Setting up the PiTFT can be a royal pain in the backside. Fortunately, the Average Man has come to the rescue by writing a comprehensive tutorial on getting the little screen working. If you’ve got one, or you’re just curious how…
Category: GPIO boards
#RaspberryPi GPIO board compatibility
Matt Hawkins has started the job of determining whether specific GPIO boards work with the new model B+ or not. He’s created a table listing some of the add-on boards and whether they work with the B+ (and how well). Great…
Print off and push on #RaspberryPi Model B+ pinout
Ben over at Phenoptix has slaved away over a pinout diagram for the B+ that you can print out and push onto the GPIO pins, giving you an instant reference. Download from this page.
Energenie radio controlled sockets and #RaspberryPi transmitter – review
I was sent one of these to review by Energenie. No preconditions for it – I’m free to say what I like. The box contains a Raspberry Pi GPIO plug-in board and two sockets. The board itself is tiny and plugs directly into…
Third flight for the #RaspberryPi in the Sky board
Dave Akerman has not long completed his third test flight of the Pi in the Sky board – a high altitude ballooning GPIO add-on for the Pi. This recent flight was egg-shaped (as you can see above) and led the…
Interview with HDMIPi and RasPi.tv’s Alex Eames
Russell Barnes has, in Raspi.today, created what I’m sure will be a hotly-followed website. His latest podcast is an interview with Alex Eames who runs RasPi.tv, is co-creator of the HDMIPi screen that many people are waiting for and has…
New telemetry board for high altitude ballooning with the #RaspberryPi
Launching today for pre-orders is Pi in the Sky, a new GPIO plugin board specifically designed for high-altitude ballooning. With Dave Akerman behind the board and the software, this is something to get excited about. Retailing for £100+VAT, the board…
Virtual keyboard for the #RaspberryPi
There are a lot of different small touchscreens out there at the moment, the PiTFT being the most popular. Mark Williams has worked out how to get an onscreen touch keyboard working on his screen and has written a short tutorial about…
#RaspberryPi Pi in the Sky becomes a proper board
Dave Akerman has worked with Anthony Stirk to create a new GPIO board for the Pi to facilitate high altitude ballooning launches. Called Pi in the Sky, the board comes with the following features: Efficient built-in power regulator providing run…
Seven Segments of Pi at the BBC
Guest post from Nevil Hunt of Innovations in Education I have been invited to the BBC/Google “Computing for a new Generation” Conference at Media City on the 2nd July where I will be demonstrating… A – Seven Segments of Pi…