Xu Ji, Bora Mollamustafaoglu and Gun Pinyo from Imperial College have created an assembly language chess game that runs on the Pi, without an operating system. There is a course on this kind of bare metal programming from Alex Chadwick of the…
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Mini #RaspberryPi GPIO ‘app’ explains things a bit
Gadgetoid has published a little web-based app that allows you to explore the Pi’s GPIO pins. It features explanations of each pin and often gives WiringPi examples to use them. Take a look here
The Woz plans to use a #RaspberryPi
Nice little interview with Apple founder Steve Wozniak in which, towards the end, he mentions that he’s about to start using the Raspberry Pi ‘for fun’. Read the interview here
Nixie Tube Clock with a #RaspberryPi
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:
#RaspberryPi Benchmarks
Patrick Kennedy at servethehome.com has run a series of typical Linux benchmarks on the Raspberry Pi. Some interesting results here, though as expected the Pi is pretty low down the pack. A few problems with this article, though: they haven’t really…
PiBoy Advance – new project to get a #RaspberryPi inside a Gameboy
Leland Flynn has just started a new project to fit a Raspberry Pi, running multiple emulators, inside an original Gameboy case. Looks like a really great project. He’s already done a decent amount of work on it. Read more and see…
RAPIRO – turn your #RaspberryPi into a cute robot
The Foundation just featured this on their blog and I thought I’d follow suit. Shota Ishiwatari has just started a Kickstarter project to fund the RAPIRO. This is a dangerously cute white robot with a Raspberry Pi as its brain…
Nwazet launches stackable layout board for #RaspberryPi
US-based Nwazet have released the “Pi Slate”. Essentially “just” a clear acrylic plate, it has space for the Pi, other components and comes with two 400-point breadboards for prototyping. It costs a very reasonable $22 + postage. More information about…
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.
System freezes – a guide to what to do
Jeff Skinner has blogged about the various things you to need to know if your Pi (or Linux system in general) locks up. For more info, read the blog