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We found 29 Reddit mentions of CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply. Here are the top ones.
- Includes Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B plus) with 1.4 GHz 64-bit Quad-Core Processor and 1 GB RAM
- CanaKit 2.5A USB Power Supply with Micro USB Cable and Noise Filter - Specially designed for the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (UL Listed)
- Dual band 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN, Enhanced Ethernet Capability
- Premium Clear Case, Set of 2 Aluminum Heat Sinks
- CanaKit Quick-Start Guide
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Number of items | 1 |
Release date | March 2018 |
Weight | 0.6375 Pounds |
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Over the past several weeks, I've installed some LED strips throughout my Kitchen Cabinets.
I used ESP8266's and diyHue to control WS2812B LED Strips in my Kitchen...
Missing a few capacitors at the moment.. Will install soon!
Onto the bathrooms next with much smaller PSUs...
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For those wandering..
Here is a general list of what was used here:
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I have used 330ohm resistors in the data line, in the past, with other WS2812B installations. They seemed to mess up the signal flow when using them with the ESP8266's, but I could have gotten a bad batch of them.
Using resistors in lighting data lines has always been recommended.. Resistors in lighting data lines generally "terminate" the line.. They can drown-out and prevent feedback, essentially.
If you're willing to commit a bit of money, then I heartily recommend getting a small raspberry pi and installing pihole.
Network wide adblocking on all devices and even in apps. It's fantastic.
>I was going to get a Pi Zero W, but then read that there's less latency if it's done over ethernet
There is less latency, but you will never notice it (milliseconds). I have four Pi-Holes on my home network, in pairs. Each pair is a 3B+ (ethernet) with a Zero W (wireless). DNS performance between the two platforms is indistinguishable.
A 3B+ is nicer to work with from an interface standpoint (the processor is just faster) and it has double the memory if you plan to block a few million domains.
>Should I buy a raspberry pi starter kit (like this?) If so, what do you recommend?
In my experience, the Amazon kits are overpriced and full of stuff you don't need. I reommend Adafruit.
Get the Pi you want, perhaps a case, a good quality power supply rated for that perticular device. Then go to Amazon and pick up a 32 GB Sandisk Ultra microSD for about $8 US.
Then follow this guide to set it up: https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/9y9e9w/simple_guide_to_setting_up_a_pi_zero_w_and/
That depends on how early you want to start. There are a lot of different components at play here, but each one is using the bare minimum of each.
Personally, I would start simple with building a base Home Assistant server.
Once you have your equipment, install Hass.IO using the Raspberry Pi 3 instructions.
Home Assistant does a great job of walking you through the steps. It is really easy, especially if starting with a fresh install.
From here, you now have Home Assistant running and you can play around with installing all of the various components. I highly recommend taking some time to learn the basic mechanics of adding equipment.
From there, I have done a ton of trial and error in JavaScript and HTML using W3Schools. My suggestion: come up with what you want to do, start small, and build from it.
In my case, I wanted two separate websites on one screen. DAKBoard on the top, and my Home Assistant front end on the bottom. This told me iframe, so I started here, which allowed me to do live trial and error. Eventually, I built myself up to using Repl.it for trial and error, but that's jumping ahead.
Once I got my iframes working out, I actually used Dakboard's instruction on how to build a wall display that automatically boots into a webpage.
The final step is to put your new webpage on Home Assistant's built in web server. Simply create a folder "www" under your "config" folder, add your new html page there, and direct your new wall panel to it's address.
tl;dr - start small, come up with a goal, and build up to it in pieces trying different things along the way.
What's not a stand-alone device? The Raspberry Pi is a stand-alone device as long as it has an SD card.
If you're looking to move away from Google, keep in mind that hosting your own data means that you're responsible for data redundancy, backups, up-time and configuration. For beginners, it means that you might sometimes lose data if you're not able to keep your info in more than one location (hard drive, building, etc.) or if you make a mistake configuring something. That being said, /r/selfhosted is all about trying new things!
What /u/Allistakn said is the right place to start. Go to NextCloudPi and read the instructions for how to install on a Raspberry Pi.
You can get a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ at Amazon with a case, power supply and heat sinks included. Or you can buy one from adafruit directly, but you'll need to get a power supply and case separately, and shipping is extra.
Here is a great video on YouTube that walks you through all the steps necessary to get it setup once you have your Pi.d
After that, it's simply setting up a port forward on your router to your pi and you can access your data from anywhere!
Good luck and welcome to the world of self hosting! Feel free to come back and ask more questions when you're ready (domains, dns, reverse proxies, virtualization and containerization, etc.)
If he's been talking about getting one, then you can't go wrong with a really basic kit. There are some kits with the micro-sd flash card but IMHO they charge too high of a premium for those. Here's a 32GB micro sd card I've used with no problems and very cost effective. From there, you will have to figure out what he wants to do with it. If he wants to run a media server for instance, you'll want to get a bigger micro sd card or get an external usb hdd. There are literally over 100 different sensors that can be used in Rpi projects so having some idea of what he wants to try would really help. Popular projects are things like pet feeders or light controllers or "magic mirrors". You can google and find detailed instructions and shopping lists for these types of projects. You can get him a starter set of common sensors like this or this for home automation. These kits are good if he doesn't know what he wants to do and just wants to tinker around but if he knows what project he wants to do, then it's better to get the basic kit and an amazon gift card so he can buy exactly what he needs.
A kit I always thought would be a cool gift for someone interested in Raspberry Pi is a retro gaming kit which will run old arcade games. The kit I linked has a usb drive with the game ROMs included but at a $10 premium. You can opt for the cheaper kit and download the ROMs from various sources online. This give him a something fun to start with and he can always pull the Rpi out and buy another flash and use it with sensors or other projects in the future.
I would reccomend this kit:
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_Kgj.BbQJVBE8P
You'll just need to add a microSD card.
Have fun!
Some people are asking how I ended up spending over $700 on this build. well, it comes down to poor planning, budgeting, and new tools. And I guess it could be argued that I shouldn't include the cost of the new tools into the cost of building this system since I could reasonably reuse my new tools on later projects. I wasn't perfectly strict on tracking all of my purchases but here's what I did track.
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|Description|Price|
|:-|:-|
|Cabinet|$50.00|
|Wood Putty|$12.40|
|Wood Putty (other supplies and tools) didn't buy enough wood putty the first time. Includes 30 mm Forestner bit, and 5/8 in hole cutting bit. Also includes a slot cutting router bit and arbor.|$61.93|
|Black Paint|~$5.00 (guessing on price.)|
|Control Panel Buttons & Joystick (Bought this kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K1BHPG1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1|$42.89|
|1/2 MDF sheet, plexiglass, quarter round molding|$47.41|
|27" Monitor (used off classifieds website)|$62.00|
|Silhouette Vinyl Cutter (used to create the "Reboot" logo) Wife and Kids wanted to name it that. Bought used of classifieds website|$50.00|
|DVI-to-HDMI adapter, Raspberry Pi (bought this kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BC7BMHY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )|$82.56|
|32 GB Micro-SD card|$13.00|
|Arcade T-Molding (bought from twistedquarter.com) They sell for 34 cents a foot which I thought was a good deal, but their shipping is horrendous and nearly doubled the cost of the order.|$20.85|
|Arcade T-Molding (didn't buy enough the first time and they require 20 ft. minimum purchase. Now I have a bunch extra.)|$20.85|
|Polycrylic, Hole cutting saws. (didn't end up using the hold cutting saws though)|$32.08|
|Polycarbonate sheet, red spray paint (for the light banner at the top)|$13.71|
|New Ryobi router and Jig Saw|$140.00|
|Flush cut router bit (probably shouldn't include this since I didn't end up using it.)|$21.42|
|Black Spray Paint (high gloss for the control panel)|$6.42|
|Molding for custom monitor bezel.|$13.30|
|Wire, electrical box, wire nuts, lamp fixture with red LED bulb (to give that red glow behind the cabinet), miscellaneous cable and wire management.|$57.00|
|Audio Amp (bought this guy to hook up to the existing speakers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MLWJDGD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )|$17.15|
|Arcade Cabinet Power plug (looks like these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IJ9Y0HM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )|$3.21|
|5V 1A wall wart Power Supply (intend to use this to illuminate the coin slot lights)|$7.07|
|TOTAL|$780.25|
This stuff adds up quickly and it looks like we're actually closer to $800.00!
Here is a link to retropi OS you will want the one for raspberry pi 3- https://retropie.org.uk/download/#Pre-made_images_for_the_Raspberry_Pi
Here is a link to the install guide - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/First-Installation/
Here is an SD card for the pi. -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073JYVKNX/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1523745516&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=sd+card+micro&dpPl=1&dpID=41ML8ZbPiiL&ref=plSrch
Link to raspberry pi 3b+ with powersupply and Case - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07BC7BMHY/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1523745408&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=raspberry+pi+3+b%2B&dpPl=1&dpID=61MRrxbfuIL&ref=plSrch#nav-search-keywords
Here is a website that has roms you can download - https://m.emuparadise.me/roms-isos-games.php
Edit: here are some controller options
Wireless Bluetooth controller - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07B3RWW1F/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1523746208&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=retro+pi+controllers+bluetooth&dpPl=1&dpID=41OFb6Ra4EL&ref=plSrch
USB classic style controllers - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07491YH2R/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523746300&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=retropie+controller&psc=1
Pretty much any usb controller will work.
You could built something DIY pretty cheaply if you're inclined.
You could get a Raspberry Pi, set it up with the audio out going to your little speaker, rip the crackly music from youtube and load it on to the pi, and set up some scripts to auto play the music on loop forever whenever the RPi boots up.
Get the cabling done. There's really no substitute. Then, you'll want these...
UniFi Security Gateway router
2-4 UniFi AP AC Lites. Start with one per floor, add more if needed. They work best when ceiling mounted. If you have any devices that support more than two 5 GHz streams, you'll want at least one NanoHD for them to reach full speed.
A switch of some sort, ideally a PoE one. Ubiquiti's is the best choice, but is expensive. You could instead go with a cheaper PoE switch, or even a non-PoE one and use the PoE injectors supplied with the APs to power them. The cheapest way to have both PoE and lots of ports is to get a small PoE switch and a big non-PoE one and connect them together.
Optionally, a Raspberry Pi. This will be for running the UniFi Controller, which manages all the UniFi devices, and Pi-Hole, a whole-network adblocker. You'll need a MicroSD card for it as well.
George R. R. Martin
writesused to write on an original DOS PC with a monochromatic display. I guess now he uses Wordstar 4.0 on a DOS emulator due to his 30+ year old museum piece failing on him.If you read George R. R. Martin's blog or follow him at all, you'll see he is an easily distracted individual. Football, side projects, and all number of other things keeps him from writing, so he has devised a way to focus on his writing while eliminating these distractions. He sits in his personal library in front of a(n)
ancientrelatively modern PC running Dosbox, but like his old retro machine he's not connected to the Internet. He doesn't have his phone with him. He can't check scores to see if the Giants are winning and he can't binge Netflix or listen to Pandora. It's just him, and the keyboard.You can put DOSBox on your regular modern PC and see if that works out for you, if you can resist the temptation to Alt-Tab over to Reddit. You can get DOSBox for your phone if you feel so inclined and run it there. Some newer Samsung devices even have a Desktop kind of mode where you hook it up to a monitor and turn it into a desktop kind of experience. You can get yourself a Raspberry Pi computer kit, install RetroPie and build a tiny DOS emulator workstation this way with a spare monitor and USB keyboard, preferably away from other distracting influences in your life.
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Alternatively, if you're a little crazy (Like some of us here.) you can go scour the thrift stores, Ebay, yard sales, attic, and dumpsters in search of original hardware, and build yourself an entire pre-Internet 1980s style DOS workstation. Of course then if you are in search of distraction free writing you'll have to avoid the temptation to just play a bunch of Commander Keen on it.
If your goal is to learn, you could probably learn more by investing $50 or so into a raspberry pi setup. All your really need is the pi, a power supply and a micro SD card w/ reader, but you might already have that since you mentioned you do photography, etc.
But like I said, you could get that PC there running something like pihole, but you're limited overall. You really wont be able to do an effective NAS setup on that machine.
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Wr32CbTCTE6DC
I highly recommend this kit, but make sure you get a micro SD card for it.
You'd want the raspberry pi 3 B+.
Controller HDMI+VGA+DVI+Audio Input LCD... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X9NJ2NR?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BC7BMHY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Kinter MA170 12V 2 Channel Mini... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TUSXEY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Samsung 128GB 100MB/s (U3)... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XWZWYVP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
EG STARTS 2x Arcade DIY Kit Parts... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M7R7YW3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Easyget 4 Pcs/Lot 5V LED... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5Y8E2Z?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
TecUnite LED Maple Garland LED... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A7J1ANA?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Pyle Marine Speakers - 4 Inch 2... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078JF26LF?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Car Interior Lights, CJRSLRB APP... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073DZQRZC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
LDKCOK USB 3.0 Mount Cable –USB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076DPQFZB?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
>ZipaMicro, a popular smart home hub developed by Croatian firm Zipato
Popular? Has anyone ever heard of them? For reference: they say they are used in 20K households in 89 countries (that is about 225 households per country). Good luck finding someone using this device even on a forum to ask for help or able to professionally set it up or service it.
When I search on Amazon I see a bunch of over-priced low-power controllers, IP cams and etc. in cheap-looking cases. Literally you can get a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 with a decent case (or a kit) for a fraction of the price. What's the point of buying this over a Raspberry Pi?
They're all the basically the same price, and they get progressively more powerful the later the model, so you might as well just get this.
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6BJzDbDJWWRCE
That has everything, just grab octoprint from the website and flash it to the SD card.
https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Premium-Clear-Supply/dp/B07BC7BMHY
https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-iBuffalo-Classic-Gamepad-BSGP815GY/dp/B06XWD8QQJ
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B073JYVKNX
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-HDMI-Cable-1-Pack/dp/B014I8SSD0
If you can't already access microsdcards from your PC:
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Reader-RS-MMC-Micro/dp/B006T9B6R2
I bought this.
power supply came with the set.
This one
It seems the same in terms of power supply, the other just has a switch on it. The only additional thing I was going to get was usb controller and I was thinking this. Do you happen to know if retropie works well with multiplayer games like mortal kombat or dr Mario for example?
If composite is your goal, a Pi is probably the cheapest way to get 240p.
Total: About $90
I just built one with the $43 Cana kit on Amazon and bought two Logitech Gamepad F310 controllers. I ordered the mini sd and USB storage separate from the kit but they make kits that include it. The cana kits are great starting points for a build.
EDIT: $54 kit actually here's the link. https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Premium-Clear-Supply/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=cana+kit&qid=1555599714&s=gateway&sr=8-3
https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Premium-Clear-Supply/dp/B07BC7BMHY?ref_=bl_dp_s_mw_3020163011
Is this what you mean? Good luck.
Would buying this to set one up be fine?
https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Premium-Clear-Supply/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=raspberry+pi&qid=1551291704&s=gateway&sr=8-4
I bought this and this. The card comes pre loaded with the boot program for Raspbian. If you wanted something cheaper, I believe I remember reading a pi zero w will work as well.
Here’s a $50 raspberry pi with case power supply etc.
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kvVADb8SRYGSD
What kind of Hub do you recommend? Pi 3 B+ and load Hass.io?
Something like this? https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Premium-Clear-Supply/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=pi+3+b%2B&qid=1562715095&s=gateway&sr=8-4
I wouldn't actually recommend that purchase, go for something like this instead, you want to be making sure you're getting the latest raspberry pi too, here is a kit that looks like a better fit (just make sure the plug matches your country's). https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Premium-Clear-Supply/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1542830469&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=raspberry+pi&psc=1
Cana kit
You're welcome