Probably the quickest turnaround from concept to working device out of any project of mine in history. I started writing the code on October 22, 2024 and released the first version fully tested and working on December 7, 2024. It helps that most of the headaches were already ironed out…
RPi Smart Still: Version 1.4 of the software was released on October 8, 2024 and now supports Banana/Orange Pi clones running Armbian (Debian for ARM). The Raspberry Pi Foundation pulled off an underhanded money grab by making numerous features of their legacy models nonfunctional under Raspbian 12. Clearly, their plan…
In regards to the numerous emails from the contact form here about the absence from YouTube, here’s the Reader’s Digest Condensed Version of the reason why. YouTube has ruined their platform since they introduced “Shorts” in their attempt to compete with TikTok. Additionally, my attempt to utilize Shorts and long…
After some unexpected delays, the RPi Smart Still Controller is back on track with a HUGE new addition! Thanks to the efforts of Mathias from Sweden (that’s all I know about him) the system assembly has been super simplified so all you need to do is connect motors and sensors….
People are suddenly building their own container farms at an increasing rate to save money over the cost of the turn-key solutions that sell from $75K to $115K plus delivery and installation. With this brings a lot of people looking to save money on hydroponic growing and climate control systems….
Of all the software I’ve written in my life, I never would have imagined that something like this would be such a high demand item. What’s funny is that a former employer at a part time job wouldn’t let me solve any problems using one because I was the only…
In regards to the frequent requests for me to create an RPi Smart Still support group on Facebook, I’m sorry, I deleted my Facebook account at midnight on 12/31/2020. I refuse to allow Zuck’s companies to track me and eavesdrop on my conversations ever again. If somebody else wants to…
As of this time, I can confidently say that I am on track for an official first release before the end of 2023. But, as my luck always has it, I’ve been held up by waiting for parts because I don’t seem to know how to avoid ordering things on…
I encounter a lot of people who think that because they took a year of Java or C++ programming in college, they know how software engineering and design works. Never mind the fact that they have never actually written any software as an employee or on their own for a…
Due to the fact that I am located in an area where people think everything has to be price-competitive with Walmart, my greenhouse is now strictly a research and development laboratory and a source for my own food. It doesn’t matter if I can prove that my produce is of…
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