Top 10 Raspberry Pi 4 Projects (Part 1)

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About Raspberry Pi 4

In June 2019 the Raspberry Pi foundation surprised everyone by releasing it latest version of the Raspberry Pi 4.

The new Raspberry Pi 4 has a bunch of hardware improvements, most importantly:

  • New more powerful CPU – its now using the Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
  • More memory options – you can now buy 1GB, 2GB or 4 GB versions
  • 2 Micro HDMI ports supporting 4K monitors
  • 2 USB3 ports for more bandwidth
  • Gigabit Ethernet with PoE support
  • 802.11ac WiFi support
  • Bluetooth 5.0 and BLE support – great for IoT projects
  • Now uses USB-C for power supply allowing it to draw more power
  • Hve two hot versions are Raspberry Pi 4B/2G - Raspberry Pi 4B/4G

 


1. Build your own Raspberry Pi Computer!

Ref: EveningStandard

With the all new Raspberry Pi 4, you can now build your very own credit-sized computer / laptop at a very affordable price! This computer can power two 4K screens at the same time, allow video and photo editing while having processing power to perform machine-learning. In addition, it has 2 USB3.0 ports and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity.

What do you need?

Raspberry Pi 4B – Deskstop Kit – 4GB

  • Raspberry Pi 4 Computer Model B 4GB
  • Wall Adapter Power Supply – 5VDC 3A Type-C
  • Micro SD Card wtih Card Reader-32GB(Class 10)
  • Case ABS H-Type Black cho Raspberry Pi 4 B
  • Micro HDMI Cable to standard HDMI  – 1m(support Pi 4)
  • Cat6 Ethernet Cable – 1 Meter
  • Keyboard and Touchpad Mouse.
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How to buid a PC form Raspberry Pi 4 

You can see detail of guide at hear: How to make a PC using Raspberry Pi

2. Film Your Own Stop Motion Film with Pi

 

Have you ever wanted to direct your very own stop motion video? Stop motion videos have endless possibilities which allows users to be able to showcase their creativity which never fails to amaze. So how is stop motion made? With a Raspberry Pi 4 and a Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2 from Seeed, you can do just that!

What do you need?

Raspberry Pi 3 or Raspberry Pi 4
Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2 or RASPBERRY PI CAMERA MODULE

 How to make stop motion film with Raspberry Pi  

You can see detail of guide at hear: How to make stop motion film using Raspberry Pi

3. Build Your Own Pi Web Server

Do you think we can use Raspberry Pi to set up a web server? That right! We really can do that. For example, We can set up any website by using raspberry. Of course, it maybe a professional website or just a personal blog but it really fun, useful and save money.

  • There are many reasons to host your server! For example:
    • Hosting costs are too costly
    • PC running the whole day whole hosting your server can turn out to be costly
    • Raspberry Pi has a low energy usage

What do you need?

  • Raspberry Pi 4
  • Raspian Stretch software
  • Powershell SSH software

 How to build a web server on a Raspberry Pi  

You can find the full tutorial on how to host your own website on Makeuseof here: How to Host Your Own Website on a Raspberry Pi


4. Raspberry Pi Home security system

 

Purchasing security system plans have always been expensive. For example, a Smart security system can cost up to USD 1500 just for installation and on top of that, you still have to pay monthly fees! So, of course the solution is to build your own Smart Security System using the Raspberry Pi 4.

What do you need? (Besides Raspberry Pi 4)

 How to build a Home security system with Raspberry Pi:  

You can find the whole tutorial here at pyimagesearch: Building a Raspberry Pi security camera with OpenCV


5. Home Automation System with Pi

Tutorial Video by James Bruce

Do you have some projects about Smart Home/ Smart Light? If your answer is "right", you should try for doing a home automation system. Build a Home automation system with Pi allow We test almost function. Even you can develop newer function - what ever you can image. Nobody knows may be your idea is wonderful to head to the future.

What do you need? 

 How to build a Home automation system with Raspberry Pi

You can find the step by step tutorial here at Makeuseof: Getting Started with OpenHAB Home Automation on Raspberry Pi 


Source: https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2019/09/29/top-20-best-raspberry-pi-4-projects-that-you-must-try-now/