If you want to switch off your monitor from your command line in linux, there is an easy way: sleep 1 && xset -display :0.0 dpms force offsleep 1 && xset -display :0.0 dpms force off What if you want to run this command remotely? Here is my take on this question: – use Python […]
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I needed a case for the RaspberryPi. The good thing about the RPi being a business card-sized computer is that it fits nicely in a plastic box from old business cards. If you look on Ebay, you can buy 20 of them for £5 including delivery. The boxes make fantastic custom RPi cases! I didn’t […]
This is how the final product looks like on my desk. I now need to write a python script which will translate various button combinations into actions. Stay tuned…
To better track my projects, I installed a Gitlab appliance in my home network. http://www.turnkeylinux.org/gitlab
My RPi is the brain of my ARK-AV-01 robot. As I currently am in the programming phase, I found myself programming it from the command line. I wanted something easier, with no login/password, so I activated samba with the following samba.conf file: [global] workgroup = mygroup interfaces = wlan bind interfaces only = yes server […]
I had a productive couple of days. Arkadian AV-1 is now operational as a remote control vehicle. Arduino I’m using the StandardFirmata library on the Arduino Mega 2560, with no modifications whatsoever. It was by far the easiest way to get RaspberryPi to control the 4 motors, receive feedback from the 4 sensors (on order […]