Raspberry Pi & Hardware

Hailo-10H AI HAT+ 2, Hailo-8L AI Kit, LAN discovery, security hardening — hardware projects running in the CoreConduit lab, documented step by step on real RPi 5 hardware.

Raspberry Pi · Hardware · AI FEATURED

Hailo-10H AI HAT+ 2 on Raspberry Pi 5

The 40 TOPS second-gen AI HAT+: PCIe Gen 3 setup, HailoRT 5.3.0 install via hailo-all, rpicam-apps camera inference, model compatibility notes, and multi-stream workloads. Real lab notes.

30–45 min Intermediate HailoRT 5.3.0 40 TOPS
Raspberry Pi · Hardware · AI · 13 TOPS

Hailo-8L AI Kit on RPi 5

Step-by-step Hailo-8L installation on Raspberry Pi 5 — hailo-all meta-package, PCIe config, rpicam-apps camera inference, and running the Hailo RPi5 examples.

30–45 min · Intermediate · HailoRT 5.3.0
 Raspberry Pi · Solar Power · Off-Grid

The Solar-Powered Server — Off-Grid Pi Station

Build a solar-charged Raspberry Pi that runs indefinitely without grid power. Host critical documents, maps, and services that stay online when everything else goes dark.

30 min · Intermediate
 Raspberry Pi · Security · Linux

Keep Fingers Out of Your Pi

Security hardening for Raspberry Pi web servers. Password protection, Apache access control with .htaccess, phpMyAdmin security, and fwbuilder firewall setup.

20 min · Intermediate
 Raspberry Pi · Networking

LAN Service Discovery: Making Your RPi Projects Talk to Each Other

How hydroMazing, NEXUS, and other local services discover and communicate with each other over LAN without any cloud intermediary or static IP management.

18 min · Beginner+
 PHP · MySQL · Raspberry Pi

Using a Raspberry Pi for your own Inventory Management System

Complete deployment guide for OSWA-Inv on RPi with LAMP stack. Database setup, file permissions, and custom improvements including order management and stock logging.

25 min · Intermediate
 Raspberry Pi · Home Automation · Local-First

Local-Only Smart Home Automation — No Cloud, No Subscriptions

Build a fully local smart home with Home Assistant, Zigbee, MQTT, and ESPHome. Voice control, lighting, and security sensors — zero cloud dependency, zero monthly fees.

35 min · Intermediate
 Raspberry Pi · Security · Repurposed Hardware

Budget Home Security with Repurposed Hardware

Build a $150 security system from old USB webcams, Pi camera modules, and DIY sensors. Frigate NVR with AI detection, plus the honest answer on Blink camera cloud lock-in.

28 min · Intermediate
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