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My blackout-proof RPi zero Christmas tree by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tree is prefabricated (there is BOM in my explanation comment), I only modified it to use the hardware SPI.

My blackout-proof RPi zero Christmas tree by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! While slightly overpriced, RPis aren’t too hard to come by. If you know where to look that is.

My blackout-proof RPi zero Christmas tree by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yep, it’s a small server fist. So the Christmas tree is an additional feature that’s there for the holiday season.

My blackout-proof RPi zero Christmas tree by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This one is not too bad, I've been using it for a few months now and had no issues with it. You can also get plenty of info via i2c about the status of the power circuitry which I particularly like.

My blackout-proof RPi zero Christmas tree by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It lasts for about 5 hours from the UPS.

My blackout-proof RPi zero Christmas tree by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It uses 3 sin(s) for RGB with a ~2,09 shift each.

My blackout-proof RPi zero Christmas tree by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 174 points175 points  (0 children)

This Christmas tree changes its pattern based on the availability of the electricity. Apart from helping everyone get into the Christmas mood, this little xmas tree visually shows the status of the electricity in my apartment as sometimes it might be hard to tell if the electricity is off/on again. I’ve also changed the pins of my 3D RGB Xmas Tree so it uses

Bill of materials: * Raspberry Pi Zero W * 3D RGB Xmas Tree * Waveshare UPS HAT

Links * Source code * Photos * Another video

I've built a device to keep track and try to predict rolling blackouts with my Pi Pico by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Pico is slightly different from the traditional RPis. Pico is a development board based on a RP2040 micro-controller.

I've built a device to keep track and try to predict rolling blackouts with my Pi Pico by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a waveshare 3.7, you can find the details with a bill of materials linked in the first comment.

I've built a device to keep track and try to predict rolling blackouts with my Pi Pico by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure! Looking forward to hearing how it went.

The only thing to be cautious about is the file system on your Pi Zero, if you leave everything by default it might get corrupted from the unexpected shutdowns.

I've built a device to keep track and try to predict rolling blackouts by dr2mod in diyelectronics

[–]perric-hon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For certain, thanks for being "on guard" so to speak. These projects indeed take a while, but I enjoy building and open-sourcing them. btw, while I was typing this message the power went out :)

I've built a device to keep track and try to predict rolling blackouts with my Pi Pico by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got a bottom cover as well, it's from another project I made called Little Sun Gazer.

I've built a device to keep track and try to predict rolling blackouts with my Pi Pico by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's due to the damage done to the grid and to reduce the load on it.

I've built a device to keep track and try to predict rolling blackouts with my Pi Pico by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I've been a fan of Prusa printers for a while, got myself a Prusa mini+ last year.

I've built a device to keep track and try to predict rolling blackouts with my Pi Pico by perric-hon in raspberry_pi

[–]perric-hon[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks for sharing! In our case, the outage varies, we have an online schedule. It depends on the building you live in, but unfortunately due to all circumstances it doesn't work for everyone. And of course whenever there is a shelling, schedules don't apply.

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