A recent test using a Raspberry Pi computer, a night-vision video camera, and a Python script to make timelapse videos of the inside of our compost bin. The audio recording was created in tandem by placing a microphone inside of
One the many uses of a Raspberry Pi computer is connecting environmental sensors to the GPIO pins to collect or interact with environmental measurements such as ambient light, ambient loudness, temperature, barometric pressure, air quality, humidity, wind speed, soil dampness,
The Raspberry Rainbow Synth is a DIY synthesizer that uses an onboard Raspberry Pi 4 microcomputer, Python 3, and Cycling 74’s RNBO software along with various potentiometers, buttons, and an LCD. The synth uses RNBO patches as the sound source
The video below is a brief demonstration of a synthesizer I built a few years ago (2017) using a Raspberry Pi computer and a Pure Data patch. I only used the synth for a few performances and then moved on.
This summer I’ve been working on a prototype for a low-cost, Raspberry Pi synthesizer that is completely self-contained and ready for performance. The prototype uses a Raspberry Pi B+ computer and the built-in GPIO pins to provide controller inputs. No …
The photo gallery below shows the process of building eight Pi Speakers over the course of a couple of weeks in the Summer of 2014.
Eight Pi Speakers ready to go!
Number one is
The video below is a brief excerpt from PiAV when it was installed in the WaveCave Gallery at CalArts.
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My eight channel audio-visual installation PiAV premiere’s tomorrow in the WaveCave gallery at CalArts. The piece will be running from September 1st to September 9th. I have the pleasure of being the very first artist to present work in the …
I will be premiering a new audio-visual installation titled PiAV at this years International Computer Music Conference in Athens, Greece from September 14th through September, 20th 2014.
PiAV is an immersive multi-sensory environment created using twelve Raspberry Pi computers. I …
I will be teaching a three day Raspberry Pi workshop at Machine Project on Tuesday, July 29th, Thursday, July 31st, and Tuesday, August 5th, 2014. The workshop will focus on using the Raspberry Pi camera module with an emphasis on …
I will be co-curating a concert and premiering a new piece for the 10th annual Dog Star Orchestra concert series. The concert will take place on Tuesday, June 10th 2014 at The Wulf in Los Angeles. The Dog Star Orchestra …
Installing the system on your SD Card
1. Download the system software here:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads – choose the latest Raspian “Wheezy” installer
Once the file downloads, extract the image by double clicking on the download file and put the image file …
Raspi-Config Menu
When you boot your Raspberry Pi for the first time make sure it is connected to a display. The software configuration window should open. You can run the raspi-config program from the terminal at any time by typing:…
To get a WIFI dongle going I find its easier if you use the Pi’s GUI. To do so make sure the Pi is connected to a video monitor and your WIFI dongle is plugged into a USB port. Start …
At some point you probably will want to connect to your Pi remotely using the Terminal program on your laptop. This allows for the Pi to be run “headlessly” – meaning a display is not connected to the Pi.
In …
When running a Pi headlessly it’s helpful to find out the IP address without having to connect the Pi to a display. A Python script can be executed on boot to send you an email that contains the Pi’s IP …
You may find that certain characters do not show up as expected when typing on a keyboard connected to your Pi. This is because the default keyboard layout is set to work in Great Britain and some of the character …
Here are the steps to backup the SD card:
1. Shutdown the Raspberry Pi:
sudo shutdown -h now
Remove the SD card and insert it into your laptop’s card reader.
2. On your laptop’s local terminal program type:
mkdir ~/Desktop/Pi_BUINSTALL AN IMAGE VIEWER ON THE PI – Single view and Slideshow
To install the FBI image viewer type the following in a terminal on your Pi:
sudo apt-get install fbiTo view an image type the following:
sudo fbi I’ve been working on a Raspberry Pi video synthesizer that is coded in Python running on two Raspberry Pi computers. Each Pi runs a Python script to access the camera module controls and video effects. Each Pi’s camera is pointed …
I built these Raspberry pi Speakers using mono amplifier boards from Sparkfun, 8 ohm speakers from All Electronics, a few components and some wood from my garage I have made four WIFI speaker boxes for Raspberry Pi based audio projects. …
This past Spring I have been tinkering with the Raspberry Pi computers. They are pretty amazing considering that they only cost about $40. The two areas I have been researching have been running Pure Data networked between three Pis and …
This tutorial will turn your Raspberry Pi into a simple video player. The Raspberry Pi will automatically begin playing a folder of video files when it starts. The files in the folder will randomly repeat until the script is stopped …
I will be teaching a two day Raspberry Pi workshop at Machine Project on Wednesday, March March 12th and Monday, March 17th 2014. The workshop will focus on using the Raspberry Pi camera module with an emphasis on capturing time …
Here are some instructions to get a Raspberry Pi streaming video using NC and MPlayer This method looks the best and has the least amount of latency.
Install HomeBrew and MPlayer
HomeBrew is a package installer for Os X. You …
Run the following commands on your Raspberry Pi to install Pd-Extended. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
1. sudo pico /etc/apt/sources.list
2. put this line in the file and save: deb http://apt.puredata.info/releases wheezy main
3. sudo apt-key adv …
Here are instructions for capturing and compiling a time-lapse video using a Raspberry Pi and the PiCamera module.
Upload and edit the time-lapse video script
1. Connect to your pi via the terminal :
ssh pi@10.0.1.17change the IP address …