What do you use your Raspberry Pi for?

[acd]

Not sure if this counts, but I've just set an old MicroSD card up with Raspbian, cross compiled the Armory Bitcoin client for ARM and am using it as a cold storage Bitcoin wallet.

 
Not exactly the same thing, but I do something similar with my trusted CA privatekey for my vpn, pki auth, etc. It's not rpi though, I have it on my beagleboard, though there's no reason you couldn't do it on the rpi.

 

[matt[scrdspd]]

^I'm going to build this one.

Does anyone sell a kit with the required LEGO pieces to make that? 

 

[ChrisM]

Does anyone sell a kit with the required LEGO pieces to make that? 

I know i've seen lego kit's offered for it before. Not sure where I seen it though. 

 

[matt[scrdspd]]

I know i've seen lego kit's offered for it before. Not sure where I seen it though. 

Post a link in this thread if you come across it again. I know there is no way id find all those pieces unless someone made a kit 

 

[KuJoe]

Half the fun is buying a ton of LEGOs to build other things with to interact with the RPi.

 

[MannDude]

Half the fun is buying a ton of LEGOs to build other things with to interact with the RPi.

How about a Raspberry Pi robot to make panorama photos with LEGOS

 

[ChrisM]

Anyone know if there are waterproof cases for Raspberry pi's? I have an idea that would require one. 

 

[drmike]

Anyone know if there are waterproof cases for Raspberry pi's? I have an idea that would require one. 

Probably, but I haven't seen / shopped for one.  

What I've done for over a decade with electronics stuff like this (when deploying outdoors) is head to the local big box hardware store.

There are tons of plastic outdoor enclosures for electric equipment.  Often pretty simple boxes and big enough to pack more inside than just a Pi.

 

[acd]

Waterproof usually means air tight, which probably won't play well with the rpi, which does run hot enough to require ventilation. YMMV

 

[drmike]

Waterproof usually means air tight, which probably won't play well with the rpi, which does run hot enough to require ventilation. YMMV

I asked about this earlier with the lego cases

There are outdoor waterproof cases with passive ventilation.  I always try to shade my outdoor hacks where I can (unless it has forced air fan in the enclosure).

Waterproofing remains a bit issue where heat and ventilation must exist.

 

[KuJoe]

If the water is cold enough can't you utilize some sort of heatsink to dissipate the heat?

 

[titanicsaled]

I don't think the Pi produces much heat anyway to be honest.

 

[bizzard]

Got hold of mine last day and is experimenting with it. Plans to build a portable advertizing unit out of it, so that it can be kept in places like malls and the the videos can be updated remotely.

Surprized to see that it supports a USB hub, with a wifi adapter, 3G dongle, Keyboard and mouse without any external supplly and the pi itself is running from the USB power of my laptop.

 

[pcan]

Plans to build a portable advertizing unit out of it

There is already a commercial application, with a free open source edition: http://www.screenlyapp.com/

A LEGO case kit is offered here: http://www.thedailybrick.co.uk/lego-sets/custom/lego-custom-raspberry-pi-case.html

But: what's wrong with the cheap stock plastic case offered by most Raspberry Pi distributors, such as RS components?

 

[vanarp]

Got hold of mine last day and is experimenting with it

 
Are these available within India?

 

[titanicsaled]

Managed to set up my 4x20 blue backlit LCD today, very satisfying!

 

[fusa]

I've used a Rasp PI as a 3G router (Huawei 3G stick) and Asterisk server.

Someone experience with: http://rpitc.blogspot.be/ or any other Thin Client?

 

[KuJoe]

Just ordered a couple of SD cards to test out along with a case (LEGOs don't last long around a 2 year old ) and a WiFi adapter (LESS CABLES!!! ).

 

[sv01]

I use for my personal vpn and as router.

 

[Nick]

(LESS CABLES!!! )

Don't get me started... I have ~40 tangled around my legs. It's a mess!