Raspberry Pi posts

Using a remote control with a Raspberry Pi Kodi media center
6 November 2018
What is a media center without remote control? Fortunately, Kodi can be configured with various types of remote controls. This post explores all the remote control options available and show how to to connect and map them in Kodi. More…

Categories KodiRaspberry Pi

Tags BluetoothKodi add-onskodimedia centermedia center hardwareopenElecremote controlwireless communication

Getting started with private projects on Raspbian and Bitbucket
28 October 2018
Bitbucket is a great alternative to Github to start, store and track simple programming dependant project files. On a Raspberry Pi it can be simply done using Raspbian. In addition to Github, projects uploaded to Bitbucket with less than 6 contributors can be kept private and won’t cost a cent. More…

Categories CodingRaspberry PiWebsite Development

Tags AtlassianBitbucketMercurialRaspbiangit

Taking a screenshot on a Raspberry Pi from a remote location
1 July 2018
Whether it is for debugging purposes, making images for tutorials or capturing a moment in a game, screenshots (screengrabs or screen captures) often come in handy. Most operating systems, including Raspbian, will have options to create screenshots by using the keyboard, but what if no keyboard is connected? More…

Categories Raspberry Pi

Tags Raspbianfree softwarelibpng12-devraspi2pngscreen capturing softwarescreenshot

3 ways to connect a Raspberry Pi 3 to a network using Wi-Fi
30 June 2018
The Raspberry Pi 3 comes equipped with on-board Wi-Fi and an Ethernet port. Establishing a network connection using Wi-Fi can be done in a couple of ways. More…

Categories Raspberry Pi

Tags Raspberry PiRaspbiannetworkwi-fiwired communicationwireless communication

Using the UART interface
5 June 2018
UART (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter) is a communication interface used between two microcontrollers. Data signals are transferred using two lines, one for transmitting signals (Tx) and one for receiving signals (Rx). More…

Categories ArduinoESP MicrocontrollersElectronicsRaspberry Pi

Tags FTDI USB/UART moduleTTLUARTmicrocontrollersserial communicationwired communication