Future Projects

List of potential projects:

• • Arcade game - full-size 

  • Attic Shutter

  • ChatGPT 

    • Create ChatGPT prompts for basic things. Examples are 

      • convert python 2 to python 3

      • make code pythonic

      • run pylint and fix the code

      • add strings

  • Car Diagnostic and Location

    • https://www.automatic.com/ 

    • Alexa and automatic are compatible

  • DMZ

  • DNS Server - low priority - not that cool, not required

    • Determine which dns utilities to use (bind9, dnsmasq or powerdns)

    • All .local servers in DNS must use static IPs

    • http://elinux.org/DNS_-_Domain_Name_Server

    • http://elinux.org/RPi_Tutorials

    • Redhat - http://www.redhat.com/magazine/025nov06/features/...

    • explains how to use dig - https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t...

    • http://www.heystephenwood.com/2013/06/use-your-ras...

    • http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2014/159/DHCP...

    • Use this >>> http://workshop.botter.ventures/2013/10/01/how-to...

    • This is duplicate of above: https://matthewdba.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/raspb...

    • Explains why to use powerdns or dnsmasq: http://brielle.sosdg.org/archives/523-Using-dnsma...

    • Other DNS setups

  • Eclipse IDE with PyDev plugin for python - not sure if it is worth it

  • Electricty Monitoring

    • Desert Home

    • OpenEnergyMonitor

    • sense.com

  • Electrical outlet or switch >> see outlets

  • email server using citadel

  • Find your phone

    • http://lifehacker.com/how-can-i-find-a-lost-device...

  • firewall

  • gaming

    • • http://digitalmatrixusa.com/hdkit/pdf/diy_Instruct...

  • Hot water leak detector

  • IFTTT or Yonomi

  • Kismet

  • Laser Keyboard (virtual)

    • Raspberry Pi controlled laser projected keyboard; sensor detects finger movements and ties the to keystrokes

      • heartbeat keyboard

      • instructable

      • ikeybo

      • Famosa

  • Mission Control Console http://makezine.com/projects/mission-control-desk/...

  • NAS Drive

    • https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/articles/build-a-raspberry-pi-nas

    • https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2019/12/24/how-to-build-a-raspberry-pi-4-nas-server-samba-and-omv/

  • www.opnsense.org

  • OpenSprinkler improvements:

    • update and convert to Raspberry Pi model 3B and internal wifi adapter

    • need to add water monitor for when sprinkler head busts and gushes water

    • add gmail alerts

    • add soil moisture sensors

      • http://www.rainbird.com/landscape/products/accesso...

    • smart weather control 

      • built-in to OpenSprinkler - must be setup

  • Outlets

    • Swidget

  • Oscilloscope

    • http://www.bitscope.com/pi/

  • penetration testing

    • http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/pentesting-d...

  • pfsense

  • Picture frame

    • wireless digital picture frame

    • raspberry pi

    • wifi - no use PoE

    • display

    • motion sensor

    • battery operated ? - no use Power-over-Ethernet

    • http://wireless-digital-frames-review.toptenreview...

    • http://theswitchtolinux.blogspot.com/2012/12/raspb...

    • motion sensor turns it on, otherwise off

  • PiHole

  • Prometheus

  • Rain Sensor - added - need to add to instructableRobots

    • GoPiGo Basic Kit

  • Raspberry Pi Cluster

    • Since I have lots of Raspberry Pis, which probably aren't CPU limited, perhaps I could create a cluster out of them. There are many example RPi clusters on the web. An easy one is OctaPi

  • Raspberry Pi PC 

    • move from instructables to this site

    • up date to raspberry pi 4

    • thumb drive support

    • make student proofxxxadd non-admin accounts - use raspi-config to require login 

    • put in iMac G3 indigo case

  • stats about RPi - http://rpipython.blogspot.com.es/2012/12/tracking...

  • sitemap generator

    • https://github.com/c4software/python-sitemap

  • Surround Sound receiver

    • Amplifier - in favorites

    • HDMI - listed here

    • IR Receiver (infrared used with remote control)

  • Telescope

    • Redo controller for Meade telescope

      • Meade

      • LX200 commands/protocol

        • kbahey/onstep-python A Python API for the OnStep Telescope Controller, LX200 compatible 

        • syntheticminds/raspberrysky A Python script for steering a Meade LX200 telescope with a Raspberry Pi and PS3 controller. 

        • telescopio-montemayor/python-lx200 Python utilities to parse and generate LX200 commands

        • jaycedowell/satTracker200 

      • camera and pi mount for LX200

      • Python version of LX200 controller

      • http://astrobeano.blogspot.com/2014/01/instrumented-telescope-with-raspberry.html

      • Stellarmate - unsure what this is but it runs on RPi

    • Add 5 megapixel camera

    • Add eyepiece focus control

  • USB Drive for Raspberry Pi

    • Performance improvement use USB 3.0 instead microSD card

      • http://raspipress.com/2013/05/install-and-run-rasp...

    • You can use a USB Disc drive on the Pi - I have had no problems with that.

    • BUT you can boot from the SD then all further processing is done on the USB drive as the root. This is one way:

    • https://learn.adafruit.com/external-drive-as-raspb...

    • This would solve the SD problem.

  • URL Filtering

  • Video Camera

    • motion sensor, night vision, local storage only (no cloud), PoE, no fees, 

    • BlueIris

    • need a NAS for storage

    • Possible: Reolink, 

    • Out: Arlo

  • Water Main Leak detector

  • water sensor

    • https://www.instructables.com/id/Water-Alarm/

  • Water Softener

    • http://home-automation.smarthome.com/smarthome/Wat...

    • rainbird

  • WIDS - wireless intrusion detection (use wardrive/heatmap instead ???)

    • http://www.whoisonmywifi.com/router/plugins/openwr...

    • http://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/white...

    • Kismet is a console (ncurses) based 802.11 layer-2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system.

      • https://www.snort.org/setting up snort on debian

        • https://www.snort.org/setting