This is a project that I’ve had on the back-burner for a while, but recently got around to finishing. It still needs some tuning but it’s getting there. Since I wanted to be able to control it from my phone, it uses a Raspberry Pi Zero W to handle WiFi communications. For a cheap, easily […]
Read More Balancing robotInformation is pretty scarce on getting these up and running, so I hope this quick guide might help to clarify the process for others. First, you want to expand the filesystem. Launch raspi-config: Go to Advanced -> Expand filesystem Now you’ll need a copy of the driver. Download it here. This installs the driver and also […]
Read More How to install a Makibes 3.5″ LCD screen on your Raspberry Pi (Raspbian)Here’s a video of the fully functioning chess board in action.
Read More IoT chessboard software integrationThough I have completed all the hardware of my IoT chess board, I am still in the process of developing the software for it. An Arduino MEGA sits underneath the board and controls the hardware, while a Raspberry Pi runs a webserver and takes care of the processing. Therefore the software development comes in three […]
Read More IoT chess board softwareI recently undertook a month of work experience at Vitec, one half of which consisted of me shadowing engineers in their jobs and spending time in each department – mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software, testing etc. The other half of the time, I was allowed to use the company’s resources to build a project of […]
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Ben James 