Raspberry Pi 5 Overheating Fix: 3 Melted Cases Autopsy
Three passively-cooled Pi 5 builds cooked themselves. Here’s the raspberry pi 5 overheating fix that dropped package temp 34°C for $6.
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Zigbee2MQTT vs ZHA Home Assistant Latency: 20-Device Test
Real latency numbers across 20 mixed Zigbee devices on an SLZB-06 coordinator — which stack actually wins per device type in Home Assistant 2026.
How to Set Up Wake-on-LAN on Raspberry Pi 5: Real Ping-to-Boot Times
Set up Wake-on-LAN on Raspberry Pi 5 with etherwake, real ping-to-boot times on wired vs Wi-Fi 6, plus a working Home Assistant script.
Raspberry Pi 5 PoE+ HAT Benchmark: 4 HATs Tested (2026)
Four PoE+ HATs on a Pi 5, measured on the bench: boot time, sustained load wattage, and fan noise in dB(A) — with the actual winner.
Claude Prompts for Home Assistant YAML: 6 That Validate First Try
Six copy-paste Claude prompts for Home Assistant YAML that pass ha core check on the first run — tested on Pi 5 with real diffs and pass counts.
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Cluster Build Under $60: Real k3s Benchmark
Three Pi Zero 2 W nodes, k3s, $58.42 total — real pod scheduling numbers and the exact point it dies vs a Pi 5.
ChatGPT Prompts for ESP32-CAM Streaming: 6 That Work First Try
Six copy-paste ChatGPT prompts for ESP32-CAM streaming — every one compiled clean and streamed on first boot of an AI-THINKER board.
Claude Prompts for MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico 2: 6 That Run First Try
Six copy-paste Claude prompts for MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico 2, each benchmarked to flash and run without edits.
Claude vs GPT Raspberry Pi Coding: 20-Task Benchmark (2026)
Claude Opus 4.7 vs GPT-5 on 20 real Raspberry Pi 5 coding tasks: 17/20 vs 14/20 first-try pass, plus cost and time data.
ESP32-P4 HDMI Output Review: Real 1080p60 Dashboard Tested
ESP32-P4 HDMI output review — measured 1080p60 FPS, PSRAM cost, tearing, and whether it replaces a Pi Zero for HMI dashboards.