The Magpi link robl posted has articles on moon photography
Did you note that a 3D printer (or access to a local public printer) was required to print the required part which is available for download at thingaverse.
I just tried printing a download for a Pi 7" touch screeen mobile housing, but it failed on the main component of 6 components. I am sure it is my problem and that I need to tweek the settings on the printer. 3D printing is getting there but you do have to be willing to invest some time and effort. Maybe tomorrow or next week...
As an old fart I find it amazing that one can download a file and print out an object. Guess they will be printing body parts soon enough.
Was at my dentist last week. He showed me teeth that had been 3D'd into an STL file extension. MRIs can image a thigh bone, etc. Its already here but there are still tweeks that need to be made. And certainly not with a "home" machine.
I don't have a 3D printer, but would very much like to have an adapter for the RaspiCam to a std. 1.25 inch telescope eyepiece mount, instead of the velcro solution I have now :-). I think there is a public "maker lab/workshop" in this town here. I figure this could be rather addictive tho, before you know it you will be printing all kinds of more or less useful stuff.
I don't have a 3D printer, but would very much like to have an adapter for the RaspiCam to a std. 1.25 inch telescope eyepiece mount, instead of the velcro solution I have now :-). I think there is a public "maker lab/workshop" in this town here. I figure this could be rather addictive tho, before you know it you will be printing all kinds of more or less useful stuff.
HB,
Might I suggest sketchup as a cad program (unless you are familiar with another cad routine). Its a free 30 day trial that reverts to a free application missing "some" whistles and bells. Its very intuitive to use and there is an intro video online that will have you designing this part in no time at all. Then off the the printer you go. This is how I got involved with 3d printing. I had a need for a robotic camera enclosure. Designed my own. Had it printed locally. And now I have my own printer. And yes it is addictive.
[EDIT] you might check at thingaverse and other such stl depositories to see if someone else has designed this part. You could then download it and take it to your local printer.
The latest version of the Raspberry Pi computer gained Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support and still kept the same price tag of $35. The Bluetooth support wasn't the best, but thanks to the latest update to the default Raspbian Linux distribution, the Bluetooth support just got better.
To set up Bluetooth device you need to use the command line. But no more, as the update adds much-needed GUI tools to manage Bluetooth connections and new devices can be added right from the taskbar. It also adds SD Card Copier application to backup your SD card, a new way to access the GPIO, and the programming text editor Geany.
One of my WCG teamate's at Xtremesystems is running WCG apps under Android. Pine64 also does Linux. At $19 for a 1 gig mem 1.2 quad core is very compelling. I think RPi still have their advantages but for a stack of dedicated crunchers this looks interesting.
One of my WCG teamate's at Xtremesystems is running WCG apps under Android. Pine64 also does Linux. At $19 for a 1 gig mem 1.2 quad core is very compelling. I think RPi still have their advantages but for a stack of dedicated crunchers this looks interesting.
My Pi's are getting their rac up (currently around 3k) not too sure how high it will get, maybe 4k. Had to replace an SD card in one.
Not too sure how the clone I mean Pine will do. Having memory separate might slow it down. Also Pi has much better software support, so while it's more expensive I think that will be the deciding factor. Thinking of adding another Pi3 to the farm.
I took my Pi 2 cluster to work yesterday for a technology expo we had - it pained me to reset the uptime of my cruncher. I ran in to another fella that was using parallella some time ago to do crunching.
The Pine looks interesting, but I stayed away because I assumed limited software availability and they certainly do not have a community as robust as Pi.
Also, PorkyPies, I see your CPUs show up as ARM ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)(4 processors) where mine just say ARM. Curious. Maybe I need to update my one lone Pi 3 tonight.
I do not think anyone will match RPi for usability, support and community. But for a single purpose, cheap SBC the Pine looks good especially with Remix OS. I do want to try one.
Also that 8 core Odroid looks like something tasty to play with. ;-)
I think RPi will always be the best first SBC to own and the best all-purpose.
Just my 2 cents. :-)
And yes we need more members. If no one else has I may post something on the RPi forums.
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Was at my dentist last week. He showed me teeth that had been 3D'd into an STL file extension. MRIs can image a thigh bone, etc. Its already here but there are still tweeks that need to be made. And certainly not with a "home" machine.
I don't have a 3D printer,
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I don't have a 3D printer, but would very much like to have an adapter for the RaspiCam to a std. 1.25 inch telescope eyepiece mount, instead of the velcro solution I have now :-). I think there is a public "maker lab/workshop" in this town here. I figure this could be rather addictive tho, before you know it you will be printing all kinds of more or less useful stuff.
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HB,
Might I suggest sketchup as a cad program (unless you are familiar with another cad routine). Its a free 30 day trial that reverts to a free application missing "some" whistles and bells. Its very intuitive to use and there is an intro video online that will have you designing this part in no time at all. Then off the the printer you go. This is how I got involved with 3d printing. I had a need for a robotic camera enclosure. Designed my own. Had it printed locally. And now I have my own printer. And yes it is addictive.
[EDIT] you might check at thingaverse and other such stl depositories to see if someone else has designed this part. You could then download it and take it to your local printer.
Raspberry Pi 3 Gets Better
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Raspberry Pi 3 Gets Better Bluetooth Support http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/28074/raspberry-pi-3-gets-better-bluetooth-support/
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Milestones Yesterday
Raspberry Pi passed 850,000
#2636 was 2819 on May 11
Raspberry Pi 3: More Extreme
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Raspberry Pi 3: More Extreme Cooling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfQMLInuwws
Tries various fans for cooling.
Where is everyone? It's so
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Where is everyone? It's so quiet.....
Have you guys seen these? Pine64 https://shop.pine64.com/collections/board
One of my WCG teamate's at Xtremesystems is running WCG apps under Android. Pine64 also does Linux. At $19 for a 1 gig mem 1.2 quad core is very compelling. I think RPi still have their advantages but for a stack of dedicated crunchers this looks interesting.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?296543-The-Pine-A64-thread-a-4-core-cruncher-for-19
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My Pi's are getting their rac up (currently around 3k) not too sure how high it will get, maybe 4k. Had to replace an SD card in one.
Not too sure how the clone I mean Pine will do. Having memory separate might slow it down. Also Pi has much better software support, so while it's more expensive I think that will be the deciding factor. Thinking of adding another Pi3 to the farm.
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I took my Pi 2 cluster to work yesterday for a technology expo we had - it pained me to reset the uptime of my cruncher. I ran in to another fella that was using parallella some time ago to do crunching.
The Pine looks interesting, but I stayed away because I assumed limited software availability and they certainly do not have a community as robust as Pi.
Also, PorkyPies, I see your CPUs show up as ARM ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)(4 processors) where mine just say ARM. Curious. Maybe I need to update my one lone Pi 3 tonight.
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I do not think anyone will match RPi for usability, support and community. But for a single purpose, cheap SBC the Pine looks good especially with Remix OS. I do want to try one.
Also that 8 core Odroid looks like something tasty to play with. ;-)
I think RPi will always be the best first SBC to own and the best all-purpose.
Just my 2 cents. :-)
And yes we need more members. If no one else has I may post something on the RPi forums.
Cheers!