We’re holding another one of our informal, social “Jam Doughnuts” on Saturday, 14th May at The Rising Sun, Potton, Bedfordshire. Free tickets (and more details) are available here. You can read about previous Potton Pi & Pints here and here. This is a…
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Photographing the moon with the Raspberry Pi camera module & 3D printing
James Mitchell, who runs the Berlin Raspberry Jam, decided that he wanted to indulge his obsession of photographing the moon. So, he took a Pi Camera Module, removed the lens and attached it to a 3D printed mount onto which he…
Use the Raspberry Pi and the BBC micro:bit together with MicroPython and mu
Over at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, they say that they’re “platform agnostic”. In other words, whatever people can use to learn coding and electronics is all for the good. That’s why it’s encouraging to see them publish a new set of…
First Isle of Wight Raspberry Jam at Blackgang Chine – Sunday, 5th June
Dr Lucy Rogers is organising a Raspberry Jam at Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight. The event takes place on Sunday, 5th June from 10.30am-1.30pm at the Ship Ashore Tea Room. The event is free, but does not give you…
Amazing GameBoy has a Raspberry Pi Zero inside
“Chad McChad” (not, I suspect, his real name!) has done an absolutely awesome job creating a retro gaming machine out of an old GameBoy and plenty of other parts, as well as a core of a Raspberry Pi Zero. This is…
Review of iClever 6-port desktop USB charging station – excellent for Raspberry Pi
I was contacted by Gabriel from HisGadget at the start of February to see if I would be interested in reviewing one of their 6-port USB charging stations. They subsequently sent me one, but I’m free to say what I like…
Using the DHT11 humidity/temperature sensor with the Raspberry Pi
The DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor is an inexpensive sensor. It has a +/- 2 degree variance, so it’s not suitable for high-precision use-cases (for that you need the DHT22). Over at Circuit Basics, they’ve written a tutorial which will…
Getting started with Picamera on the Raspberry Pi
Ben Nuttall has just published a new ‘Learn’ resource on the Raspberry Pi website. This new resource takes you through using the Picamera Python library to do the following: How to connect the camera module to the Raspberry Pi How to…
PiBorg motor controller board for the Raspberry Pi Zero – Campaign nearing end
Hi everyone. This is just a quick reminder about Pi Borg’s campaign to raise funds to develop ZeroBorg, which is a motor controller board suitable for use with the Raspberry Pi Zero. I previously covered it here and, with the campaign entering…
Twickenham Coding Evening – 19th May
Cat Lamin is organising another Coding Evening in Twickenham at Stokes and Moncreiff on Richmond Road on 19th May. The event, which runs from 6.30-9.30pm, is a great opportunity for teachers and hobbyists/experts to get together and share knowledge, best-practice and skills with…