Monthly Archives: May 2020

PineBookPro !

Posted on May 30, 2020 by twongkee

Pinebook pro arrived! very cool; yet another linux variant, Manjero… how distant the old redhat seems now.. may put debian on here after kicking the tires a bit. initial impressions:impressive; neat and clean; keyboard is very nice, screen crisp and … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi 4 + Official Touch Screen

Posted on May 23, 2020 by twongkee

Since started playing with python pygame 2.0.0 dev8, have acquired the official Raspberry Pi Touch Screen. interesting notes: the dimensions of the touch screen closely match LEGO ! so that is my initial case: Have python tk working, with buttons … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi HQ camera +Python

Posted on May 9, 2020 by twongkee

Brighter today: not really;  playing with the python control interface, and using the sample from the docs, have set the camera to brighter settings, almost night mode. Still using very small opening, to get the largest area in focus. Each … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi HQ camera module

Posted on May 8, 2020 by twongkee

Ordered a Raspberry Pi HQ camera module, and it arrived: here is a link to a time lapse video: some seeds planted just on the past weekend. here is an “external” view of the setup, with the camera module attached to … Continue reading →

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