T3 Lesson 6: Node-Red and programming the GPIO pinsMarch 12, 2019Hardware Setup, Raspberry Pihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ya8wpBbiEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uquO2Uwos-E Note: This is divided into two section INTRODUCTION Slides This lesson introduces Node-Red and how it can be used to control the GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi. The first part of the lesson is seeing how Node-Red… Read More
T3 Lesson 5: Scratch and Basic ProgrammingMarch 12, 2019Hardware Setup, Raspberry Pihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXJPsHb1fc8 INTRODUCTION This lesson teaches about some basic programming constructs using one of the simplest programming languages. Many students will have been exposed to it, so if it's not for your crew, skip it. There are enough advanced options that… Read More
T3 Lesson 4: Computers, Raspberry Pi and the internet of thingsMarch 6, 2019Hardware Setup, Raspberry Pihttps://youtu.be/4Tm9LlcrEck INTRODUCTION This lesson is a presentation that is meant to open students eyes to the power of the Raspberry Pi. We focus on the basics of a computer, input, and output, and share examples of cool projects that… Read More
T3 Lesson 15: Air Quality SensorsMarch 4, 2019Hardware Setup, Raspberry Pihttps://youtu.be/bZwCk4sa1cc INTRODUCTION Air quality is one of those topics that connects all of us. It's not difficult to find someone in your community who is sensitive to variations in air quality and is willing to share their story as a… Read More
Rpi: Time and TimezonesFebruary 28, 2019Raspberry PiGoal: Understand how to configure time and timezone settings on the raspberryPi. What you will learn: How to set the timezone on boot, or later and make sure time is being updated correctly. What you will need: RaspberryPi and an… Read More
T3 Lesson 3: Building the Box & Raspberry Pi KitsFebruary 26, 2019Hardware Setup, Raspberry PiINTRODUCTION Now that students are pumped up with the sense of efficacy that comes from building a brushbot, its time to switch to building a computer in components. This is an example of an opportunity to hold space for the students… Read More
Rpi Airquality Station: Indepth AssemblyFebruary 21, 2019Raspberry PiGoal: Assemble an RPi air quality Station from the parts kit, and turn it on for the first time. What you will learn: Special considerations for connecting sensors to the air quality hat, and how each part in the kit… Read More
RPi Airquality Station: setting up the default flowFebruary 7, 2019Raspberry PiGoal: Connect to the airquality station's node-red instance, and configure the Grafana node. What you will learn: How to connect to the airquality station's node-red, and detailed info on the Grafana node configuration. What you will need: An airquality… Read More
RPi Airquality Station: setup and accessFebruary 6, 2019Raspberry PiGoal: Connect your airquality kit to the internet to enable online data-logging. Either through WiFi or a wired LAN network. What you will lean: The best method of configuring your airquality kit depending on what hardware is available. Parts List:… Read More
RPi Node-Red: Uploading pictures to Google PhotosJanuary 29, 2019Camera, Flows - Experiments, Raspberry PiThis tutorial is being worked on - the google photos node may not be working at this time due to changes in the underlying repositories. Goal: Upload pictures from a node-red flow into a Google Photos folder. What you will learn:… Read More