SolarPi experiment 2: Finally something that works (blog.rfox.eu)
diagram of solar panel, charge controller, battery and raspberry pi connections
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diagram of solar panel, charge controller, battery and raspberry pi connections
120mA draw on 5V with camera support.
I have come up with a new way to win at chess: I have connected up a Raspberry Pi Zero in my pocket to some buttons and vibration motors in my shoes, so that I can surreptitiously communicate with a chess engine running on the Pi. The project is called "Sockfish" because it's a way to operate Stockfish with your socks.
TLDR : My brand new laptop did not support DisplayPort over USB-C. I had a Raspberry Pi lying around unused, with its RJ45 and Ethernet ports, and I felt that I should be able to use it to bridge the gap between my laptop and my 2nd external monitor. After a lot of trial and error, I managed to get to something that I can...
Merlin is a free bird identification tool that uses both computer vision and computer audio to identify birds, with models that have been trained by bird watchers and ornithologists all over the world. It's a powerful tool for seeing what might be around when all you can hear is a song somewhere in the trees....
Fully compatible with all Raspberry Pi versions including the high-power Raspberry Pi 4....
Detailed instructions at link (see posts below for RPI 4)...
This looks great....
Solar panel...
Some hummingbird photos from the pi https://quex.cc/pictrs/image/1ad701ca-3f34-4bd1-980d-52f5491c69ac.jpeghttps://quex.cc/pictrs/image/cdd7ab34-b58e-4668-90e4-653f7a40a80d.jpeghttps://quex.cc/pictrs/image/e3c85d3c-3610-4661-914b-042414689adf.jpeghttps://quex.cc/pictrs/image/f07bb0b2-028a-4243-92d4-7f1e797f1186.jpeg