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1x Raspberry Pi 3 installed in my car within the internal network as a bastion box and to run software that let's my interact with the entertainment system

1x Raspberry Pi 3 running Home Assistant with a Z-Wave USB Dongle (Home Automation)

1x Raspberry Pi 3 running OctoPrint (Host/remote-control for 3D Printer)

1x Raspberry Pi 3 running FullPageOS (Full-screen Chromium in kiosk mode) displaying a server statusboard in our home office

Next project: 1x Raspberry Pi Zero W to run Unifi Controller

I have a couple of original Model B+ sitting around unused right now - just not powerful enough for any of the above projects.

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MikeKusold6y ago

> 1x Raspberry Pi 3 installed in my car within the internal network as a bastion box and to run software that let's my interact with the entertainment system

Can you go in more depth about this? How did you integrate it with the entertainment system, and what do specifically do you do with it?

LegitShady6y ago

I am not the person you asked but some ideas, in order of most complexity/cost to least.

- Some kind of CAN bus hack. They exist.

- He has a ford and hardware that can interact with openXC CAN2-2 see here: http://openxcplatform.com/vehicle-interface/hardware.html

- He's using bluetooth.

Topgamer76y ago

Comma ai has a bunch of car related repos that are open source, one of them interfaces with can via the odbc jack under the steering wheel. Might be able to glean some information there.

wil4216y ago

Seconded. Please tell us more.

I believe Ford has some open stuff you can connect a laptop to.

lwansbrough6y ago

That "open stuff" generally speaking is either an ODB-II port (which as I understand it is generally limited in diagnostics and communication in modern cars) and the other is the C2 Radio harness (which plugs into the back of the infotainment system.) These systems exist on all modern cars.

The C2 radio port gets you direct access to the vehicle's CAN-Bus system, which itself is generally segmented into a high frequency (safety critical systems: drivetrain, drive-by-wire steering if applicable, braking, etc) and a low frequency system (door locks, sound system, windows, etc.) If you reverse engineer your vehicle's CAN protocol (each manufacturer uses their own codes on a standard CAN transport protocol), you can issue commands to it directly from your Pi.

thecodemonkeyOP6y ago

Tesla. I probably don’t have to say much more.

Here’s an older video with some interesting details: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_0c9R4Fng

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MisterTea6y ago

> Next project: 1x Raspberry Pi Zero W to run Unifi Controller

Ugh, have fun with the dependency issues. An easy alternative is to run a Unifi docker image. Currently running it from a Debian VM when needed but looking to move it to an alpine vmm on my OpenBSD APU2. The Linux image is the same as the cloud key so you can roll your own cloud key and use the unifi app.

Here is the image I use though there are others: https://hub.docker.com/r/jacobalberty/unifi/

Falcorian6y ago

It is a nightmare! I just finished fighting with it this weekend.

The controller only officially supports ARM 32, and the mongoDB dependency only supports ARM 64.

In the end I I used a 64-bit Ubuntu, 64-bit mongoDB from the mongoDB repo, and downloaded the controller deb from the Unify site, which is apparently architect agnostic.

jimnotgym6y ago

I found it easier to just buy the cloud key...

lostlogin6y ago

I’ve never owned a cloud key, but the docker path is really quite painless and makes migrations nice too.

CameronBanga6y ago

Take a look at Hostifi if you want your own server at a reasonable cost without having to deal with the management.

godot6y ago

I didn't know about FullPageOS, very cool. For a full stack web developer, this can give you a wide range of use cases for a Pi. Thanks!

exhilaration6y ago

FYI - I had to buy a Pi 3B+ to run Unifi Controller, the forum posts said the Zero W didn't have enough juice.

wil4216y ago

When I used my Pi 3b+ it was flakey for UniFi. I bought a bunch of their cameras and got a cloud key gen 2 plus. Haven’t looked back and now I have a Pi for a few other things in my new house.

myelin6y ago

Seconding this... it'll just barely run on the Zero W, but you need 64-bit Java to remotely access your controller through unifi.ubnt.com, and there'll be long delays whenever the database needs any maintenance.

(I set up a Zero with the Unifi Controller -- connecting to the LAN using a Chromecast Ethernet Adaptor -- about a year ago, and had this problem, so I switched to a 3B, and all is well now.)

thecodemonkeyOP6y ago

Boo! Might have to reconsider then. I used the Pi Zero W for FullPageOS for a while but performance was absolutely terrible, recently switched it out with the Raspberry Pi 3.

The Pi Zero really has an awesome form factor, but many of the projects I come up with either require more performance (i.e. needing a Rasperry Pi 3) or are simply better suited for a microcontroller such an ESP32 or ESP8266.

tjoff6y ago

I guess it depends, but having the unifi controller on wifi isn't always the best of idea. If you misconfigure the wifi or just change the ssid/password the controller looses access as the settings are applied. And now you can't even connect to the controller to fix it.

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iamroot6y ago

> 1x Raspberry Pi 3 installed in my car within the internal network as a bastion box and to run software that let's my interact with the entertainment system

Can you go in more depth about this? How did you integrate it with the entertainment system, and what do specifically do you do with it?

brianm6y ago

Unifi controller on a pi zero might be a bit painful on the memory front. It wants the controller (java app) and mongo, both of which like to eat up memory.

lostlogin6y ago

You’re clearly better at this than me, so this might be unneeded: Docking the UniFi Controller avoids the dependency hell and upgrade pain that sometimes occurs, and makes an afternoons pain into a 5 minute exercise.

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MikeKusold6y ago

> 1x Raspberry Pi 3 installed in my car within the internal network as a bastion box and to run software that let's my interact with the entertainment system

Can you go in more depth about this? How did you integrate it with the entertainment system, and what do specifically do you do with it?

LegitShady6y ago

I am not the person you asked but some ideas, in order of most complexity/cost to least.

- Some kind of CAN bus hack. They exist.

- He has a ford and hardware that can interact with openXC CAN2-2 see here: http://openxcplatform.com/vehicle-interface/hardware.html

- He's using bluetooth.

Topgamer76y ago

Comma ai has a bunch of car related repos that are open source, one of them interfaces with can via the odbc jack under the steering wheel. Might be able to glean some information there.

wil4216y ago

Seconded. Please tell us more.

I believe Ford has some open stuff you can connect a laptop to.

lwansbrough6y ago

thecodemonkeyOP6y ago

Tesla. I probably don’t have to say much more.

Here’s an older video with some interesting details: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_0c9R4Fng

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MisterTea6y ago

> Next project: 1x Raspberry Pi Zero W to run Unifi Controller

Here is the image I use though there are others: https://hub.docker.com/r/jacobalberty/unifi/

Falcorian6y ago

It is a nightmare! I just finished fighting with it this weekend.

The controller only officially supports ARM 32, and the mongoDB dependency only supports ARM 64.

In the end I I used a 64-bit Ubuntu, 64-bit mongoDB from the mongoDB repo, and downloaded the controller deb from the Unify site, which is apparently architect agnostic.

jimnotgym6y ago

I found it easier to just buy the cloud key...

lostlogin6y ago

I’ve never owned a cloud key, but the docker path is really quite painless and makes migrations nice too.

CameronBanga6y ago

Take a look at Hostifi if you want your own server at a reasonable cost without having to deal with the management.

godot6y ago

I didn't know about FullPageOS, very cool. For a full stack web developer, this can give you a wide range of use cases for a Pi. Thanks!

exhilaration6y ago

FYI - I had to buy a Pi 3B+ to run Unifi Controller, the forum posts said the Zero W didn't have enough juice.

wil4216y ago

When I used my Pi 3b+ it was flakey for UniFi. I bought a bunch of their cameras and got a cloud key gen 2 plus. Haven’t looked back and now I have a Pi for a few other things in my new house.

myelin6y ago

(I set up a Zero with the Unifi Controller -- connecting to the LAN using a Chromecast Ethernet Adaptor -- about a year ago, and had this problem, so I switched to a 3B, and all is well now.)

thecodemonkeyOP6y ago

Boo! Might have to reconsider then. I used the Pi Zero W for FullPageOS for a while but performance was absolutely terrible, recently switched it out with the Raspberry Pi 3.

tjoff6y ago

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iamroot6y ago

> 1x Raspberry Pi 3 installed in my car within the internal network as a bastion box and to run software that let's my interact with the entertainment system

Can you go in more depth about this? How did you integrate it with the entertainment system, and what do specifically do you do with it?

brianm6y ago

Unifi controller on a pi zero might be a bit painful on the memory front. It wants the controller (java app) and mongo, both of which like to eat up memory.

lostlogin6y ago

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