{"id":13803,"date":"2015-12-01T12:03:24","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T11:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13803"},"modified":"2015-12-01T12:03:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T11:03:24","slug":"advent-calendar-with-a-raspberry-pi-and-a-sensehat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13803","title":{"rendered":"Advent calendar with a Raspberry Pi and a SenseHAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xM29nOFFF6w\/VlzFEXwAZzI\/AAAAAAAAFjY\/3PTrDYCuYCI\/s320\/P1070701.JPG?resize=320%2C293\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richardhayler.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Hayler<\/a> loves doing stuff with the SenseHAT, especially with the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/topshed\/RPi_8x8GridDraw\" target=\"_blank\">8&#215;8 matrix<\/a>. This time, he&#8217;s coded an advent calendar using the matrix for display and the joystick for control. <a href=\"http:\/\/richardhayler.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/12\/raspberry-pi-advent-calendar-with.html\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look at his blog for more information<\/a>. A bit of imagination is required for some of the pictures, but it&#8217;s a lovely idea! 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