{"id":1741,"date":"2013-02-02T07:19:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-02T07:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2013-02-02T07:19:10","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T07:19:10","slug":"raspberry-pi-python-adventures-making-your-own-raspberrypi-gpio-cable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1741","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi Python Adventures: Making your own RaspberryPi GPIO cable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/raspberry-python.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/making-your-own-raspberrypi-gpio-cable.html\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blogger-image-760201891.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Francois Dion is at it again. This time he converts an old IDE drive cable into a GPIO breakout cable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/raspberry-python.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/making-your-own-raspberrypi-gpio-cable.html\">Raspberry Pi Python Adventures: Making your own RaspberryPi GPIO cable<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francois Dion is at it again. This time he converts an old IDE drive cable into a GPIO breakout cable. 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