Hacking my garage door with the Raspberry Pi Pico W

Hacking my garage door with the Raspberry Pi Pico W

Now my wife doesn’t get angry at me for leaving the garage door open all day! Here’s the open source Raspberry Pi Pico W garage door sensor project, with instructions for how you can set up the same thing at your house:...
I lied… WiFi 6 on the Raspberry Pi is NOT faster than Ethernet

I lied… WiFi 6 on the Raspberry Pi is NOT faster than Ethernet

As it turns out, my benchmarking process was flawed, and I had to learn a bit about the Linux networking stack to figure out why! Special thanks to commenter marvell marvell for pointing out the obvious, and to Javier Choclin for suggesting I try out the MZHOU...
4+ Gbps Ethernet on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4

4+ Gbps Ethernet on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4

After my previous video testing Intel’s i340 4-port gigabit Ethernet NIC on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, I thought I’d see if I could break the 4 Gbps networking barrier—and I did! Check out the Raspberry Pi PCIe Card Database:...
Raspberry Pi USB Boot – UASP, TRIM, and performance

Raspberry Pi USB Boot – UASP, TRIM, and performance

Can you get TRIM and UASP support on an USB SSD on the #RaspberryPi? Those are two of the questions I answer in this video (hint: sometimes). In this video I explore the performance and support for TRIM and UASP for the following drives: – Inatech enclosure...
What’s the fastest USB drive for a Raspberry Pi?

What’s the fastest USB drive for a Raspberry Pi?

I tested an NVMe SSD, an SATA SSD, the fastest USB flash drives on the market, and some cheaper USB 3.0 flash drives to see what’s the best performing storage option for the #RaspberryPi. I also tested how well they hold up under heavy load, and found some...