An unmanned Cygnus cargo freighter, powered by an Atlas V rocket, has just taken off from Florida. On board are two Raspberry Pi Astro Pi units destined for the International Space Station. So exciting! Lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.…
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Interested in the Raspberry Pi Astro Pi launch? Get thee to NASA’s stream
If you want to see the launch of the rocket with the Astro Pi units onboard, get over to UStream now to watch NASA TV!
Advent calendar with a Raspberry Pi and a SenseHAT
Richard Hayler loves doing stuff with the SenseHAT, especially with the 8×8 matrix. This time, he’s coded an advent calendar using the matrix for display and the joystick for control. Take a look at his blog for more information. A…
GPIO Zero for the Raspberry Pi – by George, I think I’ve got it!
When Ben Nuttall announced his GPIO Zero Python library a few weeks ago, I was very sceptical. It seemed to me to be dumbing-down the flexibility of RPi.GPIO. I didn’t like it. The truth is, I’d got so comfortable (and, perhaps,…
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…
HAT storage boxes for Raspberry Pi accessories
James Mitchell, who runs Raspberry Jam Berlin, recently decided that he wanted to protect and store his HATs. I can sympathise! I’ve got so many of the things and no handy storage solution. He has created some templates that you can print…
CamJam EduKit 3 – Robotics – Launches today for the Raspberry Pi
Tim Richardson, Jamie Mann (of The Pi Hut) and myself are very proud to announce the official launch of CamJam EduKit number 3. This one is all about Robotics and provides (almost) everything you need to build your own Raspberry…
Astro Pi on the BBC’s One Show
Friday saw astronaut Tim Peake and Astro Pi competition winner Hannah Belshaw being interviewed on the BBC’s magazine programme The One Show. If you’re in the UK, you can watch the episode online via BBC iPlayer. Tim and Hannah talk…
Create an interactive pet with the Raspberry Pi and SenseHAT
Carrie Anne Philbin has been very busy recently with her Raspberry Pi Foundation duties. Now she’s back in her guise as the creator of the Geek Gurl Diaries videos! Her new video tutorial takes you through from connecting up the SenseHAT…
Arduino on the Raspberry Pi – RasPiO Duino vs Gertduino
Hans Otten likes to use ATmega chips in conjunction with the Raspberry Pi. To do this, he has purchased two boards: the RasPiO Duino and the Gertduino. He has extensively reviewed the two products over on his blog and has…