Category Archives: Internet of Things and M2M
Touchscreen on Raspberry PI, to show key performance data
A tiny touchscreen on portable Raspberry PI (RPI) might be very helpfull for showing sensor values or key performance data like memory, CPU level or disk space left. My intention is to build a portable air quality monitoring tool based … Continue reading
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Wireless router with 4G USB modem/dongle, by ROOTer
Previously I managed to get the OpenWRT working on a wireless router. As this router also has an USB port, I tried to get an USB 4G dongle working on it. After realizing that the solution is very much dependent … Continue reading
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OpenWrt, an alternative for improving network security at home with firewall and web proxy
Introduction OpenWrt is a Linux distribution that can be loaded into many wireless routers by replacing the original firmware with OpenWrt firmware. The picture below shows 2 such routers, together with Raspberry Pi on the right for comparison. My interest … Continue reading
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Simple LED detector for RFID or NFC of 13MHz, without any battery
Triggered by experience with “Raspberry and RFID reader/writer, first test “, I tested a simple LED RF detector idea that can be found in “RFID detector” and “RFID Reader Detector and Tilt-Sensitive RFID Tag “. For 13Mhz RFID/NFC, the LED … Continue reading
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Raspberry and RFID reader/writer, first test
An RFID system is always made up of two components: the transponder, Proximity Integrated Circuit Card (PICC) the detector or reader , Proximity Coupling Device (PCD) The RFID reader/writer (13.56MHz) RF522 for arduino can be used in Raspberry. In this … Continue reading
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Car on-board diagnostics (ODB II) with android, first tests
Short version With an android phone and ODB adapter one can get access to the standardized diagnostic interface(s) of a car. I bought an ODB II bluetooth adapter to find out what information is available from a car. With a … Continue reading
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Raspberry Pi and physical interfaces, part 2
This blog continues from the previous blog Raspberry Pi and physical interfaces. Case: GPIO with 1 LED output and 2 inputs First the push button & LED example is modified to include also another input, a hall switch. For the … Continue reading
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