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Young Archie Roques<\/a> has recently set-up a company called Wonky Resistor<\/a>. His first board for the company is called Score:Zero<\/a>. Archie sent me one of the boards to assemble and try out, so that’s what I did and here’s what I think.<\/p>\n

Review<\/h2>\n

First of all, the Score:Zero is a kit. You have to put it together yourself. Using a soldering iron. The good news is, however, that it’s very well-designed and is a perfect project for those new to soldering, or even those who have never done it before. It is a white circuit board with silvered solder pads and holes. It comes with a selection of different buttons that need soldering onto the board, as well as a 40-way header which goes on the underside of the board and allows it to connect to your Pi.<\/p>\n

Looking closely at the board, I can report that the traces are curvy rather than straight. This is likely to upset those who like their angles, but I think it gives the board a bit of ‘artistic’ flair.<\/p>\n

A link is provided on the product page<\/a> to a worksheet<\/a>\u00a0which tells you how to assemble it. There’s a\u00a0little<\/em> help with how to solder, although I would like to have seen more on that, even if it was a link to a video. The instructions are clear, although you do need to be careful which side of the board you solder the header onto – clue: The black part goes\u00a0underneath<\/em> with the pins poking through to the top. It’s a minor thing – perhaps future revisions of the board could have a note ‘header goes this side’ or something.<\/p>\n

The soldering, as I’ve said before, is suitable for beginners and all you need to do is be careful, as you always should with soldering. I enjoyed the assembly process and could imagine it being used in schools, homes or clubs to teach the skill of soldering.<\/p>\n

Software-wise, there is a GitHub repository<\/a>\u00a0to download which gives you three examples: detecting the button presses and separate scripts for turning the board into a keyboard or a mouse. The process for installing the software you need is all there, and I found it very easy to get it to do what I wanted. The best news is that the examples use the GPIO Zero library<\/a>\u00a0to make things super-simple and easy. It would make an ideal games controller for something like PyGame or even a robot controller\/programmer.<\/p>\n

Cost-wise, the price of the Score:Zero is \u00a34.80 (plus postage). That’s less than a fiver. You know what? That’s just about right for the kit, perhaps even on the low side. It makes it a great ‘stocking filler’ and if you should mess up the soldering, it’s not the end of the world!<\/p>\n

Opinion<\/h2>\n

Above all, the Score:Zero is a bit of fun – it would be great to use this in a \u2018learning to solder\u2019 workshop, for example. Charge \u00a35 for the workshop to cover use of tools and the board itself, ideal. And you end up with something you can really <\/span>use <\/span><\/i>with your Pi. Nice job, Archie – I look forward to seeing what you produce next!<\/span><\/p>\n

Recommended for beginners and for those who want a (very) simple controller<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Buy the Score:Zero from Wonky Resistor’s online shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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