** Updated 3rd Jan 2019 – To add extra DISM commands and recovery options. Windows includes a number of tools to get you out of a fix if your computer starts misbehaving. In this post, I’ll run through the repair[…]Click to read more..
Author: Mike Richards
RTL-SDR Server as a service on Raspberry Pi
Updated 25th Aug 2021 Clarified RTL-SDR build requirements NB: This post assumes that you have already built the RTL-SDR server from source using the following instructions. Install RTL-SDR server These instructions will not work if you install RTL-SDR via the[…]Click to read more..
Raspberry Pi – Running a program after the PIXEL desktop starts
Updated 21-4-2020 to correct typo. To automatically run a python program when the PIXEL loads, you need to add a command to the autostart file that can be found here: /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart Here’s the process: Open the autostart file: sudo nano[…]Click to read more..
RSGB Convention 2017 – Pi in the Shack Slides
The link below will take you to a PDF copy of the slides that I used for my presentations at the 2017 RSGB Convention. Pi in the Shack-Mike Richards RSGB 2017
Raspberry Pi Buster – GPS Dongle as a time source with Chrony & Timedatectl
UPDATE 17-12-21: Sean (see comments below) has noted that, when using these instructions with the latest OS, the operation fails unless you comment-out (prefix line with #) START_DAEMON=”true” in the gpsd config file. I will run some checks here and[…]Click to read more..
Red Pitaya – Buyer Beware
My Red Pitaya failed recently after about 2 years of occasional use. It’s probably a 3.3V power regulator fault but the Red Pitaya team won’t supply component details and don’t have a repair option! So that’s £250 gone and not[…]Click to read more..
Raspberry Pi – Fixing a slow mouse
I recently changed my keyboard/mouse combo to a Perixx Periduo-712. When I restarted the Pi, I found that my mouse pointer had become very slow. A quick look around the Internet revealed a fix as follows: To speed-up the mouse,[…]Click to read more..
PiFace on the Raspberry Pi – Problem Solved!
UPDATE – 19-8-2022 The board producers have updated their code, and the instructions on their Github site now work perfectly. Here’s the link: PiFace installation: PiFace github You can also use this excellent board on the Pi 4B, but you[…]Click to read more..
Raspberry Pi – Running Spy Server as a service
Updated 8th March to clarify the requirement for Spy Server to be pre-installed. Updated 8th Aug 2018 to add a start-up delay to the rtlsdr.service file. This is to ensure that an IP address has been allocated before the Spy[…]Click to read more..
Airspy – Spy Server Scripts
I’ve had Spy Server working very successfully with the Pi 3 for a while now and have written a few time-saving scripts that others might find useful. These can be found in the attached zip file. Here’s a quick run[…]Click to read more..