Controlling an Arduino from Raspberry Pi using Processing
Hey! This article is really old! Almost nothing is valid in it any more, now that there’s an official hardfloat Java release. Very brief current instructions for installing Processing are here:...
View ArticleAdding a Bluetooth serial terminal to Raspberry Pi
Sometimes you find a computer component that’s so cheap, that works so well, that you’re amazed you managed to live without it for so long. The JY-MCU Arduino Bluetooth Wireless Serial Port Module is...
View ArticleProcessing 2.1 + Oracle Java + Raspberry Pi + Serial + Arduino = ☺
With Sun Oracle hardfloat Java now available, Processing now runs at a decent clip on the Raspberry Pi. My old instructions are now very obsolete. Here are current, tested instructions for installing...
View ArticleNotes on mini-printers and Linux
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been playing with a few small thermal printers. Meant as POS or information booth printers, they make a diverting project for the lo-fi printing enthusiast. While they all...
View ArticleThermal Printer driver for CUPS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi: zj-58
This might be my last post on mini-printers, as I’ve found a driver that just works with CUPS on Raspberry Pi. It also works on Ubuntu on my laptop, and should work (though untried) on Mac OS. You’ll...
View Article[tɒk bɒks] — a tiny hardware speech synthesizer/TTS
Back in the 1980s, the now-defunct Digital Equipment Corporation (“DEC”) sold a hardware speech synthesizer based on Dennis Klatt’s research at MIT. These DECTalk boxes were compact and robust, and —...
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