eBay vendor 4tronix, (@4tronix_uk) who have proved themselves to be very good at customer service (just ask @gadgetoid or myself!) and super-fast on delivery have just released the PiRoCon – a GPIO robot controller plugin board. It has the following features:…
Category: GPIO boards
New product found – Pi Wingman GPIO expander for the #RaspberryPi
Ciseco have brought out something called the Pi Wingman. The Wingman is a GPIO expander that can be used in a variety of different ways to breakout the GPIO pins, even if there is already something sitting on top of…
Slimline PiGlow Python module for the #RaspberryPi
Ben Leb has forked Jason Barnett’s original PiGlow Python code (https://github.com/Boeeerb/PiGlow) and produced a slimmed-down easy-to-use version. Might well be worth a go for PiGlow owners! Read more and get the code here
SODAQ is an #Arduino compatible internet of things platform
Got contacted by these guys a few days ago and have only just got round to having a look at the Kickstarter. Now, obviously this isn’t strictly Pi-related, but I thought it was such a cool board that it was…
Review of Raswik by Ciseco for #RaspberryPi
Ajit over at Open Gardens has done a quick review of the Wireless Inventors Kit by Ciseco. Read the review here
Picorder (version 10) gets a walk-through construction video #RaspberryPi
My Picorder has reached another version. This time it’s got a proper case and lots more sensors. With the help of Amanda, my step-daughter, we shot this putting-it-together video that shows all the parts and bits-and-pieces that go into the…
Read analog sensors on the #RaspberryPi with the MCP3008
Matt over at Raspberry Pi Spy has done a great little tutorial that uses an MCP3008 analog-to-digital convertor to read a light-dependant resistor and TMP36 temperature sensor. He’s kept it simple and clear and it’s well worth a look…
Experimenting with the Easy Pulse and #RaspberryPi
As part of my Picorder project, I bought an Easy Pulse from Embedded Lab (via Elecrow). It’s a red PCB with a plugin fingertip sensor (see above). The example code you can download is in C and my Picorder code is in…
Garage door opening mechanism with a #RaspberryPi
LA-based Brent Nycum has hacked his garage remote-control opener by using a Pi, a relay board and a wifi dongle. He’s then used node.js on the server side to respond to requests. Read more here
Light up your room with a PiGlow and a #RaspberryPi
Phil Howard (Gadgetoid) has written some code that presents a colour wheel on any device to control a Pi fitted with a PiGlow. He’s housed the whole thing in an IKEA lamp hood. His code is available on his blog…