#raspberrypizerow

Another weekend has passed and I decided to get rid or the ugly cables connecting the raspberry pi zero to the 3d printer. For this to go well (in one end because the tri-gorilla doesn't output power in the usb-B port and in the other because the raspberry had the connections on the opposite side that I wanted) I decided to solder the 4 wires directly to the raspberry pi zero (2nd pic) and in the other end I used a female usb-b (so that I can still disconnect the whole thing easily when needed),solder the data- and data+ to the tri-gorilla and the power I connected to the aux 5v & gnd pins.

Old monitor dismantled and placed in a photo frame. Addition of a mirror film and cutting of a black sheet for the background.

Raspbian installed on a RaspberryPi Zero W (placed in a 3D printed blue box). 

Configuration : 

-       Download and install Raspbian (full : with Chromium)

-       Setup network, timezone, user/pwd, blockpopup…

-       Install Unclutter to be able to hide mouse cursor :

-        Apt-get install unclutter

-       Create your Dakboard (it’s free for a simple private usage) on https://dakboard.com/options/message

-       Make sure that Chromium starts up full screen, the mouse is hidden :

-        sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

-        @xset s off

-        @xset -dems

-        @xset s noblank

-        @chromium-browser --noerrdialogs --incognito –disable-features=TranslateUI –kiosk https://dakboard.com/yourURL

-        @unclutter -idle 0

-       Set up a cronjob if you want to turn the Pi's screen on and off on a schedule. crontab -e that looks like this:

-        # Turn monitor Off at 21:00/09:00pm during weekdays

-        0 21 * * 1-5 /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 0

-        

-        # Turn monitor On at 06:00/06:00pm during weekdays

-        0 6 * * 1-5 /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 1

-        

-        # Turn monitor Off at 22:00/10:00pm during the weekend

-        0 22 * * 6-7 /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 0

-        

-        # Turn monitor On at 08:00/08:00pm during the weekend

-        0 8 * * 6-7 /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 1

-       Rotate your display to portrait mode :

- Sudo nano /boot/config.txt

-  Add the following line to the bottom of the file :

- display_rotate=1

- how to add Google Calendar to Dakboard : https://dakboard.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/35000030558-how-to-add-your-google-calendar-to-dakboard

- And reboot your RaspberryPi (sudo reboot)... 

Some more improvements on my Anycubic Delta Plus, this time a I just finished my Night Vision Mode.

So in order to make this happen, I managed to find in aliexpress an IR Led Strip ( https://www.aliexpress.com/item/SMD3528-IR-InfraRed-850nm-940nm-Flexible-LED-Strips-120-LEDs-per-meter-LED-Tape-with-Black/32483847826.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.52b04c4dnWPhwQ ) from where I ordered 1 (1 meter is more than enough for this build) of the 850nm IP65 (for some protection and nicer finishing) in the time for 16,74€.

As for the camera, I’m using one that I both on Pimoroni for 16,50€  ( https://shop.pimoroni.de/products/raspberry-pi-zero-camera-module - the one with NoIR filter).

The rest was basically cut the led strips to measure, solder the wires, add some heat shrink tube to cover the solder (metal frame, needs some protection), with some pain slide the wires in the aluminium rails and pass the cables via the holes in the plastic holdings, wire everything together (via the power on/off button) and to the 12v output of the TriGorilla.