PighiXXX previously created a pinout for the Raspberry Pi Model B. They have now created a new one for the recently released Model 2 B. Take a look at it in more detail here.
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Warwickshire Raspberry Jam gets underway for Raspberry Pi owners in the Midlands
Chris Penn has been working for a couple of months on starting up a Raspberry Jam in North Warwickshire. He has now announced that the first one will be held on Wednesday, 15th July. The event will run from 5-8.30pm…
Bitcoin mining on the Raspberry Pi made easy with Minera
Kurt Roesener has written a tutorial which gets you up-and-running doing Bitcoin mining on the Raspberry Pi. He uses a Linux distribution called Minera and takes you through downloading, installing and then using the image. Well worth a look if…
Write your own Scratch game on the Raspberry Pi
It seems like ages since I featured anything using Scratch. Thanks to Pi Weekly for spotting this one. Here’s a nice tutorial from Stuart Andrews in which he creates a nautical-themed game using Scratch. If you want to get started with Scratch,…
July 2015 issue of Raspberry Pi magazine The MagPi is out now
Issue 35 of The MagPi is out now and it’s a great issue featuring lots of articles, tutorials and reviews. I won’t go into listing all the contents this time – you should just head over to The MagPi page…
Control a Raspberry Pi-powered RGB LED from your Android phone
PubNub are fast becoming a company to keep an eye on in the Pi world. They’ve produced a few articles so far that use their online service and it’s time for another one. Kevin Gleason has written a tutorial for wiring up an…
Troubleshooting Raspberry Pi HDMI/VGA adapters
Using VGA monitors with the Raspberry Pi requires you to plug an adapter into the HDMI port. Sometimes, there are issues with screen resolution. Sometimes, there are issues with absolutely nothing appearing on the screen. To help with some of these…
Levitating chickens with a Raspberry Pi
Darren Steele came back after a holiday to find that a fox had eaten all his chickens. Undeterred, Darren bought more chickens and decided to come up with a way to protect them from the predators. His solution? Hook a…
Naturebytes Wildlife Camera kit – watch wildlife with the Raspberry Pi
This is a nicely thought-out Kickstarter which puts the Raspberry Pi Camera Module to good use to capture pictures of wildlife. The unit comes in a weatherproof case with holes in the front for the camera lens and a PIR…
Create a 3x3x3 LED cube with the Raspberry Pi
Jacob from Coventry Makerspace has taken 27 LEDs and soldered them together as a cube. He’s then hooked up each of the 9 columns of LEDs to GPIO pins and also to ground, via transistors. The transistors are also hooked up to…