Tag: rpi
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Programming a Digital Potentiometer (MCP4131) With Raspberry Pi & WiringPi
Github Link: https://github.com/comeradealexi/MCP4131 Datasheet One of the most important parts of programming an MCP is studying the datasheet provided with it. For the MCP4131, you can download it here: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/product/MCP4131 It will provide everything you need to know about the chip. One of the most basic pieces of information we’ll need to start with is…
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Connecting to Raspberry Pi direct to PC via Ethernet
This article will show you how to connect directly to a Raspberry Pi by connecting an ethernet cable directly to your PC without needing to do any setup on the Raspberry Pi itself. This means you don’t need to plug a keyboard and monitor into your Pi to connect to it. Requirements: PC with ethernet…
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lighttpd – Changing default user (Raspberry Pi)
After following the great tutorial here (http://www.penguintutor.com/linux/light-webserver) for getting lighttpd setup and running on my Raspberry Pi, I wanted to change the default user the service ran as so I could run commands from php scripts requiring more permissions. The part I got stuck on was that on a reboot, the folder in /var/run/lighttpd would…