Edit Project: Offline Museum Kiosk With MediaWiki and Raspberry Pi

Short Description:
Long Description:	We set up and did the initial data import and collection creation for a MediaWiki-based standalone (offline) kiosk for the Charleswood Historical Society. They wanted a small, reliable, and performant kiosk that was not prohibitively expensive and had capacity to add more information (including the potential for audio and video) in the future.
How we did it / geekery:	The kiosk is built around a Raspberry Pi 4B (8GB) running the 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS (Bookworm). Storage is a 500GB Samsung EVO 870 SSD, connected via StarTech USB312SAT3CB USB-SATA adapter. Since there is no network connection, we installed a DS3231 RTC to keep track of time. We designed and made a custom enclosure for this project with 3D-printed PETG end caps and cutout cover panel, and laser-cut birch plywood panels. Initial wiki setup, collaboration, and training was done with a web hosted wiki. Once the wiki was populated and looked as desired, it was backed up from the web host and restored to the offline Pi wiki.
Skill Set:	3D Modelling3D PrintingMakingRaspberry PiMediawikiLaser Cutting3D ScanningArduinoCNC MachiningElectronicsGraphic DesignMasked SandblastingOffice AutomationProgrammingPythonReverse EngineeringSandblastingShape ExtractionVacuum FormingVinyl CuttingVisual Basic for Applications(VBA)Woodworking ×3D Modelling ×3D Printing ×Making ×Raspberry Pi ×Mediawiki ×Laser Cutting
Project Type:	Mediawiki ProjectInteractive DisplayFeatured ProjectMuseum DisplayOffice AutomationPersonal ProjectPortfolioPrototyping and Integration ×Mediawiki Project ×Interactive Display ×Featured Project
North Forge Fabrication Lab:	YesNo

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