Introduction I recently got my hands on a 7-segment display module (always wanted to play with those!) for a little project and at first I wanted to use purely PHP on a Raspberry Pi Zero to control it. However, due to lack of time (and a touch of lazyness) I …
Introduction Following on the “PHP on Raspberry” train, I wanted to create something simple enough to use as a demo, however it should be useful and it should include some simple components to show how easy it is to build a little gadget using PHP on Raspberry. I’m not gonna …
Introduction On my last tutorial, I showed how to use Ansible to automate the setup of a Web Server running PHP 7 on a Raspberry Pi Zero W (running Raspbian). I confess I was/am a bit outdated on what’s going in the PHP world nowadays, so I wasn’t quite sure …
Introduction The Raspberry Pi Zero W is a small (and affordable) computer on a board – it has the essentials for creating little projects with built-in wi-fi, an HDMI output and an extra USB for input from a keyboard or mouse. It runs a Linux distribution (Raspbian) and for that …
Introduction The Raspberry Pi Zero W is a small (and affordable) computer on a board – it has the essentials for creating little projects with built-in wi-fi, an HDMI output and an extra USB for input from keyboard / mouse. It runs a Linux distribution (Raspbian usually, but others are …
Introduction LED lamps are usually quite easy to build, and using simple materials you can create really fun effects. But what about an LED lamp that simulates the flickering effect of a candle light? There are LEDs which have a “built-in” flickering effect, and there are also ways to create …
Introduction Regular LEDs are great, but I have such a hard time choosing the right color for a project! Sometimes one color just isn’t enough. What if we could decide the color of the LED on the go? Better yet, what if we could change the color of the LED …
Introduction LEDs are probably the best thing that ever happened in electronics, they go well with absolutely everything (like raisins, pretty much) and as it turns out, they’re pretty simple to work with. That’s why they’re just perfect for any beginner tutorial on electronics. This tutorial will show you how …
The Raspberry Pi came to revolutionize the world of makers alike. Unlike Arduino, the Raspberry Pi runs a whole Linux distribution on it (Raspbian) and allows you to work with software in a much higher level. You can use pretty much any programming language to create whatever you want. You …
The Arduino Micro is a very compact microcontroller board based on the ATmega32U4 microcontroller. It’s super handy for small projects, and the good thing about Arduinos is that they have a bunch of compatible stuff you can find rather easily on the market, and they have less moving parts compared to …
