Ever needed to provide your cat a devoted TV for leisure? Becky Stern has made it simpler to make one by your self. The DIY maker and developer created a feline-friendly tv powered by the favored Raspberry Pi 5 SBC.
At the core, the mission is a tiny pc setup designed to loop cat-friendly YouTube movies proper after startup. While that will make this DIY Raspberry Pi 5 build sound easy, it is actually the design that makes it distinctive. Stern housed the SBC, which is related to an LCD display screen, in a custom-made chassis. It’s 3D printed with PLA and has a grille for the cats to get a greater listening expertise.
For audio, Stern is utilizing a USB speaker. Also, whereas this cat TV mission makes use of a touchscreen LCD, the DIY developer discovered the contact performance a bit problematic as her cats would pause the video playback whereas making an attempt to catch what’s on display screen. To repair it, Stern changed the show cable to disable the contact performance.
As for the software program, this Raspberry Pi 5 build depends on the Pi OS, which makes the DIY mission simple to implement. Stern solely needed to program the SBC to mechanically launch the default internet browser after boot and begin enjoying cat-friendly movies from YouTube. But you possibly can program the TV to play completely different media if you wish to.
Speaking of which, if you wish to build an identical DIY cat TV with a Raspberry Pi 5 (8 GB curr. $94.33 on Amazon) or an older mannequin, Stern has compiled a complete information for the mission accessible via this link. You may test the mission in motion within the video hooked up under.
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