Switching to OpenBox menu from/to LXDE menu when right-clicking on Raspbian Desktop
Switch to Advance OpenBox menu: 1. Right-click on Desktop 2. Click on “Advanced” tab. 3. Tick “Show menus provided by window managers when desktop is clicked” 4. Close. When you right-click on desktop Menus such as below will be shown: Terminal Emulator Web browser Obconf Reconfigure Exit There is no…
How to backup Raspbian SD card into your harddisk
To backup, you cannot directly copy Raspbian files into your hard disk. What you need to do is create a disk image. Disk image will preserve all the files and filesystem structure of the SD Card regardless of what desktop OS you use. On Ubuntu or other Linux system type…
Robot Project Day 3 – Gertboard
Previous: Day 2 – Raspberry Pi The Gertboard bottom socket goes into Raspberry GPIO headers. Please upload a test programs into its ATMega pins. There are a lot of tutorials about this, or you can also refer to Gertboard User Manual. Go to Gertboard ATMega Pin Setup for a proper…
Robot Project Day 2 – Raspberry Pi
Previous: Day 1 – Chassis and Motors The Pi is essential as the heart and brain of the robot. This with the help of Gertboard which turns the Pi into an Arduino compatible device, is crucial for sending commands to the motors and servos. The Pi runs Raspbian with an…
Robot Project Day 4 – Motor Controller
Previous: Day 3 – Gertboard Setup Configuring Motor Controller At LinuxCircle we are happy with Dagu 4-Channel Motor Controller Board. Connect each motor to its corresponding motor ouput. Prepare 8 jumper wires for the micro controller pins to be connected to your Gertboard and 4 jumper wires to your current supply pins….