Raspberry Pi

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Setup

Install OS on SD card

• Purchase a verified SDHC cards - http://elinux.org/RPi_SD_cards
• Follow EASY setup - http://elinux.org/RPi_Easy_SD_Card_Setup
• resizing main partition from booted raspberry pi - http://elinux.org/RPi_Resize_Flash_Partitions

utilities

SSH Login

ssh login:

• should work by default. you just need to know the IP address.
• Connecting to local mac it through netgear box, it's probably 192.168.2.3, or 192.168.2.2.

Store your public key on the remote system, so you aren't prompted for password: http://www.linuxproblem.org/art_9.html

vnc remote

• http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-raspberry-pi-lesson-7-remote-control-with-vnc/installing-vnc

getting audio to work for a non-default user:

1. sudo usermod -a -G adm,dialout,cdrom,sudo,audio,video,plugdev,games,users,netdev,input rtwomey
2. logout/login

• http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=34094

vim instead of vi

vim instead of vi so arrow keys work:

1. sudo apt-get update
2. sudo apt-get -y install vim

overclocking

• http://www.jeremymorgan.com/tutorials/raspberry-pi/how-to-overclock-raspberry-pi/

scp

• to copy photos to my current computer, over ethernet cable:
  • scp rtwomey@192.168.2.3:~/images/*.jpg ~/Pictures/
• if you've stored your ssh public key, you won't be prompted for password!

Software

FM Transmitter

• FM transmitter with python code - http://www.icrobotics.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Turning_the_Raspberry_Pi_Into_an_FM_Transmitter
  • this works!!

gphoto2

• control and capture of DSLR http://skowron.biz/artikel/gphoto-raspberry/
• take a photo:
  • gphoto2 --capture-image-and-download
• list cameras:
  • gphoto2 --list-ports

festival

• festival on raspberry pi - http://elinux.org/RPi_Text_to_Speech_(Speech_Synthesis)
• see http://wiki.roberttwomey.com/Setting_Up_Festival_TTS#Using_Voice_on_Raspberry_Pi

pocketsphinx

• http://wiki.roberttwomey.com/Setting_Up_Festival_TTS#Using_Voice_on_Raspberry_Pi
• sphinx on raspberry pi - https://sites.google.com/site/observing/Home/speech-recognition-with-the-raspberry-pi

megahal

• try it -

supercollider

• installing on rpi: http://sam.aaron.name/2012/11/02/supercollider-on-pi.html
• example install directory: /usr/share/doc/supercollider/examples/
• http://new-supercollider-mailing-lists-forums-use-these.2681727.n2.nabble.com/SC-on-Beagle-Board-Raspberry-Pi-td7581949.html
• satellite CCRMA - https://ccrma.stanford.edu/wiki/Satellite_CCRMA_First_Steps

nltk

• http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6097

OpenCV

• http://www.technolabsz.com/2013/03/how-to-easily-install-opencv-on.html

Hardware Peripherals

Verified Peripherals - http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals

Pi Foundation Camera Module

• code: https://github.com/raspberrypi/userland/tree/master/host_applications/linux/apps/raspicam

C-Media USB sound device

• setup C-media usb sound device - http://www.cpmspectre.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/raspberry_pi/MoinMoinExport/DaffodilUSBSoundAdapter.html

C920

• USB packet loss (90% of frames)
  • http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=29879
  • beagleboard http://www.oz9aec.net/index.php/gstreamer/473-using-the-logitech-c920-webcam-with-gstreamer
  • http://www.oz9aec.net/index.php/beaglebone/476-turning-the-beaglebone-into-a-high-definition-ip-camera#comment-678839135

microline 320 printer

• parallel:/dev/usblp0
• http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1436079&page=2

untested

• Processing - http://forum.processing.org/topic/processing-on-raspberry-pi
• webcam streaming - http://sirlagz.net/2012/08/04/how-to-stream-a-webcam-from-the-raspberry-pi/
• opencv - http://mitchtech.net/raspberry-pi-opencv/
• julius - http://www.aonsquared.co.uk/raspi_voice_control

Problems

• raspberry pi resets audio device after recording begins. similar to this complaint - http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=12086&p=135385