For a long time, I’ve wanted to do a project which involved two of my passions: the Raspberry Pi and music. I’ve seen several projects which have successfully managed it, in particular the Joytone which used lots of joysticks to create…
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Use an analog to digital converter to get analog sensor readings on the Raspberry Pi
Gus over at PiMyLifeUp has done a great tutorial on using the “famous” MCP3008 analog-to-digital converter chip to read values from a light-dependent resistor. He goes through wiring it up and programming it using the spidev Python library. I prefer the…
CamJam EduKit 1 joins Raspberry Pi learning resources
Pardon me while I get a little excited! 🙂 Ben Nuttall ran a GPIO Zero workshop at the Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend. In the workshop, he used components from CamJam EduKit 1 (a cheap electronics components kit) to teach the basics…
New version of Raspbian Jessie released for the Raspberry Pi
A new version of the Raspbian Jessie operating system has been released. The following software packages have been updated: Sonic Pi – now at version 2.9 Scratch has been updated with improved sound input capabilities, support for the CamJam EduKit 3 robotics…
RasPiO Pro Hat – new reward level launched for Raspberry Pi add-on board
Alex Eames has just announced a new reward level for his RasPiO Pro Hat Kickstarter and I just thought I’d bring it to your attention. In case you missed it, the Pro Hat is a great new plug-in board for the…
Build circuits with this nifty crowdfunded Raspberry Pi HAT
Alex Eames has just launched his latest Kickstarter. Following successful campaigns for the RasPiO GPIO Ruler and RasPiO Duino, he is now raising funds for the RasPiO Pro HAT. Key features This HAT’s key features are as follows: protected GPIO ports to…
Raspbian Jessie updated to include Node-RED and other enhancements
Simon Long has continued his great work on the base operating system for the Raspberry Pi. The latest update includes the following: The Node-RED visual development environment is installed by default. Especially great news for those who are into the…
Extending a traffic lights project on the Raspberry Pi
Giles Booth previously started to construct a circuit and write code that would display a traffic lights sequence on LEDs connected to his Pi using GPIO Zero. This time, he has added a momentary tactile switch to the circuit so that…
Pi Podcast interviews Les Pounder from Raspberry Pi Picademy
A very interesting Pi Podcast this time from the guys. They interview Les Pounder, who is heavily involved with Picademy and is also a writer of good repute. They also cover various other topics including GPIO Zero and the recently-released…
Raspberry Pi – Where do I start?
I frequently get emails from people asking how they get started with the Raspberry Pi. So, I’ve taken one of my responses and turned it into this page. I hope it’s useful. If you’ve got anything to add, please leave a comment…