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DIY uninterruptable power supply (UPS) for Raspberry Pi Zero

I have several pi-zero boards and I utilize them to monitor environmental conditions (such as humidity, temperature and intrusion) of each room in home. For continuous operation, I want to eliminate power blackouts. So, I decided to make a basic UPS…
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Video inputs for screen capture

I want to make the Raspberry Pi to be an external capture device for the PC screen. I don't want to use software on the Windows PC, I want to make the Raspberry Pi some kind of DVR/PVR. Is it possible? capturing at: Full HD, 60 fps or more. My first…
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Set custom mouse button actions

How would I set custom mouse button actions on my Raspberry Pi? Here's the idea: I have a Pi with speakers with a mouse dongle connected. I want to dismantle a wireless mouse and use the already existing buttons (including right, left, DPI, etc)...…
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Moving from Raspberry Pi to another platform?

Lets say that I develop my highly complicated LED diode project on Raspberry Pi 3 B+ in Python. Now I don't want to use my RPi for this project becouse it is expensive and I want to move with next one, but I also want to have my diode thing work…
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Use GPIO Pins when attaching a HifiBerry MiniAmp

I was building a little phoniebox (https://github.com/MiczFlor/RPi-Jukebox-RFID) for my son a couple of month ago and he loves it. So now I want to build an other one for a friend but would like to do it better now :) So... I have a Raspberry Pi…
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where to buy the raspberry pi 7" touchscreen display board separately?

My raspberry pi 7" touchscreen display board black plastic connector (BROWN CONNECTION ABOVE RPI DISPLAY LETTERING) that holds the ribbon to the raspberry pi broke and I am looking for a replacement display adapter board. However, I have been unable…
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Running video on a DIY LED strip matrix

I've created a 600 LED wall using WS2811 addressable LED strips wired in series, but I have found it quite difficult to find a tutorial or article on how to get it to project video (or any animation for that matter). I've found a few that…
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What else do I need to build a surveillance camera that runs on battery?

I would like to build a camera to record sound and video when movement is detected. It would also be awesome if it could run on a LiPo Battery and can be safely charged without opening the case and if I could avoid soldering and make this as small…
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Alienware GPU in a rpi will it work?

I obtained an Alienware GPU and was wondering if there was anyway to hook it up to an rpi? GPU I want to use
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Raspberry controlled fraction collector - what would be the best set?

I was thinking about building a self-assembled easy to use fraction collector controlled by raspberry. A Fraction collector is a piece of equipment used in liquid chromatography which has some tubes or holes and moves every some time to the next…
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Wvdial and 3g Dongle

Hey i'm trying to reach internet trought 3g dongle, i have tried many different variations of wvdial.conf but every time it stucks at same section i have even tried different 3g dongles but even them wont work. They work at my Linux mint when i just…
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Hooking a 12v DC motor directly to GPIO 5v , possible?

I have this motor : http://www.dx.com/p/gb37-520-12v-70rpm-micro-dc-gear-motor-for-large-torque-robot-silver-362297 It can run (slower) on 5v, which is fine for me Question is, is this possible / recommended ? I just want to be able to turn it on…
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RaspberryPi 4 Current issues with multiple power sources and common ground

I've been building a tank robot for a while now and in these days I'm struggling with some issues related to insufficient current in my configuration. For instance, some sensors stop working after a while. Could you help me sort it out? At moment…
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day / night motion alarm

I am going camping in a few months and I want to build a motion sensor alarm for my tent entrance for while I am asleep. Chances are nothing will set off the alarm, but if a bear or coyote comes sniffing around my tent I want a headstart. So the…
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making my own HIFI portable audio dac for raspberry pi zero w

i am currently thinking to setup a portable volumio audio player something like this one https://www.allo.com/sparky/miniboss-rpi-zero.html (i know i can order this instead nut my location(India) is charging double the cost) all i need in my dac is…
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