MisterM

Thanks!

Hi and thanks! I've not looked at gpio controls since doing this on Raspbmc 2 years ago so I imagine (hope) it's a lot different and simpler now, esp with Kodi being so popular.

That would be awesome! It could even have its own Glow Cloud!

Top idea, thanks! I'd not considered airplay at all as we have no apple stuff, was barely aware of it! But I'll definitely give it a go now you've prompted me to look into it a bit more, thanks again.

Sounds great, especially with a Pi Zero, I got my first one recently and couldn't believe the (lack of) size! Mine only makes the ringtone sound when it boots up, which is just as well as it tends to make people jump. It should be fairly easy to amend the code though if you want it to ring every time, just copy the os.system('mpg123 -q {}1sec.mp3 {}hello.mp3'.format(path, path)) line of code and paste it underneath one of the GPIO code bits that controls the LEDs, depending whether you want it to ring before or after Alexa's response. Good luck with it!

Thanks, I never thought of that! I am on a but of a quest to try different kinds of illumination! Happened to find this on the way home...

Really good and interesting thoughts, thank you! I meant to put out a torch the other night to attract the moths as you say - took me a while to dig one out with a 'normal' bulb (opinion seems split whether they like LEDs or not), I'll definitely give varied illumination a go, I read recently if there's a pool of light then they like to feed around the outside of it. With the IR light its almost like watching an underwater video, totally dark until something pops out, the local cat and a web-spinning spider close up have really made me jump recently. The bats are the stars though!

That's good to know, thanks!

Thanks, I'll give it a go, it's one big experiment! Got a couple of bat clips last night, about to set it up quickly now as a thunderstorm is approaching! Would love to get a good shot of some lightning.

I'm just worried it's not eeeevillllll enough!

It was awesome fun to build and there are so many different camera examples online! Fingers crossed for an even better pi camera at some point in the future.

Thank you! Very stiff competition but really pleased. Now back to RabbitPi version 2!