IoT & Hardware

Read out range of IoT and Hardware news, including the latest updates on Google Home, Alexa and Raspberry Pi. Packt Hub also provides guides on how to build your own IoT applications to bring the smart home to you.

Introducing BeagleBoard

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) We'll first have a quick overview of the features of BeagleBoard (with focus on the latest...

Layer height, fill settings, and perimeters in our objects

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Getting ready Open up Slic3r and go to the Print Settings tab. We're staying in the Simple...

Installing MAME4All (Intermediate)

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Getting ready You will need: A Raspberry Pi An SD card with the official Raspberry Pi OS, Raspbian, properly...

Proportional line follower (Advanced)

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Getting ready First, you will need to build an attachment to hold the color sensor onto the...

Get Connected – Bluetooth Basics

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Why Bluetooth? There are other forms of wireless communication that we could use, like infrared and Wi-Fi,...

Design Tools and Basics

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Owning a Makerbot 3D printer means being able to make anything you want at a push...

Webcam and Video Wizardry

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Setting up your camera Go ahead, plug in your webcam and boot up the Pi; we'll take...

Creating a file server (Samba)

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) The Raspberry Pi with attached file storage functions well as a file server. Such a file...

Our First Project – A Basic Thermometer

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Building a thermometer A thermometer is a device used for recording temperatures and changes in temperatures. The origins...

Using PVR with Raspbmc

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) What is PVR? Personal Video Recording (PVR), with a TV tuner, allows you to record as well...