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#RaspberryPi – Install raspi-config on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Hi ! This is my current Ubuntu version running on a Raspberry Pi 4. raspi-config is a powerful tool to manage the device settings for the Raspberry Pi. It’s included in Raspberry Pi OS, but not in the Ubuntu distro. So, if yu want to use raspi-config, follow these steps Of course, we start with β read more
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#Tip – The best way to start with Azure βοΈ for FREE
Hi ! This is a question that I see coming online again and again. So, here is the best way to help you start your cloud path with Azure for free https://www.azure.com/free Simple to remember: azure.com/free π And here is what you got: Get USD200* credit to use in 30 days. (Depending on the country β read more
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#AzureIoT β Using a Raspberry Pi @Seeedstudio Grove Sensors π in an β Azure IoT Edge Module
Hi ! Last week during my sessions for #JulyOT, I had several questions about how to use SeeedStudio Grove sensors and actuators in custom Azure IoT Edge modules. I’m updating my previous series of posts to how how to access to specifics sensors connected to the device and send telemetry, and more. I’m missing the β read more
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#RaspberryPi – Install #AzureIoT, a couple of tips to make it work
Hi ! It’s #JulyOT time, and I need to update this post. A lot of amazing IoT content here: https://julyot.dev/ And let’s go with the updated version. The base steps for this posts are described in the official page [Install or uninstall Azure IoT Edge for Linux] (see references). In the official documentation, you can β read more
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#AzureIoT – RTSP Webcam, add rtsp camera π· capabilities to your Edge Device #JulyOT
Hi ! Today, during my [Let’s setup a Raspberry Pi and a reTerminal as an Azure IoT βοΈ device] session, one of the questions was about what cool scenarios we can run once we have a Raspberry Pi as an Azure IoT Edge device. Besides the use of Cognitive Services (only for x64), a cool β read more
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#Azure – Creating an #AzureFunction β‘ for #JulyOT
Hi ! In my previous post I wrote about how (Thanks to Sam), I’m on the path to learn Azure Bicep π¦Ύ. I’m also share how I’m using Bicep to create my demo environments for for JulyOT! https://julyot.dev/ I shared a full Bicep file that, using an existing Resource Group: Create an Azure IoT Hub β read more
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#Azure – Azure IoT and Bicep π¦Ύ, creating my own resources for #JulyOT
Hi ! Last week my friend Sam helped me to understand the basic concepts of Infrastructure as a Code, and of course, we started with Bicep. You can watch the recording here: After this, I started to play around and try to figure out how to automate the creation of my required resources for most β read more
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#Event – In Person with the Highlights from Microsoft Build 2022
Hi ! Next Saturday July 16, join me and an amazing group of professionals to review the most exciting news and annoucements from Microsoft Build 2022. Doors will open at 9:30am with the first presentation kicking off at 10:00am. We’re preparing a line-up of subject matter experts to deliver 40-minute presentations covering each of the β read more
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#Fix – Azure CustomVision Exported to Docker – ImportError: cannot import name ‘soft_unicode’ from ‘markupsafe’
Hi ! In the past days I found a weird error when I export a model created with CustomVision.ai to docker. The docker image build ok, however, I found this error when I try to run the container. And hey, it took me sometime to understand and find a way to solve the error. If β read more
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#VSCode – Thunder Client, excellent alternative to Postman for HTTP Requests @Code
Hi ! Postman is a great tool to emulate HTTP Requests. I used Postman a lot when I create webapps that run Computer Vision models to analyze images. However, in order to keep things more simple, I decided to test several extensions in Visual Studio Code, as alternatives to Postman. And, Thunder Client is one β read more
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#GitHub – How to display the status badge for a GitHub Action π’π΄
Hi ! Last week I wrote 2 posts about How to create and publish an Azure Static Website How to add an API (HTTP Function) to the site It’s a super cool feature ! π GitHub Actions, are an important part of this series, and on the online event, I had this question: How do β read more
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#Event – Let’s Build an App without Using any Code with Microsoft Power Platform at the Toronto Reactor
Hi ! Next week I’ll be at the Microsoft Reactor, learning how to build apps using Power Platform. I have a couple of ideas that I want to test, so if you want to join me, come to the Toronto Reactor ! We will have food π and drinks ! And hey, I have some β read more
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#Azure βοΈ β Adding an API to an Azure Static Web Apps πΈοΈ 2/N
Hi ! Yesterday I wrote a quick tutorial about how to publish a static website using Azure Static Web Pages, using GitHub and GitHub Actions. Really simple, and all from Visual Studio Code ! Azure βοΈ β Adding an API to an Azure Static Web Apps πΈοΈ 1/N Today, I’ll show how to also add β read more
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#OpenCV – Convert camera feed π¦ to Grayscale and resalt Blue π΅ and Red β€οΈ
Hi ! A new twist on these days demos, this time: Open a camera feed Convert each frame to grayscale Use a hue mask to resalt colors, Blue and Red Here is a live sample from my office. Note: I created a mask that identifies the Captain America shield, SpyderGwen poster and Ahsoka frame, but β read more
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#OpenCV – Replace background with video in camera feed π¦ (Black Adam β‘)
Hi ! A new twist on these days demos, based on a request from an online friend. Let’s remove and replace the background from our camera feed using a video. For this demo, I’m using the “Black Adam β Official Trailer 1“. And the output is kind of funny. Hey, funny scenario, and if you β read more
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#OpenCV – Background Subtraction in a camera feed π¦ using MOG2
Hi ! Yesterday I wrote a post about how to remove the background from my camera feed. To remove the background, I used a python library “cvzone”. While talking with some friends, someone asked about using some of the out-of-the-box features included in OpenCV, like MOG2 or KNN. So I read a little about them β read more
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#OpenCV – Remove the background in your camera feed π¦
Hi ! Yesterday I share 10 lines of code to adddress this very simple scenario: Load and image and remove the background. Today I’ll add a few extra lines, and I’ll remove the background from my camera feed. It’s fun to see how the Captain America shield was included in the cropped polygon π And β read more
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#OpenCV – 10 lines to remove the background in an image πΌοΈ
Hi ! Super quick post today, with a very simple scenario: Load and image and remove the background. To do this, I’ll use OpenCV and cvzone. Here we can see a screenshot of my office, and the removed background sample. As usual, the threshold is the important one to manage the quality. And the sample β read more
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#Coding4Fun β How to control your #drone β with 20 lines of code! Complete series of posts
Hi ! IΒ΄m back to have some fun with the DJI Tello Drone and Artificial Intelligence, so letΒ΄s share all my posts about programming the drone. And, as usual, an old video with the core parts of this series: β read more
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#Event – Drones π and AI in London Reactor (May 26) and Madrid (May 31) Ole !
Hi ! Time to travel again, this time the agenda is Toronto > London > Madrid > Toronto And hey, besides supporting some amazing Post-BUILD events (more on this soon), I’ll bring a couple of drones to the London Reactor and I’ll show how to live code the Drone to detect objects! You can control β read more