Pete Taylor has got hold of a RyanTeck MCB, put it together, and then hooked it up to a 9V LEGO motor. Read his blog/review here.
Category: GPIO boards
Control NeoPixels from a #RaspberryPi via a Gertduino
Matt Manning has published another one of his excellent Pi-related videos. This time he covers setting up the Gertduino add-on board and getting it to control the tricky, but trusty, NeoPixel. Watch the video here.
Seven Segments of #RaspberryPi in the Classroom (part 9 – Final part!)
This is the final part of the Seven Segments of Pi series we’ve been running over the past few weeks. A massive Thank You! to Nevil Hunt for taking the time to share his adventures! Part 9 – Have the…
First impressions of the SimPie on the #RaspberryPi
Cyntech have created a new interface device for the Pi called the SimPie. It’s comprised of a handset that connects to the GPIO and features 3 buttons, an RGB LED and a buzzer. Russell Davies got hold of one and has…
Two weeks of the Pibrella on the #RaspberryPi
Russell Davies (@ukscone) has been using a Pibrella on his Pi for a couple of weeks during which he’s mostly experimented with getting decent sounds out of the buzzer. Read his blog to find out more and see his code.
Nice portable handheld retro emulator with a #RaspberryPi
3Derp has used his 3D printer to create a case for his Raspberry Pi and then added a battery pack, TFT monitor and a Teensy 2.0 to create a beautiful handheld which runs the RetroPie distro. Read more/see more pics…
Seven Segments of Pi (Part 8)
Part 8 – Count to 10 and Figure Eight My Pi! Last week I talked about the technical and practical challenges of running Raspberry Pi Workshops in schools. This week it’s back to the fun of writing software! It’s about…
Lesson plans for the Seven Segments of #RaspberryPi
Those of you who follow the blog will know that I’ve been running a series of guest posts from Nevil Hunt, inventor of the Seven Segments of Pi. Teacher Allen Heard has now written some proper lesson plans using Seven Segs…
Review of the #RaspberryPi Wolfson audio card
Linux User and Developer magazine has posted it’s 4/5 review for the Wolfson Audio card. The card allows high quality input and output of audio through the GPIO pins and uses the P5 header of rev 2 Pis. It appears…
Seven Segments of Pi in the Classroom (part 7)
Another guest post from Nevil Hunt of Seven Segments of Pi. Part 7 – “NOOBS to the rescue! …but Mr Hunt – I’ve lost my SD Card!” Last week I talked about the fun of soldering! This week I will…