Raspberry Pi

[yathis]

Thinking about getting the Raspberry Pi, at first it was for retro gaming, but I am thinking I need it for an alarm clock too.

Can I do both on one unit?

 

I want a custom alarm clock that can have different digit colors, buzzer fade-in, radio fade-in, both that you can set the fade-in time, set the loudness, buzzer tone, music-in, am and fm radio with digital presets exactly like a vehicle radio, ipod-in, also I need a very bright light and perhaps a mattress shaker. 

[Mira Yurizaki]

10 minutes ago, yathis said:

Thinking about getting the Raspberry Pi, at first it was for retro gaming, but I am thinking I need it for an alarm clock too.

Can I do both on one unit?

 

I want a custom alarm clock that can have different digit colors, buzzer fade-in, radio fade-in, both that you can set the fade-in time, set the loudness, buzzer tone, music-in, am and fm radio with digital presets exactly like a vehicle radio, ipod-in, also I need a very bright light and perhaps a mattress shaker. 

Sure, but with your requirements about the alarm clock, it's going to take a lot of effort.

[ProjectBox153]

To do just the alarm clock on the RPi, you're going to want to get two Pis. That way one is dedicated for each. But the alarm clock project, assuming you CAN get it done, is going to be really hard. 

[AntonChigurh]

19 minutes ago, yathis said:

Thinking about getting the Raspberry Pi, at first it was for retro gaming, but I am thinking I need it for an alarm clock too.

Can I do both on one unit?

 

I want a custom alarm clock that can have different digit colors, buzzer fade-in, radio fade-in, both that you can set the fade-in time, set the loudness, buzzer tone, music-in, am and fm radio with digital presets exactly like a vehicle radio, ipod-in, also I need a very bright light and perhaps a mattress shaker. 

Yeah, it'll work, but it'd be a pretty big task just to do all the alarm clock stuff, let alone also do retro gaming. It's possible, but that's gonna take a lot of time. Why not just get two units? They're only $30 apiece

[Mira Yurizaki]

5 minutes ago, N1ghtshade said:

Yeah, it'll work, but it'd be a pretty big task just to do all the alarm clock stuff, let alone also do retro gaming. It's possible, but that's gonna take a lot of time. Why not just get two units? They're only $30 apiece

The retro gaming one is easy, since RetroPi comes with a prebuilt image with all the fixin's.

[AntonChigurh]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

The retro gaming one is easy, since RetroPi comes with a prebuilt image with all the fixin's.

True, but it's mostly the fact that he wants to do the alarm clock and the gaming. You'd probably need a dedicated one for each, like @Jamiec1130 said

[Mira Yurizaki]

4 minutes ago, N1ghtshade said:

True, but it's mostly the fact that he wants to do the alarm clock and the gaming. You'd probably need a dedicated one for each, like @Jamiec1130 said

The real question is if OP wants to have the alarm clock I/O handling at any time, rather than needing to switch over to some alarm clock app to do the setup. However, still wager it'd be doable. Just too much effort for the value.

 

EDIT: It's just me musing on the idea, but if the RasPi were capable of it (I don't think it is), you could have two different login sessions on a multi-seat configuration on two different outputs. One login session is on one of those RasPi screens to handle the alarm clock while the other outputs to HDMI to handle the retro gaming stuff.

 

However, like I said, it feels like it's too much effort for the value.

[AntonChigurh]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

The real question is if OP wants to have the alarm clock I/O handling at any time, rather than needing to switch over to some alarm clock app to do the setup. However, still wager it'd be doable. Just too much effort for the value.

Exactly. Too much effort. That'd take forever

[yathis]

How much work is it to do the alarm clock?

The gaming end of it would be on occasion. But my guess it would turn out like every other console gaming I bought, I dont really game on them, because I like to multi-task. Play games then Alt-Tab to internet.

 

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, yathis said:

How much work is it to do the alarm clock?

The gaming end of it would be on occasion. But my guess it would turn out like every other console gaming I bought, I dont really game on them, because I like to multi-task. Play games then Alt-Tab to internet.

 

With all the features you've requested, a lot of work. 

[yathis]

5 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

With all the features you've requested, a lot of work. 

Do you think I could get someone to do it for me for a bargain or reasonable price?

Or have it already semi-completed where I just copy & paste, and/or buy it already done somewhat.

The light thing could be as simple as a digital timer on the outlet.

 

I gotta sign up for some Raspberry Pi forums. Like $100 to a preteen is a ton of money right. Or heck even a starving student. I will do some "researching" lmfao.

 

Whats the web address for the most used and populated Raspberry Pi forum?

[ProjectBox153]

16 minutes ago, yathis said:

Whats the web address for the most used and populated Raspberry Pi forum?

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/

Try to get help there. 

[yathis]

Will do, I am hoping its already been done, or can get it done for me at a good price for me