Just a quick post. Dr Scott Baker has created several ‘Nixie Clocks’ in the past. This time he has created one with a Raspberry Pi. Read more on his blog or you can view the video on YouTube below:
Category: GPIO boards
New expansion board for #RaspberryPi announced by PiCocktails
Lloyd Seaton of PiCocktails has blogged about a new expansion board for the Pi, the MegaBoard Pi. The broad features are as follows: Smaller than GertBoard and bigger than Alamode (3.8″ x 2.5″) Is more Arduino compatible than GertBoard (5V…
I2C 20×4 LCD character display on a #RaspberryPi
Take a look at this more up-to-date post which uses a Python library to do the necessary. I bought this display from Hobby Components: It is very similar to the Sainsmart 2004 LCD display and the pin mappings are the…
Using the SL030 RFID Module with #RaspberryPi
Harlow-based Pi bits seller Sukkin Pang has created a tutorial that shows you how to use this RFID reader and accompanying cards and tags. Read more here
Use a 3×4 matrix keypad with the #RaspberryPi
Chris Crumpacker has been experimenting with a cute 3×4 matrix keypad: He’s got it working not only with just the GPIO pins, but also with a port expander, thus saving a lot of pins. The whole blog post, including Python…
One to keep an eye on – #RaspberryPi drivers from Whaleygeek
David Whale has just posted up a couple of placeholders on his blog for various drivers he’s hoping to develop. The first one (and again, still a placeholder at this point) is for a cheap RFID reader. Take a look here…
GPS Logger for the #RaspberryPi
A blogger on Tweetypi.co.uk has written about how to log GPS coordinates into sqlite3. I’ve decided to integrate this with the Picorder so I thought I’d give them a shout out! Read the blog post or view the code on Github.
Replacing a Volvo GPS navigation system with a #RaspberryPi
Latvia-based Reinis Veips has been trying to replace his Volvo’s nifty pop-up GPS navigation system with a Raspberry Pi. This has involved a lot of tinkering and resulted in a custom printed circuit board. Read all about his project here.
Simple two-way NFC/RFID communications with #RaspberryPi and Adafruit
Adafruit has just published a guide to doing NFC/RFID communications with their breakout board. Read the guide
LED matrix with a #RaspberryPi
Frank, at Raspberry Alpha Omega, has worked out how to use WiringPi to drive a 7219 LED matrix. Read how he did it here