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MakerSpace is about technology you can use to build your own stuff. Turn your ideas into reality with hands-on projects for makers.
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ICYMI: Koen Vervloesem shows you how to use ESPHome with a Thread network to create your own smart-home devices that seamlessly integrate with Home Assistant
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#ESP32 #OpenSource #ESPHome #SmartHome #Thread #MeshNetwork
The Super Mini ESP32-H2 (left) and the ESP32-H2-DEV-KIT-N4 (right) are ideal development boards for experimenting with OpenThread in ESPHome
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Scott Sumner looks at a broadcast video system network that uses Python code to control a video router and checks out another program that creates a scoreboard
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#DIY #Python #router #scoreboard #video #MySQL #jQuery
Video system signal flow. Displays shown in blue can be seen in the control room photo
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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In the market for a new SBC? @linuxnews.bsky.social looks at the Orange Pi RV2 to see how it compares to the Raspberry Pi
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#OrangePi #RV2 #RaspberryPi #SBC #RISCV #OpenHardware #ARM #OpenSource
The Orange Pi RV2 has a surprisingly good feature set given its low price. In addition to the four USB ports, there are two M.2 ports for NVMe. © orangepie.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Erik Bärwaldt shows you what it takes to benefit from AI on the Raspberry Pi and what tasks the small computer can handle
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#TensorFlow #AI #RaspberryPi #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #OpenSource #OpenHardware
The Code::Blocks IDE helps you use AI models
October 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Learn to build a tiny web radio with your Raspberry Pi Pico 2W
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#RaspberryPi #Pico #WebRadio #DACchip #OpenHardware #SBC #MP3 #application
A Pico 2W and a Pimoroni Pirate Audio HAT are all it takes to build a compact web radio
October 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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ICYMI: Snap4Arduino brings the power of low-code programming to the Arduino hardware environment
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#Snap4Arduino #programming #hardware #Scratch #microcontroller #script #Neopixel #firmware
Script for the Neopixel project
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Learn how to control the Adafruit NeoPixel (WS2812) with a few lines of MicroPython
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#AdafruitNeoPixel #WS2812 #LED #MicroPython #programming #OpenHardware
Photo of the test setup with an ESP32 DevKit and two LED rings
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Block coding is not exactly new, but block programming of a microcontroller is more exciting than you might think
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#PictoBlox #ESP32 #microcontroller #BlockCoding #programming #servomotor
To get started, you first need to decide which programming language you want to use for your project.
September 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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For the joy of tinkering: Bernhard Bablok shows you how you can use gestures to browse a document on your Raspberry Pi
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#gestures #project #OpenHardware #RaspberryPi #APDS9960 #OpenSource #Blinka #PyGame
In the sample project, the gesture sensor sits above the Waveshare TFT screen.
September 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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DietPi: @linuxnews.bsky.social shows you how this lean server distribution improves the performance of Raspberry Pi and other single-board computers
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#DietPi #RaspberryPi #Arduino #SBC #server #desktop #OpenHardware #Debian #OpenSource #FOSS
The DietPi-Software module lets you access the DietPi software
August 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Upgrade your computer with LEDs, buttons, or sensors to control a microcontroller board over USB from your web browser
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#microcontroller #Arduino #RaspberryPiPico #ESP32 #USB #API #CircuitPython
Download the CircuitPython firmware file for Raspberry Pi Pico.
August 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Learn to create your own home automation devices with an ESP32 or Raspberry Pi Pico W microcontroller board
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#RaspberryPi #EPS32 #ESPHome #automation #firmware #ESP8266 #RP2040 #microcontroller #OpenHardware #FOSS
On a real breadboard, a circuit always looks messier than in a diagram
August 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Koen Vervloesem shows you how to use ChirpStack’s LoRaWAN implementation to set up long-range wireless traffic for sensors even if you are far from a WiFi access point
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#ChirpStack #LoRaWAN #RaspberryPi #sensors #network #LoRa #OpenSource #Linux #OpenWrit
Diagram: Node-RED lets you react to MQTT messages from the ChirpStack LoRaWAN network server.
August 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Want to have more fun with your drone? Martin Mohr shows you how to program the DJI Ryze Tello drone with Python
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#Python #programming #drone #RyzeTello #Scratch #PyCharm
The DJI Ryze Tello with the highly recommended propeller guards from the accessories range. Source: DJI
August 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Learn how to send Raspberry Pi and Arduino messages to your desktop
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#notifications #RaspberryPi #Arduino #desktop #Linux #SSH #TCP #data #microcontrollers
Diagram: Use SSH and TCP sockets to send notification messages from a Raspberry Pi or Arduino to a Linux desktop
August 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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You don’t need much to create a smart home information center -- just a Raspberry Pi Pico, an ePaper panel, a battery, and some Python
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#RaspberryPi #PiPico #Python #SmartHome #ePaper #MakerProject #makerspace
Photo of a lean, mobile information display fits anywhere and is frugal in terms of resources
July 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Use the buzzer to have your MCU play small wake-up melodies, signals, or music to accompany LED animations
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#PiPico #buzzer #sound #MCU #OpenHardware #projects #code #programming #Arduino #CircuitPython
Photo of a passive buzzer (left) and two raw buzzers (center, right)
July 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Learn to create and interface for a real-time flight simulator on a Raspberry Pi running Linux with a custom I2C card and a small power supply
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#RaspberryPi #Linux #I2C #PowerSupply #FlightSimulator #makers #projects
Diagram of the simulator architecture
July 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Learn about BCPL for the Raspberry Pi
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#BCPL #languages #programming #RaspberryPi #OpenSource #OpenHardware #FOSS #libraries
Lead Image © videodoctor, 123RF.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Create web apps in Python with NiceGUI
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#Python #NiceGUI #RaspberryPi #charting #widgets #projets #rover #WeatherStation #scripts #OpenHardware
photo of a rover and the controls from the NiceGUI-interface
June 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Learn how to use a Raspberry Pi 4B with Linux to solve equations for a real-time nonlinear aircraft simulation, including the emulation of modern aircraft flight displays
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#RasbperryPi #Linux #FlightSimulation #aircraft #EFS #SourceCode #software #OpenGL
Diagram: Flight simulator organization
June 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Looking to design your own power supply? Reduce some of the inherent risk by building a model and running simulations with SPICE in KiCad
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#PowerSupply #SPICE #KiCad #SMPS #simulation #projects #makers
Labeled image of the completed power supply
May 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Are you looking to build your own temperature and humidity sensor? Bernhard Bablok compares eight sensors to determine which is the most accurate
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#sensor #humidity #project #tutorial #testing #BMP280 #DS18B20 #AHT20 #RaspberryPi
Picture of some of the test candidates used for accuracy testing
May 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Make a retro-alarm clock using a few electronic components, some code, and a handmade wooden case
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#projects #code #OpenHardware #firmware #SoftwareDevelopment
3-D model of the bedside clock you can build with this project
May 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Not Just for PCs: @hgesser.bsky.social shows you how to run Ubuntu on your Raspberry Pi
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#Ubuntu #RaspberryPi #OpenSource #Pi5 #GNOME #Debian #SBC #OpenHardware #FOSS
Screenshot: Ubuntu 24.04 looks exactly the same on the Raspberry Pi as it does on a normal PC, despite the different architecture.
May 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM