{"id":10165,"date":"2014-06-26T14:50:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T14:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=10165"},"modified":"2014-06-26T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T14:50:15","slug":"cheapish-home-automation-with-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165","title":{"rendered":"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

The Foundation has just published this blog post<\/a> which has Amy Mather controlling electrical sockets via a Raspberry Pi. She’s using an Energenie GPIO plugin board and extension block and controlling it via Python on the Pi. You can get hold of a starter pack of this system from Energenie for \u00a319.99 (including VAT and delivery) which will give you the GPIO board and two socket adapters. Take a look here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve not tried one of these myself but they look like a great way to get into home automation without a load of re-wiring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Foundation has just published this blog post which has Amy Mather controlling electrical sockets via a Raspberry Pi. She’s using an Energenie GPIO plugin board and extension block and controlling it via Python on the Pi. You can get…<\/p>\n

Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20,25,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gpio-boards","category-home-automation","category-rpi-shopping"],"yoast_head":"\nCheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi - Raspberry Pi Pod<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi - Raspberry Pi Pod\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Foundation has just published this blog post which has Amy Mather controlling electrical sockets via a Raspberry Pi. She’s using an Energenie GPIO plugin board and extension block and controlling it via Python on the Pi. You can get…Read more →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Raspberry Pi Pod\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/recantha\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-06-26T14:50:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/energenie4u.co.uk\/res\/images\/products\/large\/ENER314_A.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Horne\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@recantha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@recantha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michael Horne\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Horne\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c27c4ef2ee1c18b130f1fcd5dcdbb263\"},\"headline\":\"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-26T14:50:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165\"},\"wordCount\":103,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energenie4u.co.uk\\\/res\\\/images\\\/products\\\/large\\\/ENER314_A.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"GPIO boards\",\"Home automation\",\"Shopping\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165\",\"name\":\"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi - Raspberry Pi Pod\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energenie4u.co.uk\\\/res\\\/images\\\/products\\\/large\\\/ENER314_A.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-26T14:50:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energenie4u.co.uk\\\/res\\\/images\\\/products\\\/large\\\/ENER314_A.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energenie4u.co.uk\\\/res\\\/images\\\/products\\\/large\\\/ENER314_A.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?p=10165#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Raspberry Pi Pod\",\"description\":\"Experiences with the Raspberry Pi micro computer and microcontroller\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Raspberry Pi Pod\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/cropped-PiPod-Logo-v3.png?fit=800%2C337&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/cropped-PiPod-Logo-v3.png?fit=800%2C337&ssl=1\",\"width\":800,\"height\":337,\"caption\":\"Raspberry Pi Pod\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/recantha\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/recantha\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/recantha\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCK4F9blabxzmk8Inzhs8tpg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c27c4ef2ee1c18b130f1fcd5dcdbb263\",\"name\":\"Michael Horne\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/479778b0677caadde0ceb54c4129804ef674914607e3ed0998808148357d10d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/479778b0677caadde0ceb54c4129804ef674914607e3ed0998808148357d10d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/479778b0677caadde0ceb54c4129804ef674914607e3ed0998808148357d10d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michael Horne\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.recantha.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi - Raspberry Pi Pod","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi - Raspberry Pi Pod","og_description":"The Foundation has just published this blog post which has Amy Mather controlling electrical sockets via a Raspberry Pi. She’s using an Energenie GPIO plugin board and extension block and controlling it via Python on the Pi. You can get…Read more →","og_url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165","og_site_name":"Raspberry Pi Pod","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/recantha\/","article_published_time":"2014-06-26T14:50:15+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/energenie4u.co.uk\/res\/images\/products\/large\/ENER314_A.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Michael Horne","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@recantha","twitter_site":"@recantha","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Michael Horne"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165"},"author":{"name":"Michael Horne","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c27c4ef2ee1c18b130f1fcd5dcdbb263"},"headline":"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi","datePublished":"2014-06-26T14:50:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165"},"wordCount":103,"commentCount":2,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/energenie4u.co.uk\/res\/images\/products\/large\/ENER314_A.jpg","articleSection":["GPIO boards","Home automation","Shopping"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165","url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165","name":"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi - Raspberry Pi Pod","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/energenie4u.co.uk\/res\/images\/products\/large\/ENER314_A.jpg","datePublished":"2014-06-26T14:50:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/energenie4u.co.uk\/res\/images\/products\/large\/ENER314_A.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/energenie4u.co.uk\/res\/images\/products\/large\/ENER314_A.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10165#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cheap(ish) Home Automation with the #RaspberryPi"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/","name":"Raspberry Pi Pod","description":"Experiences with the Raspberry Pi micro computer and microcontroller","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#organization","name":"Raspberry Pi Pod","url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cropped-PiPod-Logo-v3.png?fit=800%2C337&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cropped-PiPod-Logo-v3.png?fit=800%2C337&ssl=1","width":800,"height":337,"caption":"Raspberry Pi Pod"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/recantha\/","https:\/\/x.com\/recantha","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/recantha\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCK4F9blabxzmk8Inzhs8tpg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c27c4ef2ee1c18b130f1fcd5dcdbb263","name":"Michael Horne","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/479778b0677caadde0ceb54c4129804ef674914607e3ed0998808148357d10d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/479778b0677caadde0ceb54c4129804ef674914607e3ed0998808148357d10d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/479778b0677caadde0ceb54c4129804ef674914607e3ed0998808148357d10d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michael Horne"},"url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2RsaV-2DX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10318,"url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10318","url_meta":{"origin":10165,"position":0},"title":"Energenie radio controlled sockets and #RaspberryPi transmitter – review","author":"Michael Horne","date":"12 July 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I was sent\u00a0one of these to review by Energenie. No preconditions for it - I'm free to say what I like. The box contains a Raspberry Pi GPIO plug-in board and two sockets. The board itself is\u00a0tiny\u00a0and plugs directly into the GPIO pins on the Pi. Most the actual circuitry\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Accessories"","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?cat=54"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-wu6E4HGxoog\/U8GIDXQyaUI\/AAAAAAAAOrQ\/UwifrzL1EmM\/w617-h822-no\/20140712_171532.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-wu6E4HGxoog\/U8GIDXQyaUI\/AAAAAAAAOrQ\/UwifrzL1EmM\/w617-h822-no\/20140712_171532.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-wu6E4HGxoog\/U8GIDXQyaUI\/AAAAAAAAOrQ\/UwifrzL1EmM\/w617-h822-no\/20140712_171532.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17467,"url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17467","url_meta":{"origin":10165,"position":1},"title":"Control power sockets with the Raspberry Pi and the Energenie Pi-mote","author":"Michael Horne","date":"9 August 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Matt Hawkins, over at Raspberry Pi Spy, has been looking at the Energenie range of products and, more specifically, at a set of two sockets and control board that he bought. The control board, called the Pi-mote, is a GPIO plug-in board that is compatible with all models of Raspberry\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Accessories"","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?cat=54"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/energenie_sockets_pimote-702x336.jpg?fit=702%2C336&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/energenie_sockets_pimote-702x336.jpg?fit=702%2C336&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/energenie_sockets_pimote-702x336.jpg?fit=702%2C336&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/energenie_sockets_pimote-702x336.jpg?fit=702%2C336&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14554,"url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14554","url_meta":{"origin":10165,"position":2},"title":"Control your terrarium with a Raspberry Pi and Energenie","author":"Michael Horne","date":"13 April 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A terrarium\u00a0really is a beautiful thing. Tom Bennet has placed a temperature sensor inside his terrarium box and then hooked up a Raspberry Pi to it. The Pi controls an Energenie home automation switch to maintain the environment inside. Take a look at how he did it here.","rel":"","context":"In "Accessories"","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?cat=54"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/finished-terrarium.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/finished-terrarium.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/finished-terrarium.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/finished-terrarium.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12897,"url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12897","url_meta":{"origin":10165,"position":3},"title":"Remote twerking robot using a Raspberry Pi","author":"Michael Horne","date":"8 July 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pS3i88i8l8o Dan Aldred, who created the mighty Pi Glove\u00a0has used an Energenie Pi-mote IR sensor board\u00a0to pick up the infrared signals for his (pretty darned cool) robot and then\u00a0used the Pi to re-transmit the signals according to his program or web interface. You can read his write-up and tutorial over\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Accessories"","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?cat=54"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/pS3i88i8l8o\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14603,"url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14603","url_meta":{"origin":10165,"position":4},"title":"GPIO Zero v1.2 for the Raspberry Pi hits Raspbian","author":"Michael Horne","date":"21 April 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"GPIO Zero, the easy-to-use Python library for the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins has just had an update on the Raspbian repository. It's been available for a couple of weeks now via a slightly convoluted route, but is now available with a simple: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install python3-gpiozero\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Programming"","block_context":{"text":"Programming","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?cat=39"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bennuttall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/GPIO_Zero_Cheatsheet-500x510.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1517,"url":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1517","url_meta":{"origin":10165,"position":5},"title":"Home automation with the #RaspberryPi \/ @Raspberry_Pi","author":"Michael Horne","date":"25 January 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Home automation is part of our future, whether we like it or not. Here are a few examples of automation as it relates to the Raspberry Pi. In this short video, Simon Maple and Andy Stanford-Clark show the new WebSphere Liberty Profile interfacing with Really Small Message Broker (RSMB) via\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Home automation"","block_context":{"text":"Home automation","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?cat=25"},"img":{"alt_text":"Home automation software","src":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Home-automation-software1-300x225.jpg","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10165\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}