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Befinitiv’s Digital Film Cartridge Adds a RaspberryPi to an Old Film Camera — with Great Results

July 22, 2021 by CrackedConsole

Using a 3D-printed housing, a Raspberry Pi Camera Module, Raspberry Pi Zero, and LiPo battery, befinitiv has given an old camera a rebirth.

Pseudonymous maker “befinitiv” has shown off a Raspberry Pi-powered upgrade for film cameras, turning them into digital cameras capable of stills, video, and even live-streaming — albeit with considerably different zoom from their stock designs.

“This was state of the art 50 years ago,” befinitiv explains of a Cosina Hi-Lite film camera. “Back then, of course, you shot your films or photos on these films, and this was rather expensive back in the day — but today it’s even more expensive and a bit cumbersome.

RaspberryPi Mod Recreates Authentic Game Boy Feel

July 17, 2021 by CrackedConsole

DMGPlus, another Game Boy replicator. A wondrous labor of love!

Taking a Raspberry Pi and sticking it in the housing of a Game Boy isn’t a new project, though most of these retrofits were undoubtedly more modern than the original handheld console. They usually had more buttons, backlit color TFTs, and ran off modern Li-ion batteries. A project on Spritesmods named the DMGPlus is interested in utilizing the Pi in a stealthier way; instead of using it to update the older console, the DMGPlus is recreating how playing one of the first handheld game consoles used to feel.

iToronto’s Raspberry Pi Pico-Powered GPS Data Logger Makes Use of an Upcycled Pill Bottle Housing

July 15, 2021 by CrackedConsole

Designed to fit in a pill bottle with a 3D-printed lid keeping everything in place, this GPS logger keeps track of its creator’s hikes.
Pseudonymous maker “iToronto” has shown off a build that repurposes an old pill bottle to create a compact, battery-powered GPS logger — driven by a Raspberry Pi Pico board.

Jonathan Pallant’s Neotron Pico Turns the Raspberry Pi Pico Into a Full-Size ATX PC Motherboard

July 12, 2021 by CrackedConsole

Based on the earlier Neotron 32, the Neotron Pico is an RP2040 home computer straight from the ’80s but compatible with modern cases.

Embedded Rust developer Jonathan Pallant is taking the popular Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller board in a new direction: a simplified home computer, complete with a motherboard compatible with ATX cases.

Released earlier this year, the RP2040-powered Raspberry Pi Pico has been a stellar success. Despite being designed primarily for embedded microcontroller applications, it’s found a home in a range of unusual projects — like a visual synthesiser, an interactive MicroPython-based computer for your desk, another for your pocket, an emulated BBC Micro, an emulated 80186 PC, and even a Nintendo Entertainment System.

This RaspberryPi – Based Parking Lot Monitor Detects Unauthorized Vehicles

July 12, 2021 by CrackedConsole

For a university project, Codrin used a Raspberry Pi to create a system that detects unauthorized vehicles.

The United States is a car culture and most Americans have to own a car to commute to work and get around. As a result of that fact, parking lots are everywhere. You don’t just need a parking spot for your car at home, but also at work and every other place you go. In Jackson, Wyoming, for example, there are 27.1 parking spots for every household. Despite that, private parking lots are common and owners need a way to ensure that only authorized vehicles enter the lot. For a university project, Codrin used a Raspberry Pi to create a system that detects unauthorized vehicles.

Now You Can Turn the Commodore 64 Into a Delightfully Chunky Game Boy

July 7, 2021 by CrackedConsole

For many of us, the Atari or the NES wasn’t our first gaming console. Instead, it was the Commodore 64, which was marketed as an incredibly affordable home computer, but was also a solid gaming machine. It was very much worthy of a second life as a Game Boy-sized portable, which anyone can now hack together with the right parts and skills.

For around $36, a website called UNI64 will sell you a kit containing custom designed PCBs that, with some technical know-how, can be turned into the Handheld 64: a portable version of the classic ‘80s computer, complete with a tiny QWERTY keyboard so you can even write your own BASIC programs on the go. Just keep in mind that the $36 kit is just the starting point to creating a portable C64.

DarkfullDante’s Flight Sim Switch Box Is Powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico Running CircuitPython

July 7, 2021 by CrackedConsole

Driven by a combination of hid_gamepad and hid_keyboard, the switch is designed for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator and Elite Dangerous.
Pseudonymous developer “DarkfullDante” has put together a low-cost switch board for flight simulators, powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico running CircuitPython and housed in an attractive and sturdy case.

RaspberryPi Pico Oscilloscope

July 6, 2021 by CrackedConsole

As you dive deeper into the world of electronics, a good oscilloscope quickly is an indispensable tool. However, for many use cases where you’re debugging low voltage, low speed circuits, that expensive oscilloscope is using only a fraction of its capabilities. As a minimalist alternative for these use cases [fhdm-dev] created Scoppy, a combination of firmware for the Raspberry Pi Pico and an Android app to create a functional oscilloscope.

Stream TV from your RaspberryPi with Tvheadend

June 22, 2021 by CrackedConsole

In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to stream TV from your Raspberry Pi using Tvheadend and a USB Digital TV Tuner.
Tvheadend is a popular open-source TV streaming and recording server that can run on a Raspberry Pi.

The Tvheadhend software has a wide range of support for various input sources allowing it to function with most TV tuners.
Using this software, you can use your Raspberry Pi to record and stream live tv to various sources.
You can even watch the TV streams provided by the Tvheadend software using the Kodi media center or the VLC media player.

RaspberryPi Zero Takes the Wheel in Miniature Fighting Robot

June 18, 2021 by CrackedConsole

Looking to capitalize on his familiarity with the Raspberry Pi, [Sebastian Zen Tatum] decided to put the diminutive Pi Zero at the heart of his “antweight” fighting robot, $hmoney. While it sounds like there were a few bumps in the road early on, the tuxedoed bot took home awards from the recent Houston Mayhem 2021 competition, proving the year of Linux on the battle bot is truly upon us.

Compared to using traditional hobby-grade RC hardware, [Sebastian] says using the Pi represented a considerable cost savings. With Python and evdev, he was able to take input from a commercial Bluetooth game controller and translate it into commands for the GPIO-connected motor controllers. For younger competitors especially, this more familiar interface can be seen as an advantage over the classic RC transmitter.