Ryder Damen

If you need to run a script that takes several minutes or gets run again and again, here’s how.

If someone is sending morse code light flashes to you, your Raspberry Pi can decode them.

Turn a large DJ light into a morse code communications device.

Build an automated bot that captures images of the outdoors and tweets them, along with the weather on a regular basis.

DMX lighting is the standard used in entertainment settings such as in the theatre or by DJs. Using an adapter and the right code, you can control DMX from your Pi.

Using a Raspberry Pi, you can make a light strip illuminate whenever you hit the appropriate keys.

Using the Zoom API, a light and a Pi, we can make a sign that lights up to tell your home or office mates that you are on call.

Use your Raspberry Pi to set up a reminder screen with all of your upcoming tasks on it.

Waste no more fog juice and use a Raspberry Pi to activate your fog machine when people are detected.

Surprise your friends by creating a moving zombie arm that jumps out when Raspberry Pi detects a person.

You can host a website that’s available on the Internet from the Raspberry Pi on your desk, all without giving out your actual IP address.

With a Raspberry Pi and a SDS011 sensor, you can monitor particulates as small as 2.5 micrometers.

Receive messages from the upside down (or anyone with a web browser) that light up a series of Christmas lights on your wall.

Rewire your old rotary phone with Raspberry Pi Zero and install Google Assistant.

Stop yourself from visiting social media when you should be getting work done by installing a Raspberry Pi-powered DNS server that turns sites on and off with a switch.

Use a Raspberry Pi with image recognition to determine when your cat or dog approaches the door and wants to be let out.

With a Raspberry Pi, a speaker and some wires, you can play a sound any time someone opens or closes a door.