Joey Bernard over at Linux User magazine has done a nice piece on the GPIO, explaining how it works and how to use Python to interact with it. Read it here
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WildFly cluster on multiple #RaspberryPi servers
Arun Gupta has continued his work with the WildFly Java application server. He’s now written three posts on the subject: Setting up and configuring WildFly on the Pi, setting it up on two Pis using managed domain mode and now…
Program Conway’s Game of Life in Python on the #RaspberryPi
Trevor Appleton’s written a great tutorial on creating the famous Conway’s Game of Life on the Pi. I won’t go into the technicalities of it, apart from to say it uses Pygame, but this is a great exercise to do…
Review of MicroUPS for the #RaspberryPi
The Average Man has got hold of a prototype of a MicroUPS which is an interruptible power supply. It’s currently running as a campaign on crowdfunding site IndieGoGo. Read the review here and take a look at the IGG page…
Review of Farnell sensor board for the #RaspberryPi
Matt Hawkins, over at Raspberry Pi Spy, was lucky enough to be sent a Freescale Xtrinsic Sensor Board by Farnell. The board includes: MPL3115 – High-Precision Pressure Sensor (50 to 110kPa, 2.5v) MAG3110 – Low-power 3D Magnetometer MMA8491Q – 3-Axis, Digital…
One #RaspberryPi to rule them all in Home Automation
Daniel Nordness and his room-mates wanted to bring in some home automation. The problem was they had a whole variety of equipment to be brought together to get the effect they wanted. Using a combination of Arduino and Raspberry Pi, they’ve…
Interview with #RaspberryPi-powered AberSailBot team
The Aberystwyth SailBot team have attended a couple of the Cambridge Raspberry Jams. At their first one, they managed to snag some sponsorship from the Raspberry Pi Foundation to attend a US-based sailing competition. Linux User and Developer have got…
Stream a webcam over the internet with the #RaspberryPi
Jacob Salmela has written a comprehensive tutorial on using a USB webcam and mpjg-streamer to stream a live video stream over the net. He’s even covered routing the traffic through your home router. Definitely worth a look if you have…
Milton Keynes Education #RaspberryPi Networking Group
Raspberry Pi Certified Educator Sway Grantham has started up a networking group for teachers and other educators in the Milton Keynes area called MK:Pi. The Network is intended for those who have never used a Raspberry Pi before, to those…
A tweet-controlled RGB LCD display on the #RaspberryPi
Jeremy Blythe has done a comprehensive tutorial over on tuts+ in which he controls an Adafruit RGB LCD screen from the Pi and displays different tweets in different colours depending on content. Read it here