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InfluxDB1 to InfluxDB2 with SSL

Install new Ubuntu 20 LTS on AWS (t3.medium). 't3 is better value than t2' (tried installing influxdb2 (auto upgrade from v1) then upgrade distro. Ok but influxdb crashed after upgrade.) Install InfluxDB2 using one big …

Enclosures for electronics and RF

Investigations into using ABS, polycarbonate and sheet metal enclosures to house electronics with a focus on getting that radio signal (wifi, 3G/4G) out of the box Requirements Weatherproof. IP66 = no dust and no water …

Robustel 3G Router Setup

Setting up a R1510-4L 3G router in Australia The setup is R1510-4L router with Telstra SIM card and Jasper web control. The goal is to setup the router on 3G and configure data allowances, etc. …

Backup and Restore SD Cards using linux

Once a Pi is setup, it's useful to clone the SD card and save the state. Here's how. # install shrink it wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Drewsif/PiShrink/master/pishrink.sh chmod +x pishrink.sh sudo mv pishrink.sh /usr/local/bin # insert sd, copy …

PiZeroW AP + Wifi Client

So I wanted to be able to set the Wifi details of a Pi without connecting a monitor and keyboard. Easy, right? No. RaspAP almost does it out-of-the-box, but I couldn't quite crack it. It's …

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Battery PiZero W, PiJuice Zero and a Camera

Goal Make a really simple timelapse camera. Runs on a Pi and uploads photos when WiFi available Always taking photos and saving. Always trying to upload photos. Wifi setup to act as host or client …

Raspberry Pi Setup (Linux)

Setup SD Card on another linux machine to install headless I use Desktop Raspberry Pi OS distro. This is tested on a Pi Zero and a Pi 4 in Feb 2020. Insert a new SD …

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SSH Port Forwarding

There's heaps on this on the internet and a good book . Here is my usage, which is useful for IoT connections. Remote Server Access I want to connect remotely to a web server on …

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Hacking an IotaWatt ESP8266

I need to flash the IotaWatt firmware (and write new files to the SD card) for two reasons: firstly I have a bricked IotaWatt, and secondly I want to try to modify the firmware to …

Grafana and InfluxDB on a Pi

Instructions as of late 2019! I used a Pi Zero W. This works but was pretty slow and awful for a my application. I then tried with a RPi 4B 2Gb and a RPi 3B. …