{"id":3726,"date":"2013-04-22T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2013-04-22T15:56:02","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T15:56:02","slug":"scratch-gpio-version-2-released-by-cymplecy-for-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3726","title":{"rendered":"Scratch GPIO Version 2 released by Cymplecy for #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cymplecy.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/22\/scratch-gpio-version-2-introduction-for-beginners\/?utm_source=feedly\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/blink111.gif' alt='Scratch GPIO Version 2 \u2013 Introduction for Beginners | cymplecy (simplesi)' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cymplecy.wordpress.com\/\">Cymplecy <\/a>has released a new version of his Scratch GPIO software for the Raspberry Pi. 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