Install InfluxDB 2 on Raspberry Pi
This guide shows how to install InfluxDB 2 on Raspberry Pi. InfluxDB is an open-source time-series database (TSDB). So, it is ideal to store sensor data with timestamps over a …
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Testing Mosquitto Broker and Client on Raspberry Pi
In this tutorial, you’re going to test the Mosquitto MQTT Broker and MQTT Client on a Raspberry Pi. You’ll subscribe the MQTT client to an MQTT topic and publish sample messages. …
ESP32-CAM Video Streaming Web Server (works with Home Assistant)
In this project we’re going to build an IP surveillance camera with the ESP32-CAM board. The ESP32 camera is going to host a video streaming web server that you can …
ESP32/ESP8266 Publish Data to Raspberry Pi LAMP Server
In this project you’ll build an ESP32 or ESP8266 client that makes an HTTP POST request to a Raspberry Pi LAMP server (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP). The Raspberry Pi has …
Hack a PIR Motion Sensor with an ESP8266
In this project we’ll modify a commercial motion sensor (powered with mains voltage) with an ESP8266 to log data whenever motion is detected. The data will be sent to Node-RED using MQTT communication protocol.
Car Plate Recognition System with Raspberry Pi and Node-RED
In this project you’re going to learn how to build a car recognition system using a Raspberry Pi and Node-RED. For this project we’ll be using a software called OpenALPR …
Raspberry Pi Motion Detector with Photo Capture
This project shows how to take photos with a Raspberry Pi when motion is detected. It can be used as a burglar detector, to take wildlife photos or in other …
ESP8266 Multisensor Shield with Node-RED
In this project you’ll discover how integrate the ESP8266 Multisensor Shield for the Wemos D1 Mini board with Node-RED. The ESP8266 Multisensor Shield will establish an MQTT connection with a Raspberry …
ESP32 MQTT – Publish and Subscribe with Arduino IDE
This project shows how to use MQTT communication protocol with the ESP32 to publish messages and subscribe to topics. As an example, we’ll publish BME280 sensor readings to the Node-RED …
Node-RED with Xiaomi Mijia Bedside Lamp (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth)
In this tutorial we’ll show you how you can integrate the Xiaomi Mijia Bedside Lamp with Node-RED. The Xiaomi Mijia Bedside Lamp is a smart lamp with built-in Bluetooth and …
CCTV Raspberry Pi Based System with Storage using MotionEyeOS
In this project Julian is going to show you how to build a complete Raspberry Pi based home surveillance system in which you can manage all your cameras from one single place using MotionEyeOS. The system built also allows you to save your frames from all your cameras in a 1TB SATA drive.
What’s the Best Raspberry Pi Camera For Your Project?
In this post Julian is going to show you several options of cameras for the Raspberry Pi. He will compare its specifications and run some tests to analyse the pictures taken from each of them in different scenarios. After the tests, you should be able to pick up the most suitable camera for your needs.
Install MotionEyeOS on Raspberry Pi – Surveillance Camera System
Do you want to turn your Raspberry Pi into a surveillance camera system? The best way to do it is using MotionEyeOS. In this post we’ll show you how to get …
Turn Your Raspberry Pi Zero into a USB Keyboard (HID)
In this project you’ll learn how to turn a Raspberry Pi Zero board into a USB keyboard or HID (Human Interface Device). After following some simple steps, you can write …