Oxford-based Peter Haban has done a mini-review of the Slice of Pi GPIO breakout board. Seems like a very useful little board. Read the review
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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
Learn and play piano in Minecraft with the #RaspberryPi
Martin O’Hanlon has written a tutorial and Python script to generate a piano and the notes to go along with it! Read more here
Testing the #RaspberryPi camera automatic exposure settings
Alex over at RasPi.TV has created a script to test the automatic exposure compensation of the official camera module. A video of the output from the script is available on the RasPi.TV website.
Accessory watch: New boards for the #RaspberryPi ahoy!
Ahoy… we’re not at sea, Mike! Anyway… I always keep an eye out for new boards and here are a couple I’ve just spotted. GeekRoo All-in-One Breakout Board – ModMyPi – £14.99 The GeekRoo All-In-One Raspberry Pi Breakout Board is…
Bird feeder cam now online
I’ve set-up my Pi and router so that you can see a live video of a bird feeder in our front garden! I’ve only today filled everything up so there should be a decent amount of avian traffic 🙂 The…
One hobbyist looks back on a year rediscovering a love of electronics with the #RaspberryPi
Conor O’Neill has blogged about his experiences both this year and in the past with electronics, the Pi, Arduinos, and all kinds of other things. Worth a read for an affectionate look back. Read it here
Fast I/O output to a TFT screen on a #RaspberryPi
Jean-Claude Wippler has developed a way to generate images on an LCD TFT touch screen breakout. Part of this has been to use Gordon Henderson’s WiringPi library. He has looked to see how quickly the GPIO pins can be switched…
PiBorg release motion and direction sensor for #RaspberryPi
PiBorg, UK-based manufacturer of GPIO expansion boards, have today released the XLoBorg. This I2C board plugs into the GPIO pins and enables you to measure movement such as bumps and shocks and determine direction. It features a 3-Axis Accelerometer and 3-Axis…
Modify your #RaspberryPi camera module to take other lenses
The folks over at raspberrytorte.com have written a guide to modifying your camera board to take M12 lenses. Read the guide Thanks to John Beale for spotting this and sending me the info!