This new and tiny $5.00 Raspberry Pi Zero looks to be pretty cool and may come in handy for some IoT projects. Anyone luck enough to get one yet?
Raspberry Pi Zero
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@Tyler gets all the new stuff first. He would be the one to ask.
Tyler
December 1, 2015, 6:16pm
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I don’t have one yet, but I’d be really curious to hear how you all plan to use these.
Synthesis
(The Viking AKA "Holy Crap You're a Giant!")
December 1, 2015, 7:40pm
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I’d integrate with my cars…
I can perform door locks/unlocks from the HA dashboard/SmartTiles, monitor current status of the car alarms and even start/stop the vehicle from the Pi or an Arduino.
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My SONOS replacement.
I’m using Raspberry Pi Zero pack $29.95
USB soundcard $4.95
The Raspberry Pi has an on-board audio jack, which is super handy for all kinds of sound effects and speech, just plug and go! However, for when you want better audio for music playback, a ...
Price: $4.95 USD
passive USB hub and wifi dongle
http://i5.walmartimages.com/dfw/dce07b8c-bc12/k2-_d99ac765-a434-4166-abc7-0116946f505e.v3.jpg
$17
http://www.kmart.com/vivitar-bluetooth-boombox-black/p-018W008981844001P?prdNo=8&blockNo=8&blockType=G8
Software:
RASPBIAN JESSIE LITE
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Headless setup
http://davidmaitland.me/2015/12/raspberry-pi-zero-headless-setup/
installed UPNP renderer gmrender-resurrect
integrated with
This Smart App and device type allows you to use any DLNA Media Renderer to receive Sonos-like sound and voice notifications from SmartThings.
You must to install the MediaRenderer_Connect to find any Generic Media Renderer (Network Speaker)
The MediaRender Player is the device type needed to control each Media Renderer.
If you dont have a Media Renderer like Smart TV or Network Speaker with DLNA you can test it with Foobar2000 program installing de upnp commponent. The commponent allows you to convert the player in a Media Renderer (Verify your firewall do not block the foobar2000 port )
I have tried some Media Renderers, but is better if you give me a feedback of the models that works for you.
Tip : Please, just install one time the MediaRenderer Connect from the phone, If you have…
I also syncing my Fitbit with same rig
http://mbmccormick.com/syncing-fitbit-on-raspberry-pi-with-galileo/