After losing the chicken due to wildlife intruders, Elbie decides to create a Smart chicken coop with several functions: Opening and closing the door at sunrise and sunset according to local geographic coordinates; Intrusion detectors with flashing LEDs in two positions; LEDs visible from the outside to show the status of the door; Two buttons…
Mechanical engineer Isaac Porras has launched the new Solderdoodle Plus, an open source USB rechargeable soldering iron, more powerful than its predecessor Solderdoodle. It’s a cordless hot multi-tool that can be used as a soldering iron, 3D print finishing tool, and wood burner, all in the same package and it features 10 Watts of adjustable power. Solderdoodle Plus…
There are several UPS solutions for the Raspberry Pi on the market, but the latest Pi-Zero-UpTime (aka PiZ-UpTime) UPS boardfrom Alchemy Power looks particularly interesting since it comes in Raspberry Pi Zero size, relies on a standard 14500 Li-Ion battery, reports when battery level is low via GPIO 26, and works with an Raspberry Pi…
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