Alexander Belokrylov from Oracle has written a programming tutorial to read the DS1621 temperature sensor using Java. Read it here.
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#RaspberryPi and Makey Makey join together for cheese-related madness
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has just posted about a cool little project. Conor O’Neill has taken a Pi and a Makey Makey, used cheese as input devices, and used them to send remote control commands over Bluetooth to an RC…
Third flight for the #RaspberryPi in the Sky board
Dave Akerman has not long completed his third test flight of the Pi in the Sky board – a high altitude ballooning GPIO add-on for the Pi. This recent flight was egg-shaped (as you can see above) and led the…
Free prize draw for CamJam EduKits for the #RaspberryPi
Vincent Willcox of TalkTech.info has purchased two CamJam EduKits and is giving them away in a prize draw. You can enter over on their site – don’t miss out!
Build a Gameboy… sort of… with your #RaspberryPi
This is one of the more beautiful projects I’ve seen, just for pure retro quality. Noe Ruiz has written up the project over at Adafruit. Using a Pi, a PiTFT and a 3D printer, along with a few other bits…
Computing curriculum challenges covered by #RaspberryPi Certified Educator
Heard about the new Computing Curriculum and want to know more about the challenges? You could do worse than start with these two excellent posts from Picademy Graduate and RCE Sway Grantham. Read them here and here
Getting started with the #RaspberryPi Compute Module
Les Pounder has written a blog entry over on the Element 14 website which shows you how to get started with the Compute Module, including how to install the operating system. Read more here
Students launch a #RaspberryPi into near-space
During a recent half term, students from Truro College sent two Raspberry Pis up with a high-altitude balloon and took photographs and other atmospheric readings. The payload eventually reached a height of over 80,000 feet. Despite losing the payload initially, it has…
Access PWM on the #RaspberryPi using C++
Hussam Al-Hertani has blogged a C++ class he’s written to access pin 18 on the Raspberry Pi. This is the only hardware PWM pin on the Pi. Read about it here.
Review of Adafruit low-profile SD adaptor for the #RaspberryPi
Jarle Teigland got hold of one of these adapters at the July 2014 CamJam and has blogged a review about it. Read it here.