How I cracked my own WiFi with a Raspberry Pi
Pentesting is a word that gets bandied about but have you ever done it to yourself? NO? You should! You should PENintration TEST your own network. If you can break into your network, think how easy a bad guy might break in. I’ve got a lot of WiFi devices running, so I should probably make […]
Read MoreRunning the BME680 Humidity Temperature Barometer VOC co2 sensor with CircuitPython
The BME680 looks like a fun little sensor. Lots of values to probe out of one I2C address! I’m trying something a little different with this sensor. I just take soldering for granted. I’ve been doing it for 50 years but I understand that there are people that can’t or won’t OR just don’t have […]
Read MoreGetting Some Extra CPU on Raspberry
I was just looking at my Raspberry Pi Zero and realized that I’m running stuff that I don’t need! Why am I wasting precious CPU cycles on the likes of cups (printer software), aplay and pulseaudio (sound software), Xorg, and lxpanel (the desktop GUI)? I’ll let avahi-daemon live for now. I think the DNS updates […]
Read MoreExample Python3 Scripts for Adafruit MPL115a2 and the si7021
Next on my list is the Altimeter, which I’m just using for a barometer in my basement. I’ve got the part wired to my Raspberry as you can see in my last post. I scraped this script off Adafruit: # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT import time import board import busio […]
Read MoreHow to Use Adafruit Python Blinka on Raspberry Pi
I’m slowly coming to terms with the Adafruit Libraries and getting Blinka working. This afternoon’s project was to install a ccs811 VOC and CO2 sensor on a Raspberry Pi W. Seems like every time I google how to set up an Adafruit module, I get a mish-mash of old and new pages. Some for python2. […]
Read MoreReal Time Streaming Protocol and the Raspberry Pi – Video for Linux 2
I wanted my Raspberry Pi to generate an RTSP stream. In order to use video streaming on a lot of Home Automation systems, you need a true RTSP stream to integrate your camera with the rest of the system. I googled v4l2 RTSP server and I found just that! (Good name Guys!) v4l2 stands for […]
Read MoreHow to Watch Unifi Video with Alexa Video Show
Yes, you CAN integrate the Amazon Alexa Video Show 5 with your Ubiquiti Unifi Protect Video System! “Alexa, show me the nursery!” will display the RTSP stream from your Ubiquiti Instant that’s aimed at the baby on your Alexa Video Show! There are a couple of pieces that need to be configured, but they are […]
Read MoreHow to Upgrade from Buster to Bullseye on a Raspberry Pi
First, back up the system. Copy your important files and any .conf files that you worked on and would hate to lose if this process goes sideways. You’ve already got backups? Good for you! Let’s go! Next, update the existing packages and reboot the Raspberry Pi OS 10 system. sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade […]
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