Mark Williams from Ozzmaker has been in touch about his new Kickstarter project. Mark previously ran the successful campaign for BerryIMU – a multi-function gyro/accelerometer sensor which now sits at the heart of the Picorder, my sensors-in-a-box project. The new Kickstarter is…
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GPIO Zero – the development of a new GPIO library for the Raspberry Pi
I’ve previously covered Ben Nuttall’s new GPIO library, GPIO Zero, on this blog. A few weeks ago, I had an epiphany and realised just how useful it can be. Since then, I’ve been meaning to start using it to redevelop…
RasPiO Duino LCD kit – review
Alex was kind enough to send me one of these kits but I’m free to say what I like. This kit is all about learning how to display data onto an LCD screen from analog temperature sensors. The basic kit…
New add-on for the RasPiO Duino launched for the Raspberry Pi
Alex Eames did a Kickstarter a while ago for the RasPiO Duino, which is a GPIO add-on board for the Raspberry Pi that gives you an ATMega 328P-PU chip (which is the same as an Arduino Uno) as well as loads…
Pimoroni unveils future add-on boards for the Raspberry Pi Zero
Just been listening to Pimoroni’s excellent Bilge Tank video cast. They’ve announced a few things to keep an eye on. First of all, the pHATs currently displayed on their website are not actually in stock yet and are due Monday/Tuesday, so get…
New Raspberry Pi hits the shelves – the Zero is here
Exciting news today: the Raspberry Pi Zero is here! It’s half the size of an A+, has twice the memory (512MB) and will likely run 30-40% faster than the A+ thanks to some special magic (Read Alex Eames’ blog post for…
An afternoon with the Pi & Bash add-on for the Raspberry Pi
Rob Boyle sent me a Pi & Bash to have a play with, so I thought I’d write up my experience into a sort-of review. Introduction The Pi & Bash is an add-on board for the Raspberry Pi. It comes…
Try out this alternate GUI environment on the Raspberry Pi
Mark Williams has written a tutorial in which he downloads and compiles an alternate X-windows desktop environment called ‘matchbox-desktop’. It is a very minimal environment but works well with small touchscreens such as the PiTFT or the PiScreen. Read the…
Tiny accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope board for the Raspberry Pi
Mark Williams from Ozzmaker has just launched a Kickstarter for the BerryIMU which is an I2C sensor board which contains an accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope. Now, obviously you can get those sensors separately but rarely have I seen a package this small…
Southend-on-Sea Raspberry Jam
On Saturday, I attended the Southend Raspberry Jam. It was great fun and it was nice to meet new people as well as bump into some familiar faces. The guys at Southend-on-Sea Linux User Group did a great job of organising…