345 <li> <H4>[CU4] Raspberry Pi's and Arduinos</H4> |
345 <li> <H4>[CU4] Raspberry Pi's and Arduinos</H4> |
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347 <p> |
347 <p> |
348 <B>Description:</B> |
348 <B>Description:</B> |
349 This project is for true hackers! <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi">Raspberry Pi's</A> |
349 This project is for true hackers! <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi">Raspberry Pi's</A> |
350 are small Linux computers the size of a credit-card and only cost £26, the simplest version even costs only £5 (see pictures on the left below). They were introduced |
350 are small Linux computers the size of a credit-card and only cost £26, the |
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351 simplest version even costs only £5 (see pictures on the left below). They were introduced |
351 in 2012 and people went crazy...well some of them. There is a |
352 in 2012 and people went crazy...well some of them. There is a |
352 <A HREF="https://plus.google.com/communities/113390432655174294208?hl=en">Google+</A> community about Raspberry Pi's that has more |
353 <A HREF="https://plus.google.com/communities/113390432655174294208?hl=en">Google+</A> |
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354 community about Raspberry Pi's that has more |
353 than 197k of followers. It is hard to keep up with what people do with these small computers. The possibilities |
355 than 197k of followers. It is hard to keep up with what people do with these small computers. The possibilities |
354 seem to be limitless. The main resource for Raspberry Pi's is <A HREF="http://www.raspberrypi.org">here</A>. |
356 seem to be limitless. The main resource for Raspberry Pi's is <A HREF="http://www.raspberrypi.org">here</A>. |
355 There are <A HREF="https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/">magazines</A> dedicated to them and tons of |
357 There are <A HREF="https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/">magazines</A> dedicated to them and tons of |
356 <A HREF="http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=39">books</A> (not to mention |
358 <A HREF="http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=39">books</A> (not to mention |
357 floods of <A HREF="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=raspberry+pi">online</A> material, |
359 floods of <A HREF="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=raspberry+pi">online</A> material, |
408 src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/RaspberryPi.jpg" |
410 src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/RaspberryPi.jpg" |
409 alt="Raspberry Pi" |
411 alt="Raspberry Pi" |
410 width="313" height="209"> |
412 width="313" height="209"> |
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412 <img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;" |
414 <img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;" |
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415 src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Raspberry-Pi-Zero-FL.jpg" |
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416 alt="Raspberry Pi Zero" |
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417 width="313" height="209"> |
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419 <img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;" |
413 src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Arduino_Uno_-_R3.jpg" |
420 src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Arduino_Uno_-_R3.jpg" |
414 alt="Arduino" |
421 alt="Arduino" |
415 width="240" height="209"> |
422 width="240" height="209"> |
416 </center> |
423 </center> |
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426 <p> |
420 <B>Skills:</B> |
427 <B>Skills:</B> |
421 Well, you must be a hacker; happy to make things. Your desk might look like the photo below on the left. |
428 Well, you must be a hacker; happy to make things. Your desk might look like the photo below on the left. |
422 The photo below on the right shows an earlier student project which connects wirelessly a wearable Arduino (packaged |
429 The photo below on the middle shows an earlier student project which connects wirelessly a wearable Arduino (packaged |
423 in a "self-3d-printed" watch) to a Raspberry Pi seen in the background. The Arduino in the foreground takes measurements of |
430 in a "self-3d-printed" watch) to a Raspberry Pi seen in the background. The Arduino in the foreground takes |
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431 measurements of |
424 heart rate and body temperature; the Raspberry Pi collects this data and makes it accessible via a simple |
432 heart rate and body temperature; the Raspberry Pi collects this data and makes it accessible via a simple |
425 web-service. |
433 web-service. The picture on the right is another project that implements an airmouse using an Arduino. |
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427 <center> |
435 <center> |
428 <img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;" |
436 <img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;" |
429 src="http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/rpi-photo.jpg" |
437 src="http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/rpi-photo.jpg" |
430 alt="Raspberry Pi" |
438 alt="Raspberry Pi" |
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433 <img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;" |
441 <img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;" |
434 src="http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/rpi-watch.jpg" |
442 src="http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/rpi-watch.jpg" |
435 alt="Raspberry Pi" |
443 alt="Raspberry Pi" |
436 width="450" height="254"> |
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446 <img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;" |
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447 src="http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/rpi-airmouse.jpg" |
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448 alt="Raspberry Pi" |
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449 width="450" height="254"> |
437 </center> |
450 </center> |
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