[HN Gopher] Ask HN: What cool projects do you suggest I build wi...
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       Ask HN: What cool projects do you suggest I build with a Raspberry
       Pi 2W
        
       I just got a Raspberry Pi 2W. What are some cool project ideas for
       building with it?
        
       Author : vivegi
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2022-07-02 16:23 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
       | sandreas wrote:
       | You could try to build a bluetooth / wifi audio receiver (!) with
       | push buttons for Play, Pause, Forward, Rewind, etc.
       | 
       | I always wanted to try this for having bluetooth to aux in my
       | car, but I never finished it.
       | 
       | Here is a project, that tried to accomplish this:
       | https://github.com/BaReinhard/Super-Simple-Raspberry-Pi-Audi...
       | 
       | And my personal notes and scripts:
       | https://github.com/sandreas/raspberry-bluetooth-receiver
        
       | h2odragon wrote:
       | I want to put one on a model train, with camera; possibly with
       | pan & tilt on the camera. have it stream video, offer camera
       | controls, maybe put audio output on it.
       | 
       | I wanna do this in N scale.
       | 
       | I doubt i'll ever get the full vision of the idea realized but
       | i've got a few seconds of footage from train POV as it runs
       | around the table from a taped together prototype test and that
       | may be enough to keep me interested in the idea.
        
         | saidinesh5 wrote:
         | Do check out OpenHD. People use it to fly FPV Quadcopters and
         | flying wings... With raspberry pi the latency is still ehh so
         | it's more for fixed wings than fpv quads as of now.. But it's
         | still fun.
         | 
         | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H4mWYgangOs
        
       | jtode wrote:
       | Get a few RGB bulbs and install Home Assistant, instant disco!
       | 
       | https://www.home-assistant.io/
        
       | alexk307 wrote:
       | Buy a bunch of cheap sensors from Amazon and learn to interact
       | with them. Learn what I2C is, and learn how to chain a bunch of
       | devices together. Get a few relays or servos and you can learn
       | how to start interacting with the physical world through
       | machines. Find a recurring task in your life and automate it
        
         | dontbenebby wrote:
         | Something like "The Clapper" but more elaborate, to scare away
         | burglars
         | 
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clapper
         | 
         | I'm very anti "internet of things" but I used to wire that to
         | an AM/FM radio and/or lamp so it would give the appearance of
         | someone waking up if you jiggled the door handle at night,
         | after one too many times exactly that happened when I _was_
         | home.
         | 
         | (Just before I came to town a white woman had gone missing, so
         | I was surprised at how many weirdos they let just wander around
         | under the pretense they were selling magazines or Jesus or
         | whatever.)
        
       | ewuhic wrote:
       | Almost same question, but quite tangential: I'd like to have a
       | plant watering system with least complexity involved. I would
       | assume a fish tank pump plugged into any PC. The plugging part
       | however is not quite-well thought out, neither the output to
       | multiple pots. Could you suggest some ideas? Arduinos, valves,
       | etc? The watering is not automatic and should happen with a push
       | of a PC keyboard key.
        
         | 35mm wrote:
         | I recommend you look into Blumats [1] - no electronics required
         | watering system.
         | 
         | [1] https://blumat.com/
        
       | BeatQuestGames wrote:
       | If you make music, my project lets you send midi over Bluetooth
       | via the PI
       | 
       | https://github.com/Mylab6/PiBluetoothMidSetup
        
       | irq-1 wrote:
       | Attach a battery, a camera, a 1 inch screen and a big button --
       | make a doorbell.
        
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