A Raspberry Pi WiFi Extender is a cheap and power efficient way of increasing the total range of your WiFi Network. In my case I needed to extend a WiFi coverage within the same LAN[…]
Tag: cubieboard
Cubieboard with BMP085 Barometer, Alittute, Temperature
I’ve bought BMP085 barometric pressure sensor and my goal was to get pressure and temperature data via I2C interface to my Cubieboard running linux (cubieboard2-lubuntu-installation).
Apache+PHP on Cubieboard with Lubuntu
I executed the following steps to install apache with PHP on my cubieboard2 with lubuntu. Lets start with installation that will take about 25MB: sudo apt-get install apache2 sudo apt-get install php5 sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart[…]
Cubieboard2 – Lubuntu – Enabling Print Screen
When I installed Lubuntu on my new Cubieboard2, the print screen was not working. When I hit the “Print Screen” button I got this message: I’ve fixed it by installing the scrot application: sudo apt-get install scrot[…]
Lubuntu – installing VNC server
I use vnc to access graphic interface from my PC to cubieboard that runs on lubuntu. I have chosen tightvncserver and spent some time to configure and run it. Also to my surprise it took me[…]
Turn blue/green led off on cubieboard
If you have your cubieboard stable and do not like the led to blink, you can turn it off.
Enable UART on Cubieboard with Lubuntu
I wanted to connect my cubieboard with lubuntu to my arduino via serial communication. For that I had to enable a UART and connect pins to my arduino (only RX/TX is needed). I have arduino[…]
Cubieboard and 2.00mm vs 2.54mm pins
Cubieboard has thickness 2.00mm 2×20-pin-header that is not so suitable for home hobbiest. Arduino and other small boards uses 2.54mm pin (0.100inch) To connect it I have bought 2.00mm to 2.54mm 40pcs Wire Cable 2P[…]