Just found a new blog: Guy Carpenter writes about creating custom gauges and gadgets using the Pi and the Arduino. I’ve added it to my regular feed and so look out for new posts from Guy in the future. Go to…
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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 camera gets an away day in Bristol
Matt at Raspberry Pi Spy has taken his PiCam out into the wild to photograph Bristol and, in particular, the collection of Gromit Unleashed. The results are just fantastic proving that the PiCam is a high quality piece of kit. Read…
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…
Lenses for the #RaspberryPi camera module
Matt Hawkins at Raspberry Pi Spy has been looking for cheap lenses to put over the front of the Raspberry Pi’s official camera module, or Picam as it’s starting to be known. He’s come up trumps with an eBay lot…
#RaspberryPi Voice Command reaches version 3
Steve Hickson has been working, for a while now, on his voice control software. He has just released version 3 which includes a whole raft of amendments and enhancements. Read more here Comment: Yes, that is the naffest graphic I’ve ever…
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…
#RaspberryPi dashcam project
Dream Green House is currently creating a page to document a dashboard camera using the Raspberry Pi and the camera module. Read more here