Top 10 Raspberry PI projects around the web to do today
Not long ago I told you about the amazing Raspberry PI, this week I would like to share with you the top 10 Raspberry Pi projects that I collected over the years (in my opinion) .
#10 Raspberry PI case
Although there are many assembled cases available on the market, some people (like myself) see the making of a case as an amusing activity and a sort of rite-of-passage for every Pi maker. Here are some examples you might find inspiring:
#9 Personal Computer
Image thanks to: Jiri Brozovsky
The Pi was never thought to be powerful, yet you can install a desktop environment with ease and plug mouse and keyboard and grab an old screen to have a cheap computer. Here’s a detailed guide on how to do it.
#8 Christmas Lights
Although not technically challenging, making the lights play tricks during music or even using led matrices is a nice thing to look at and will surely impress your guests. Here are some projects:
#7 Home Server
We now enter the “ease-your-life” category (by many known as automation). By creating an home server you will have a central point where to store documents, images, calendars, music etc. Here are some projects:
Ultimate Raspberry Pi Home Server- How to turn a Raspberry Pi into a low power network storage device
I would also suggest you to look into OwnCloud/NextCloud and Cozy.
#6 PirateBox
PirateBox is a stand-alone project. It is thought to be a “DIY anonymous offline file-sharing and communications system built with free software and inexpensive off-the-shelf hardware.” The project will allow you to turn your Pi into a box that will broadcast Wi-Fi signal and also host a message board, a chat and a “sharing-space”. You can start by following the official tutorial.
#5 Weather station
This one is particularly interesting, but it will require additional hardware. Using external sensors/shields the Pi will be able to record information about temperature, pressure and even wind force. By jotting it down on charts, you will have your personal weather station. Here are some projects:
#4 Build Robot/Drones
Building robots is for many younglings only a dream. With the Pi you can build robots and even have them interact with each other. Of course these projects requires many components and a through understanding of computer programming. You can really make anything if you know how to; and what’s better than practice to learn? Here are some basic projects:
#3 Automate Gardening
Gardening can be a pleasant, rewarding hobby (or even job), but it comes with many fatigues and backaches. With the Pi (and some tubes) you can automate this up to a point and even make your personal garden available at your fingertips with a smartphone app. Here are some projects:
#2 Smart Mirror
This one had potential ever since it was conceived, today it is one of the most reproduced projects. By putting a monitor behind a mirror you can have your Pi show you important information about weather, news and everything you are able to program it to. Here’s the link to the project.
#1 Home automation
Image thanks to: Open Rights Group
And here we are at number one. Home automation is the most demanding task, both physically and mentally. To achieve a decent level of home-automation you may have to dirty your hands and go behind your walls. At the same time you will need to ensure everything is properly connected and controlled by the Pi in order for you to achieve total control. This is by far the most interesting and rewarding project, and it doesn’t simply end when you’re done since there’s always something else to automate! Here are some projects:
- Raspberry Pi GPIO home automation
- Best Raspberry Pi home automation tutorial: web based
- Uber Home automation w/ Arduino & Pi
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