{"id":16177,"date":"2017-01-05T17:37:42","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T16:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16177"},"modified":"2017-01-05T17:37:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T16:37:42","slug":"3d-printed-smart-alarm-clock-based-around-a-raspberry-pi-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16177","title":{"rendered":"3D printed smart alarm clock based around a Raspberry Pi Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.instructables.com\/FB0\/85LB\/IXGFI8LA\/FB085LBIXGFI8LA.LARGE.jpg?resize=560%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a nice 3D printable project for you. fgebhart has used a Raspberry Pi Zero, some prototyping board, an alphanumeric display, an amplifier and a 3D-printed enclosure to build a smart alarm clock.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.instructables.com\/F86\/RN4R\/IXAQAWAG\/F86RN4RIXAQAWAG.LARGE.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>text to speech synthesizer<\/li>\n<li>three ways of wake-up sound:\n<ul>\n<li>play local mp3 files<\/li>\n<li>play internet radio station and<\/li>\n<li>play latest news as podcast (independent to the alarm time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>set alarm via smartphone or any other computer<\/li>\n<li>runs Apache2 server<\/li>\n<li>automatic display brightness adjustment<\/li>\n<li>audio amplifier volume control<\/li>\n<li>3D-printed case<\/li>\n<li>built-in tactile switch<\/li>\n<li>alphanumeric display shows text<\/li>\n<li>3W speaker definitely wakes you up!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:2009740\" target=\"_blank\">find the files for the 3D printing here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fgebhart\/smart_alarm\" target=\"_blank\">the code here<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/IoT-Smart-Alarm-Clock-Open-Source-Project\/\" target=\"_blank\">an Instructable on how it all fits together here<\/a>. 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