Building and controlling a fan is breeze with a Raspberry Pi, a dash of Python programming, simple circuitry and the AdafruitIO Internet of Things dashboard.
Simple home automation is possible with a few parts and the Adafruit IO Internet of Things dashboard to remotely control circuits from any Wi-Fi device.
In this episode of the Gentleman Maker, we're using a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino Uno to stave off the onslaught of dogs trying to eat every single plant in our garden.
Combining a simple external circuit with the Raspberry Pi to create a simple door-locking mechanism that takes advantage of the speech recognition library.
As electronic designs get smaller, through-hole components become less common in newer products in favor of surface mount packages. Being able to solder surface mount yourself by hand is a very valuable skill.