I very often use Raspberry Pis for any kind of installations and tinkering. When there should something be displayed or the installation has any kind of display interface I always use web technologies for that. So building a website, which I run in Google Chrome browser in kiosk mode. With Google Remote Debugging, built in […]
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I use the Raspberry Pi so often in kiosk mode running any kind of installation, I already have a ready to use image for this. But from time to time I need to set up one from scratch. Therefore for myself and for whom it may help find here my steps. Open a terminal on […]
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Most WiFi networks send their names or SSID so you could easily find them on your device. You could also turn this functionality off. The networks could still be found easily with any WiFi network sniffer tool. It is just a little less obvious if you do not want everybody to login there. If you […]
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Auch in diesem Jahr gibt es wieder eine kleine große Motorrad- Tour. Dieses Mal nehmen wir uns die Karpaten vor. Wir steigen in Wien aus dem Zug und werden einen Kreis entlang der Karpaten und durch Rumänien ziehen. Mal sehen wie weit wir kommen werden und was es zu sehen gibt …
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Technology should be a helper to make our lifes better. In this case it should the life of my mom a little more relaxing … and mine too.
Read moreAt home I have a WiFi network from my router through the appartment. But my working place is at the other side of the house and I do not have the possibility to pull an ethernet cable through the walls. But I for the NAS, some raspberry projects and so on I also wanted to […]
Read moreTo play mp3 files on raspberry pi you could use the omxplayer. Install it over terminal via: sudo apt-get install omxplayer To play a mp3 file just use: omxplayer -l 00:00:00 -o local /path/to/fie.mp3 The parameter -o local defines the output to be local, which means on the raspberry pi to use the 3.5mm jack. […]
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Als wir mit den Kollegen gesprochen haben: „Wir bauen einen digitalen Kleiderschrank, gab es sicher jedes zweite mal zu hören: „Ja, die Idee hatte ich auch schon.“ Aber wie kommt es, dass ich bis heute keinen digitalen Kleiderschrank gesehen habe ? Ich hab also einfach einen gebaut.
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This article is outdated. Please read this update: https://blog.sebastian-martens.de/2017/08/running-chrome-in-kiosk-mode-on-raspberry-pi-update/ I recently use Raspberry PIs for everything and and many projects. When I have any kind of interface showing to users I use webinterfaces shown in Chrome Browser. So I need to run it in a Kiosk mode. This it how it worked for me: First […]
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How to fix connections problems when Arduino Nano modules will not be found in the port list of Arduino IDE.
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Dieses Jahr geht es bei meiner Weihnachtspost um elektrisch leitende Farbe, Elektronik auf Papier – allg. Paper Curcuits – und winzig, winzig kleine LEDs.
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I recently needed to do a fast motion detection for an installation. The problem was that I didn’t know the final environment where it would happen. Classic motion detection sensors work with Infrared detection and have problems with direct sunlight. So I had to do my own solution.
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This is a small how to guide to build your own E-Mail printer. Please feel free to update the repository or post any upgrades.
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Dieses Jahr war die ansonsten in Berlin beheimatete re:publica das erste mal zu Gast in Dublin, Irland, und ich war beruflich dort. Wenn die Flüge schon ungünstig liegen, warum nicht noch eine Tag Sight-Seeing dranhängen und sich sie Stadt ansehen ?
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