotspot can provide useful services like file sharing even when you're off the grid. A Pi Zero 2 W as the hotspot with ownCl...
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Learn how to re-purpose your old router with a few easy projects
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Breathe New Life into Your Old Home Router
If you have an old router lying around, you can put it to good use with a few easy projects and learn something along the way.
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End of support for your Chromebook? Breathe life back into it with GalliumOS
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Breathe Life Back Into Your Old Chromebook with GalliumOS
A tailor-made image like GalliumOS “Bismuth” will keep your Chromebook healthy after its expiration date.
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