Raspberry Pie. Can You Get A 12V Computer for a Narrowboat?

[@stephenlittle7534]

As an old Electrician and a Computer Engineer "I TOTALLY LOVE THE WAY YOU HUTS HAVE COME UP WITH A BRILLIANT IDEA". Well done even the cat likes it. 😼 Keep Safe Guys

[@johndawson680]

Thank you for this. Very interesting. Having a narrowboat and a daughter who should be taking computing A level (but they have cancelled the exams) I will make her watch this and then she can make one for our narrowboat.

[@JCDiamond]

I like the suitcase computer! What a clever idea. Squeak obviously approves. I don't know if the case is easy to open - but it would have been great to show what a Raspberry Pi actually looks like. They are great little devices, so versatile - and really affordable!

[@allorenz6591]

Never underestimate an old man with an Electrical Engineering Degree 😉 Well done Sebastian 👏👏 (University of Cincinnati BSEE 1968)

[@tiggasmum]

Well I clicked on as I thought I was going to see you make a raspberry pie ha ha, I don’t know anything about gaming, I didn’t really understand a lot, but found this video really interesting and loved it all neat and tidy in the old retro case :)

[@rwbimbie5854]

Raspberry Pi is a computer. One of the things it can do is play lower end games, but its is fine for FACEBOOK, TWITTER, NETFLIX, KZbin, web surfing, and simple spreadsheets/documents. It will happily run a full size keyboard & mouse, with a 60" hdtv display if thats what you want to use as a screen

[@lewisgardner1660]

I watch all my you tube through chromecast brilliant little thing. Seeing the Atari brought back memories, I can’t even remember what games they had, if I remember right there was a tape player that had the games on it. I have not played a video game for about 10 years, I was hooked on touring cars about 30 years ago, I even had the steering wheel and peddles lol

[@jlewis4587]

You can buy a 12v laptop charger very easily. Just google “12v laptop charger eu” to account for the euro plug. They come in a bunch of different varieties and capabilities. If you have a particular computer model you need it for, add the make and model in the google search also.

[@SebGDay]

I already have a 12v laptop charger thanks, the Pi is just a more effecient way to do office work.

[@ludochem]

Retro technology is the future !

[@navigator902]

Wonderful Music, and thanks , loved it.

[@Nerd3927]

I use a Pi3 for Kplex NMEA0183 routing to wifi so I can opencpn on any device. I didn't have much luck with the Pi4. It just keeps freezing and lots of issues with Wifi. Just orderd my NUC with a 12V DCDC converter.

[@genemoreland1660]

Now I want a narrowboat recipe for Raspberry Pie! Nice Pi, though.

[@mozismobile]

Hi Sebastian! I might have to stop calling you the secret hairy man if this keeps up :) You can buy 12V-19V DC-DC converters for the laptop pretty easily on ebay and those are pretty efficient. I suggest buying one that is potted into a big metal heatsink rather than the slightly cheaper ones in a little tin box. I used to run my gaming laptop off one.

[@SebGDay]

Hi Mozi! Thanks.. now googling dc -dc converters! I run my laptop with a 60w dc adapter.. and I think that it's actually just a step-up dv -dc converter!

[@MalawisLilleKanal]

@@SebGDay The 12V-19V converter can also be used for many monitors. There are also 12V ATX PSU (Power Supply Unit) for regular desktop-computers to be found. Bonusinfo: There is a new PSU-standard on it's way for desktops where the motherboard only requires 12V. It's called ATX12VO and is likely to become common in 2021-2022. Should go perfectly with a build based on Micro-ATX or mini-ITX.

[@nunyadamnbiznez3522]

She keeps saying they don't make what she needs... I keep telling her they do, but she seems to want to be stubborn and keep pushing her false narrative. lol I'm glad to see she finally got a Raspberry Pi though. I first told her about it a couple of years ago. That was pretty clever assembling it all in an overnight bag. Just having the lid open to use it should keep the screen cool enough. When I mentioned it to her, I was talking about mounting it to the cabinet in the boat so it would actually be built in. This way can be more portable though. As an engineer, I design and build computers and entire networks.

[@mrchairman08]

I have a cat and thought she was calling me but after looking all over for her realized it was your cat I heard.

[@lesleyharris3198]

Lovely to see Seb in the video, and an explanation of raspberry pie, my son talked about it but I was just like ok toy size computer? Yep im a troglodyte,

[@paulroberts5677]

Oh that was good. Never would have guessed this vblog. Got me thinking "I could use these to control my boat... If I had a boat".

[@philipwinter8729]

Think people would be interested in some of the technical aspects of your implementation. Others have put in details of their set-ups. I have a couple of fairly high end audio systems which have been (commercially) built around the Pi. If you are limited by having to use 12v then I guess this is a way of building fairly useful solutions.

[@SebGDay]

Hi Philip, what kind of specs would you like to know?

[@bobeche]

So neat! I've seen the Pi computers online but this seem like a great application. I love the suitcase case!... Is there any storage on the Ras Pi or do you have to store your files online? Love the video!

[@SebGDay]

The Pi uses a 64gb SD card as it's hard drive

[@yochanacoleman4974]

That was really cool, including the cats commentary at the end. LOL

[@vadmal5210]

This one was fine. I wish I didn't sell all my QL and other old stuff...

[@nic0mac]

I will second what urbanimage said about using a NUC if you need a more powerful PC, what I have also had luck with is the Atomic PI which is a SBC based off of boards from a failed kickstart project ( so recycling/reuse), They dont have the support of the raspberry PIs but they have more power and can run windows...

[@curryconsult]

I hope you mean Raspberry Pi ;) I’ve been using them since the original model and now have 5 or 6 running most of the time doing all kinds of jobs. The new pi4 will make an excellent low power computer for those who have to watch their power consumption. Enjoy!

[@SebGDay]

The Pi4 does look interesting!

[@richardboulanger3393]

How large of an SD card did you use for all of those emulators and such? I take it that the Pi doesn't have much onboard memory, so you use the SD as a hard drive?

[@SebGDay]

It has a 64gb sd card as the hard drive, an excessive amount of space!

[@richardboulanger3393]

@@SebGDay Thanks! Which model Raspberry Pi did you use? Are there similar options for Arduinos?

[@SebGDay]

@@richardboulanger3393 Raspberry Pi 3B+, it was the highest spec at the time. I would imagine the Arduinos would operate the the same way for storage but I don't have any hands on experience with them!

[@mobiusfugue2582]

If your computing requirements are modest this is a sensible solution. I had looked at building a more powerful 12v computer myself but it's simply a false economy... if you want something more capable you are better off using regular laptops and investing your money in power generation.

[@Dave-bu6bc]

There's lots of similar small computers out there at similar prices, some with quite a bit more processing power like Odroid's 8 core XU4.

[@urbanimage]

Intetesting video. It depends on what you want to run, but for something more powerful you can run an Intel NUC i3 computer on 12 volts. These are pretty power efficient too. NUC's with i5 or i7 in theory should run off 12 to 19 volts, but I don't have any first-hand experience with those.

[@bobham919]

i have an i7 without a fan. it don't have a battery, no monitor, no key board, no mouse. all is external. it does not multi task so well. i think its not multi thread. how does it compare to that pi?

[@stevenhietikko3269]

Ha ha switch an bait I was looking for a pie cooking 😂👍🏻

[@robertlussier2944]

I thought they found a really early ripening raspberry patch!😂

[@geoffupton]

seeing this put a big 😊 on my face! i'd never thought of putting a pi in a suitcase! brilliant! one question, how do you handle heat from the screen (is there any?!) i know my pi 3+ gets a bit warm im guessing your pi is nice and cool where you have it, the screen tho?? i love the rpi's! they are bril! ive got 6! (yes six!) one is a media/web server, another is an ad blocker (called pi hole! its on an old rpi 2b), another rpi 3 is our file server, a retropi (yay!), one's my workstation, and the other is an experimental setups pi (for checking out pi cctv setups for example!) keep these and others coming! 😊

[@SebGDay]

Hi Geoff, i've never noticed the screen overheating I think it's very efficient! The Pi is normally fine as well, that's why I paid a little extra for the aluminium flikr case as it acts as a heat sink. Sounds like you're deep in the Pi hole!

[@TelstarFirst]

Ironically nearly all computers are 12v anyway used from a stepped down mains transformer, the SSD ones are usually 5v. All you need is a 12v supply for running laptops in a car, it's the power supply that needs changing not the computer.

[@nunyadamnbiznez3522]

Where are you??? I hope you all are doing well and you're safe. Hurry back as soon as you safely can.

[@graemecollin]

What generation RPi are you running?

[@SebGDay]

3B+

[@greghilton7797]

Hi Seb welcome to the fray.

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

Kitty in the background...FEED ME!! 😼😾

[@nunyadamnbiznez3522]

See Jas??? It's not just me saying it... now, many people here are telling you the power supply you need isn't only possible, it's real and very common everyday for everyone. I still have the setup I talked about with you if you'd like it.

[@GeorgeStephen1959]

You need to try out the New 8GB Raspberry Pie , making it capable of video editing ect , and yes you can get a 12volt adapter for your Laptops depending on what you have :-)PS- You cane even run Cakewalk to do music Editing too on 4GB and better the New 8GB Ras Pie :-)

[@ivancarling]

(cough Reaper) :D

[@chevyimp5857]

Super Mario World... !!

[@MrRoyboy55]

so is there a actual Urban legend on how the name raspberry pi was coined ???

[@robertk.9591]

No "e" in pi.

[@theotherstevesteve]

Hmmm, pi!

[@chevyimp5857]

FFvii... Blimey!

[@McRambro]

What happened to this blogger? been 5 months and nothing

[@ipb1966]

Pi not pie 😀

[@CawffeeTyme]

Its Pi not pie.

[@tim040]

Your normally a selling channel, so what are you advertising this time and how much are you getting paid, ? Too boring to watch all the vid.