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Build a Macro Keyboard “Stream Deck” with Raspberry Pi Zero and Hyperpixel 4.0 Graphical Touch Screen

Can you build a DIY version of the Elgato Stream Deck? Many people could tell this is what I was building up to. I think we are getting a lot closer. This, of course, continues my previous Raspberry …

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Detect (and list) Raspberry Pi and other boards on your network

I am in the fun position of having a Raspberry Pi project to build for my day job. It brought to light a familiar challenge of how to trouble-shoot and connect to headless Raspberry Pi boards when you …

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USB Keyboard Emulation with the Raspberry Pi Zero

One of the many productivity-boosters my nerd friends look to is text expanders and keyboard shortcuts. You know, enter a combination of keypresses, and out pops a signature, particular animated gif, …

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modify stl files with python code

Modify STL CAD files for CNC or 3D Print using Python Programming

We are pretty familiar at this point with the 3D design creation workflow. Drawing, dragging and dropping CAD files using a mouse and a package such as Fusion 360, or a browser-based application, such …

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program bluetooth on raspberry pi with python

Announce Your Entry with Raspberry Pi, Python and Bluetooth

Did you ever want to have your return to your office or home announced with a fanfare? Probably not, but let’s do this anyway 😉 This script will use Bluetooth (built into the Raspberry Pi 3) to …

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Linux Automation Tip: How to Send Messages from Python to Your Slack Channels

Slack is a hugely popular live group chat system. While a lot of my notifications now go to Discord, as I wrote about here, Slack is still more popular with development teams, and it is what we use in …

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Raspberry Pi and Arduino

Running Raspberry Pi AND Arduino for the Best of Both Worlds

I have been writing a lot more about Raspberry Pi than Arduino lately, but don’t get the impression I am leaving the Arduino world behind. Both devices have their benefits, and in fact, I …

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pi entertainment centre

Linux Automation Tips: Create a Boot/Start Menu with Python

You may have seen in the Maker Hacks Facebook Group the latest iteration of my Raspberry Pi based entertainment center. It’s now got to the point where I need a boot menu, so I thought I would …

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GrovePi Gyro, Buttons, Displays

Using Grove Sensors, Buttons, and Displays, with Raspberry Pi and Python

Grove sensors are a plug and play way to add sensors, buttons, displays, and actuators to your electronics projects, without soldering. Let's take a look how well they work when paired with a …

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Linux Automation Scheduling and Starting Scripts on Boot

Linux Automation Tips: Running Scripts Automatically

Running commands from the shell is all well and good, but what if you don’t want to always be logging into your terminal? What if the script, or even server, crashes or needs to reboot? In this …

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Linux Automation Tip: Kill Script if Already Running

Here is a shell script that will allow you to kill a script if it is already running #!/usr/bin/env bash ps -ef | grep $1 | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill -9 Supply the name of the script as the first …

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