A Raspberry Pi is a small single-board computer. With the help of it, we can do things as simple as blinking an LED to controlling big robots. It enables people of all ages to explore computing and learn different things.
List of Raspberry Pi Projects
Let’s start the list with our first project.
LED World Clock
An innovative project that takes a simple wall clock to the next level. Along with time and date, it also shows the weather of the current location. For fun purposes, a snake game is also programmed in this clock. This time, every five minutes, the clock updates itself; moreover, you can see the display in random words spread across the clock.
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Cutie Pie Tablet
It’s a smart tablet powered by the Raspberry Pi. An easy and convenient way to give your imagination, the power to be accessed from anywhere. It has a wider display, a portable handle, and a long battery life, therefore, you can use this tablet even when traveling. Despite all this, the compatibility of the original Pi environment is maintained.
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Sense Hat
A simple and innovative project to display any information on an 8×8 LED matrix. It can also provide the temperature, pressure, and humidity readings of a location. In addition, the gyroscope and five-way joystick can be used to control and also play games like Snakes, Tetris, Flappy Astronauts, and other shooting games.
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Home Security System
It’s a simple and economical project to protect your house from theft or robbery. This project detects when a door is tried to open, if the user does not input the correct pin in a given period, it raises an alarm along with an e-mail notification sent to the owner of the house. In conclusion, this project keeps you safe at an economic rate.
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Analog Music Player
It’s a cool project that gives the feel of an old electronic boom box with a modern Raspberry Pi controller. Interestingly, this music player has actual buttons to play/pause a song, switch to the next song, mute, repeat, and dim. It has a potentiometer to adjust the volume and a motorized fader that moves from left to right as the song plays. How cool is that?
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Geiger Counter
An interesting project that counts the radiation level along with a ticking sound as we bring any radioactive material close to the Geiger counter. Moreover, even after turning the power is OFF, the meter retains the counts. Furthermore, We can turn The ticking sound ON/OFF via the toggle switch provided in it.
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Micro Quadruped Project
This project demonstrates two modes of controlling a quadruped robot. The first mode also called ‘Trot Gait’ involves the motion of two legs at a time. The second mode also called ‘Walk Gait’ involves a swing of one leg at a time with body shift in between for balance. you can control both these modes via the keyboard.
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Inspirational Messenger
A simple and creative project that displays a random motivational quote every morning. In fact, In addition to that, you can see any message or remainder on the display at the predefined time. Since the device is connected to the cloud, you can download the required information to the device.
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Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
With this simple project, we can store, transact bitcoins, and also do other cryptocurrency assets. First of all, we create a wallet along with a private key. Along with that, we require a PIN to enter the wallet. The numbers are rearranged in the display every time the user logs in.
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Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
GOTO Telescope
Firstly, we will use an ordinary 8-inch telescope along with the Raspberry Pi telescope to find the exact location of any celestial body in space. Secondly, through push buttons and a toggle switch, we will select a particular planet, star, or constellation from the monitor screen and the telescope will automatically track it across the sky.
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Playing Atari 2600 with hands
Love Atari games? Well, with the Raspberry Pi 4, you can enhance your experience because you can play the OG Atari 2600 with just your hands. Fulfill the game’s potential by getting rid of the “stick” in the “joystick” and just having fun.
Additionally, this paid tribute to the likes of the Python code, and computer vision libraries with the way that it has a hand-to-electricity signal, giving you that joystick control without the actual stick.
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Mini Raspberry Pi Server
For this project, a mini raspberry pi server comes with a built-in UPS and stats display, isn’t that neat? This cool project can ultimately help your media streaming or NAS, as well as home automation and security.
The OLED display on the front shows performance stats of the Pi such as input voltage, current consumption, and battery status This Pi server can be powered using two lithium-ion batteries, USB C, or micro USB board, all managed through a tiny UPS board.
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Raspberry Pi 4 Laptop
One effective approach to maximize the capabilities of the new Raspberry Pi 4 is to create a laptop. While it may not bear the brand of a Mac or Lenovo, it presents a noteworthy endeavor. Powered by a rechargeable battery and made using a 3D printer, CNC routing, and Linux, this mini laptop may not outshine your current laptop but you can easily do some simple tasks like surfing the internet, watching YouTube videos, editing documents, and even play some cool games.
It may not be that powerful but its portability, form factor, and slick design just make you wanna build it right now.
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Interactive Animated Pumpkins
Who says pumpkins are only in vogue during Halloween? Certainly not with this project! Arguably one of the most fascinating ones available, these animated squashes are exceptional! First, one must craft pumpkins employing a 3D printer, and the remaining functionality is executed through a Raspberry Pi and an affordable projector.
DIY Machines elaborates on the process for creating these charming singing pumpkins in their instructional video, so I highly recommend taking the time to peruse it!
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Vintage Arcade Gaming Station
This vintage arcade gaming station is very easy to build. With just two pushbuttons and a joystick, it gives you an excellent gaming experience. This project uses magnetic and 3D Hall sensors with an audio amplifier to really juice out that vintage and retro feel.
The housing for the console is made using wood and laser-cut sheets. After finishing the assembly of components and housing just Write the Arcade Gaming Station Image file to the SD card, put it into the Raspberry Pi, and start it up to play.
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Smart Mirror Touchscreen
With this project, you could make a smart mirror that is not just a touchscreen but also functions as some sort of central interface for your home to control your appliances. Not only will it show you your face but also some stock market updates; now, isn’t that the dream?
On top of that it has a face recognition feature that you can interact with. Yes, you can create your unique profile with it and customize it according to your needs.
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Internet-controlled RC Car
We have discussed gaming stations, smart mirrors, and laptops, but arguably the most captivating of all these projects is an automobile. Yes, a car!
If you happen to possess a remote-controlled car at your disposal, you can undoubtedly harness the capabilities of the internet and the Raspberry Pi 4 to maximize its potential. SurrogateTV employed its proprietary television platform, Surrogate. tv, to establish an internet connection for the car, enabling near-real-time remote control.
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Arcade gaming machine
A notable project on this list is the ability to construct a retro arcade gaming machine on this device! We’ve all engaged in this endeavor at some juncture, seeking faster processing speeds and enhanced performance, but this will unequivocally evolve into your preferred choice.
Moreover, with the Raspberry Pi 4, it remains a straightforward endeavor, devoid of the necessity for any actual programming skills to initiate it. So, there’s that!
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Raspberry Pi Spectrometer
Down to our next project, we have this ultra-cool DIY Spectrometer! To give you a little science recap, a spectrometer is used to measure wavelengths of light spectra or you know, light.
To measure the light wavelength using pi, a diffraction grading spectroscope is placed infront of the pi camera with a zoom lens. The heat sink at the back keeps the temperature of the pi cam to a suitable limit.
This complete setup is then powered by the Raspberry Pi 4 board. The dedicated Python software for this spectroscope can be easily downloaded from the GitHub repository, a link to which you can find under the description of the original video
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AutoBill
This project focuses on wholly computerizing the checkout system for an “amazing shopping experience.” Using this project, there is minimized human interaction which was initially made to lessen physical interactions for employees’ safety during the pandemic.
This checkout system is amazing because it was built to just identify items placed using a weight sensor, which is automatically added to the cart and the bill becomes generated, all with the wonders of the Raspberry Pi 4.
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Digital Dashboard for Smart Homes
Having a smart dashboard at your home becomes essential when you need to keep track of all your activities. Apart from viewing just time, time, and weather updates, you can schedule and see the upcoming events for the day. It even allows you to cast YouTube videos to a window, inside the display.
In this way, you can easily get entertained, without losing the important notification or information from the display. The display can be pulled from the wall and can be adjusted to any angle according to your convenience. This feature comes in handy when you are at another section of your house doing some work.
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Digital Dashboard for Smart Homes
midi controller
This is a midi controller made using Raspberry Pi Pico. You can even use this as a macro pad, to simplify your tasks while working on a PC. The arcade buttons are placed inside a 3D-printed case, which gives it an aesthetic look. The pico is programmed using CircuitPython.
It’s easy to use and can be a great addition to your music studio or live performances. The buttons are mapped to different notes, which can be played back using any MIDI-compatible software or hardware.
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Copper Heatsink Test
Although some people agree that the Raspberry Pi 4 does not need any heatsink, with how it is designed, some circumstances require a bit of cooling.
When the Raspberry Pi 4 was tested by running at its full speed without a heatsink or any cooling device, the max temperature reached 70 degrees Celsius, while on the handbrake test, the temperature reached 74 degrees.
Well, this may not sound as alarming but imagine watching a video with its full quality capacity, and then it shuts down (it could) without warning. It’s better to be safe than sorry. With the heat sink, the max temperature was 58 degrees, and in the handbrake, it was 60 degrees. Not to mention, it is easy to connect the heatsink.
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Viewing YouTube on Super-8 Film Viewer
Turning old gadgets into modern, usable devices gives people a satisfying experience. For instance, take this Super-8 Film viewer of the 1960s, which is turned into the Boost Box 0.1.
You will also require an LCD screen, a Raspberry Pi 4, and a speaker to make it work. But once assembled, you can view any video you want that is offered by YouTube, which is a vast improvement from the original purpose of the machine that showed one roll of Super 8 film at a time. Not only that but the device can also be connected to any Bluetooth speaker.
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Viewing YouTube on Super-8 Film Viewer
IOT Led Matrix Info Beamer
Ever imagine building your own LED Beamer? Well, with Pi Zero, which has WiFi, it is possible. The Ikea Lamp Sprida is a great choice for an LED beamer because of its optic. This hack will allow you to display short messages on the wall using the lamp.
You can use it as an alarm clock to display the time or as an info system for a smart home. All you need is a few supplies and some basic knowledge of electronics. Keep in mind that the projection visibility varies according to the distance and the ambient lighting. So, make sure to run out some tests before settling for the one.
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Raspberry Pi Oscilloscope
Previously, all oscilloscopes were based on analog cathode-ray tubes, but today’s digital oscilloscopes provide a slew of useful features. Jeremy Cook has made an oscilloscope using a Raspberry Pi 4, a Diligent Analog Discovery 2, and an old monitor.
The Analog Discovery 2 is a USB device that takes electrical signals and analyzes them, all of which are sent to a connected computer. With this, you can see all kinds of information about your circuit waveforms.
It even allows you to generate the waveforms at the same time while using the scope probes. Great for experimentation, right?
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Haunted Jack in the Box
A jack-in-the-box is one of the most frightening toys available. It’s always scary, no matter what time of year it is. Sean Hodgins took it a step further by automating it and making it work on its own. He used a 100:1 DC motor to turn the crank from the inside, and a Pi camera to detect victims in the vicinity.
Once the camera locks on to a face, the box cranks itself and eventually ejects the jester. As the spring takes most of the space inside the box, the electronics are housed in a custom 3D-printed base with a hole cut out for the camera’s eye.
This might not sound scarier, but imagine you are home alone and someone does this prank with you.
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Raspberry Pi Home Assistant Hub
Do you also have several apps from where you are controlling devices and sensors in your home? Also, interfacing across platforms and between brands isn’t usually available.
So, you can use the home assistant software to control all of your home assistant devices. The project uses a laser engraver and cutting machine, but it’s not a must.
A ZigBee gateway is added to the hub. Once set up, you can scan your network to find all of your compatible smart home devices and then start building dashboards, automation, and routines to control them.
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Raspberry Pi Home Assistant Hub
Internet Speed Monitoring Device
If you’re interested in monitoring how your download speed, upload speed, and ping are affected over time, then you must try out this project. This can also help you to find out at what times your network may be at its peak capacity or if you’re suffering from a degraded internet connection.
For this, you’ll have to create a device and add variables. Rename the variables and give them the corresponding unit. After that, install the libraries, and modify the code. Once completed, you can easily monitor the internet speed on the connected devices.
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Internet Speed Monitoring Device
Smart Indoor Gardener
This project demonstrates how easily you can build a smart indoor Gardner within minutes. Each block that you see here consists of a connector at its back. Inside it lies a miniature circuit board housed by an SLA 3D printed enclosure.
It can either be a clock, a control pad, a joystick, or a display. It even omits the requirement of connecting wires. After putting all the blocks on the magnetic base, let’s test the smart Gardner. So, whether it be observing the readings, or controlling the circuit, this has got you all covered.
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