When a piece of artwork is displayed in a gallery, those special instructions on how to shut down a computer are not always transferred to the person closing the gallery each night. My expectation is that the mains plug will just be pulled out. Now, …
The Akiniscope has a swingy meter. The meter is an old meter from Ebay, that looks about right, but I have no idea what it was originally used for. It’s an ac meter, going up to 1V max. After playing with it for a bit, …
All the sound is generated by the Raspberry Pi, unless Akiniscope falls off the wall and smashes. From the Raspberry Pi it goes into a generic USB audio dongle. The sound is then amplified by a Stereo 20W Class D Audio Amplifier. I tried various …
Building a new project, I tend to start with a big mess of wires on the bench. Although it looks like a big mess, I make sure there’s no bare wires, and boards can’t short out on anything. To speed up wiring and testing, I …
I’ve found a nice PIR proximity sensor to detect when people walk in front of the Akiniscope, and take their picture. Most PIRs are deliberately made to be seen. This one, although more expensive, is small and discrete, and you can even mount it behind …
The computer I’ve used to run Akiniscope is a Raspberry Pi Zero W. This has most of the facilities I need, and is small, cheap, and uses little power, which could reduce the size of the power supply I use. I went for one without …
When I started to think about the Akiniscope, it was of course just an idea. It first became a possibility when I bought the display. It felt like a big step, spending money on something that I was not sure would make it to reality. …
The Akiniscope is based around the Raspberry Pi Zero W. I chose this, because it’s low power, small and cheap. You can also get a tiny camera for it. The W at the end means it has Wi-Fi connectivity, as well. The only drawback, is …