Chris Claxton's Blog
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In my previous blog post I wrote briefly about the new Raspberry Pi Pico and mentioned that I would be attempting to get some Pico examples compiled and uploaded to the board.
I use VSCode on MacOS for most of my development work including Arduino C/C++ coding using PlatformIO. Seeing as support...
The Raspberry Pi Foundation based in Cambridge has recently released a microcontroller development board called the Pico and it's based on their own custom designed silicon that they have named the RP2040. On the surface this seems to be an odd decision considering the number of very capable off...
Having recently setup control of a light at home over the internet using a wired solution as detailed in my previous blog post, I started to investigate options for a wireless alternative; as running cables, although the most reliable option, is not always practical. Most of the commercial wireless...
For my first DIY Smart Home project which I completed last year I kept it as simple and reliable as possible by keeping all of the connections wired, apart from the connection from my phone to the wireless network to control the light. The objective was to control a porch light using a Raspberry Pi,...
I have become increasingly interested in "Smart Home" tech over the past year, in particular the category of devices which are generally labelled as "Internet of Things" or "IoT" devices. These devices have become a lot more popular in the UK lately, visit any branch of Maplin or PC World and notice...