The Raspberry Pi Foundation have published a new SenseHAT tutorial. This one interrogates Minecraft Pi and creates a map of the surrounding blocks. This map is then sent to the SenseHAT where it is displayed on the 8×8 LED matrix. Read…
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Old gaming console converted into a Raspberry Pi retro machine
Matt Brailsford (aka Circuitbeard) has taken an old Grandstand Scramble gaming console and adapted it for use with the Raspberry Pi. He’s got a 5″ HDMI TFT screen (which gives a resolution of 800×480) for the display and used the Picade controller…
New Kickstarter enables LCD displays to stand up and be counted on a Raspberry Pi
David Saul, who previously had success with his PiMuxClock Kickstarter has launched a new crowdfunding campaign. This one enables you to mount a little LCD screen vertically on your Pi’s GPIO pins. It works with HD44780-compatible LCDs, including the newer RGB-backlight…
Make a Magic 8 Ball with the Raspberry Pi and the SenseHAT
Carrie Anne Philbin has written a lovely new resource for the Raspberry Pi Learning Resources website. It uses the recently-launched SenseHAT to create a Magic 8 Ball. You ask it a question and then shake the whole Pi and HAT (triggering…
Win a SenseHAT for the Raspberry Pi with The Pi Hut
This just turned up in my inbox, so I thought I’d share for those of you reading my blog on this wet (in the UK) Bank Holiday. The Pi Hut is currently running a competition, ending Tuesday, to win a…
SenseHAT launched by the @Raspberry_Pi Foundation – an extensive first look
This morning, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the immediate availability of the SenseHAT. The SenseHAT is the guts of the Astro Pi and has an inherent space-aged coolness built in. The board you hold in your hands is the same hardware that is…
Flight safety testing details for the Raspberry Pi Astro Pi
Since March, the Astro Pi package, that will go onto the International Space Station, has been undergoing a series of rigorous tests to demonstrate it’s space-worthiness. Dave Honess has blogged over at the Foundation about exactly what it’s been through…
PianoHAT for the Raspberry Pi – video demo
A few people asked me to do this, so I thought why not? I recently posted a review of the Pimoroni PianoHAT and I asked if people wanted to see a video demo of the board and it’s capabilities. Well, here you…
WittyPi for the Raspberry Pi – video review
Alex Eames over at RasPi.TV has just published a video review of the Witty Pi power management and real-time clock board by UUGear. This £10 board gives you a real-time clock so that your Pi always has the correct time, even…
PianoHAT for the Raspberry Pi – a review
Occasionally, I get sent things in the post to review. Sometimes I buy a product just because I think it looks cool. This is one of the latter type. Update: I have added a video demo here. Introduction The original board,…