Raspberry Jams are global events which are held in different places around the world. The focus of the Lagos Jam was on promoting the maker culture by showcasing Raspberry Pi projects built within and around Lagos.
The Raspberry Pi which was showcased, in case you didn’t know, Is a small but powerful computer that allows you perform various and diverse tasks such as energy/power monitor, an educational portal, or a remote surveillance system.
The event kicked off from 12pm and lasted till 6pm with two sessions, over a hundred people were in attendance which included tech enthusiasts, university students, secondary school students and parents.
Various projects were on display and demonstrated at the Cc-Hub, and the project demos were powered in one way or the other by the Raspberry Pi, truly proving the versatility of the mini-computer. The demos cut across a variety of sectors including power, education, security and entertainment projects.
Project overview
Energy/Power Monitor
The energy monitor is a raspberry Pi powered device that helps keep track of power consumption regardless of whether one is connected to the grid, inverter or generator. This device stores the energy usage data in a database and generates energy consumption reports. This can then be used to verify your electricity bills and provide useful information to help better maintain your equipment. For example, improving the battery lifetime of your inverter by measuring and helping to moderate your power consumption.
Otomatik Server
The Otomatik Server is a portable, mobile educational server which provides students with access to educational resources without having to connect to the internet. The server contains an eLearning portal stocked with a rich variety of resources (video, audio, text) powered by an eLibrary (Rachel) as well as an examination practice portal (Examina) which prepares students for exams. By connecting to the Otomatik wireless network students have full access to the resources without bearing the costs associated with getting data to access the internet.
Remote Surveillance System
By using a simple external webcam and a Raspberry Pi, this project makes it possible to easily keep track and monitor your environment from the comfort of your laptop. This is achieved by accessing the webcam feed over a private network. Think of it as an an easy-to-setup and affordable CCTV system to enable you to keep an eye on what’s going on in a given location.
Pi-Powered Bot
For them Robotics lovers, this project combines the power of a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino and the LEGO NXT Mindstorms kit to create a multi-functional robot. The robot demoed was programmed with python and users were able to control the movement of the robot by the simple press of a button; Touch sensors were used which enabled the buttons react to touch.
Computer Games & Animations
Kids were not left out either; as a number of kids from Cc-Hub’ Summer of Code programme demoed some of the games and animations that they had built using Scratch. These included an interactive quiz-game, an underwater adventure game as well as a number of animations.
Minecraft
The Jam wasn’t just about viewing demos, but everyone who attended also got the chance to ‘get their hands dirty’ by writing some lines of Python code. The aim was to ‘hack’ Minecraft by printing messages on the screen, or by adding or removing their own objects to Minecraft. The result – a group of super excited first time coders.
There were also giveaways at the event and three Raspberry Pi starter packs were given to three different attendees.
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