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I followed your directions and got it working with only a couple of small issues. The first command didn't have 'sudo' at the beginning, this was pretty easy to figure out.Ok...So I haven't had to put an "instructable" together for a looong time, so bear with me. First person through let me know if there are any problems and I'll fix 'em up pronto. And I hope putting this here is ok with the 'Pints community!
If/when we get to motion sensors officially, we'll aim for a solderless solution.
I followed your directions and got it working with only a couple of small issues. The first command didn't have 'sudo' at the beginning, this was pretty easy to figure out.
For some reason the zip file would not unzip and I kept getting a unknown file error message. I downloaded on another computer and unzipped there and then emailed the files to myself so I could put them in the correct places.
The motion detector system is working great!
I can't get the screensaver to show any images and keep getting a "there are no acceptable images in the /home/pi/screensaver-images directory". There are actually lots of images in that directory some png, some jpeg and some gif but the screensaver refuses to recognize them. I'll keep working on that but the actual motion detector is working perfectly.
Thank you for taking the time to document this.
So the PIR came in the mail today. I got it all wired up and ran the test program. It seemed to work so I added the run program to autostart and I never got it to work correctly.
It may be that my soldering skills are horrible and/or the fact that I used 15 feet of 24 guage wire. I didn't mess with the sensitivity/range adjustments because I figure if it won't register my hand waving directly in front of it, then adjusting those settings probably won't help. I'll get it though...
Got my "touch screen" this morning.
Plug and Play no extra programs for it. Had to install a "virtual keyboard"
something to get used to.
Link to the screen?
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Not the best but will do for me.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...58-BBBE&~today=2013-08-29T01:01:01&redirect=1
There's a type B usb port on the screen that control the "touch" that plug into the usb port of the PI/HUB. There's 2 usb type A ports,speaker and some other ports as well.Does this display work off the hdmi port or do you have to plug in a USB also? I read some of the displays for windows 8 now require it I but I don't have one to spare on my pi.
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I have one of these http://www.ebay.ie/itm/7-PORTS-USB-2-0-POWERED-HUB-UK-IE-AC-MAINS-ADAPTER-/180669163847?pt=UK_Computing_USB_Cables&hash=item2a10b8a947 and they work really well.Does this display work off the hdmi port or do you have to plug in a USB also? I read some of the displays for windows 8 now require it I but I don't have one to spare on my pi.
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I bought some female to female jumpers that worked fine and did not require any soldering.
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Had the same problem. Take the "-y" out it worked for me.
Would you mind sharing where you sourced them from? I would love to implement the motion sensor functionality so I can stop going down to turn the monitor on every day.
Question:
How do I access my RaspPint from outside my network?
I want to add it to my website.
Thanks
Question:
How do I access my RaspPint from outside my network?
I want to add it to my website.
Thanks
Thanks all sortedPresuming the typical home network configuration, there will be a router that you'll need to configure to "port forward" inbound packets destined for the application port that the RaspberryPints application listens to - in this case, http port 80 - through the NAT layer and on to the internal lan ip address of your 'Pi.
Once you get that accomplished you should be able to access the 'Pints page using the external address of your lan. As that address is subject to change without warning on occasion, you can subscribe to a "dynamic dns" service that will provide a name-based access method that automagically translates to your current public ip address.
With that established you should be able to at least link your tap list to your other web page...
Cheers!
Rookie question, may already have been answered, my apologoes if it has. At the admin login screen, it will not recognize my username, nor will it supply it to me after I provide my email. Is there a way to reset the admin username and password, or fix this, perhaps from a term window by editing the file within pi? Thanks in advance and sorry for the rookie question.
So I'm working on my install, hooked it up, and am using the Favi Mini Keyboard suggested on the parts page. It is NOT working so smoothly. I have to unplug and replug the dongle a few times, and it'll either work for a few seconds, not at all, or work for a few minutes and then crap out on me. Am I doing something wrong, was there some programming step I was supposed to go through that I missed in the instructions, or do I have a busted wifi keyboard? Frustrating!
EDIT - I went on Favi's website, the warn about a ton of knock offs. After looking at mine, it doesn't have the Favi logo in the plastic on the back or the laser pointer (it has a cheap LED instead) even though every model listed on Favi's Amazon page shows a laser pointer. Given the high number of knock offs, the poor functionality (in the Pi and on my laptop), and the missing features - I've concluded I got a knockoff and am sending it back to Amazon. If you buy one of these from the link provided, be careful not to get it from U-Sell (through Amazon Prime) - that's who sold me mine and it's a fake. - EDIT
Sounds like you should have used the sound track from "Jaws" instead :cross:I'm using the classic Windows Start sound file ("TA DA!"). I had a "bubbles" sound track running and it scared the crap out of the wife first time she walked by the keezer
Cheers!
Easy problem to fix. Just erase a file. Which one? I don't remember. I'll search that but I would bet they'll tell you before I even find it.
And now, for something completely different: I have my 'Pi not only waking up my taplist display when the PIR sensor detects someone approaching the keezer, it plays a musical greeting!
That took roughly 10 minutes to install the needed packages, install the driver, add a couple of lines of code to pir_run.py, and reboot. It took longer to dig through my parts bins in search of a 12VDC wall wart to power a pair of Labtec speakers that I'm pretty sure are older than about half the HBT population
I'm using the classic Windows Start sound file ("TA DA!"). I had a "bubbles" sound track running and it scared the crap out of the wife first time she walked by the keezer
Cheers!
I'm going to guess /var/www/index.php, as it's the first thing RPints hits...
Cheers!
Sounds like you should have used the sound track from "Jaws" instead :cross:
How did you do it? I want mine to play "I like beer" by Tom t hall
It actually has me thinking of how to add leds to the underside of my 6-tap t-tower...
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