A great tutorial on using a Mindstorms sensor (dIMU Accelerometer and Gyroscope for the LEGO MINDSTORMS) with a breadboard adapter and a Raspberry Pi. LEGO MINDSTORMS Sensors with the Raspberry Pi | | /HowTo/HowTo.
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Raspberry Pi Python Adventures: Making your own RaspberryPi GPIO cable
Francois Dion is at it again. This time he converts an old IDE drive cable into a GPIO breakout cable. Raspberry Pi Python Adventures: Making your own RaspberryPi GPIO cable.
Early look at the Pi Face board for #RaspberryPi
Frank Carver has an early look at the PiFace board from Farnell. Pi Face on Linux | Raspberry Alpha Omega.
Instructable for #RaspberryPi autonomous boat from the creators of FishPi
This is an Instructable from the makers of FishPi, the autonomous boat, powered by a Raspberry Pi, that will eventually cross the Atlantic by itself. The Instructable itself is a work-in-progress for creating a FishPi-like proof-of-concept vehicle to demonstrate autonomous…
Research into Stepper Motors with the #RaspberryPi
I’ve decided that my next project with the Pi will involve motors of some sort. At the very least I’d like to work out how to control a motor and have it do… something. I’d like, ideally, to create some…
Haynes manual for the #RaspberryPi / @Raspberry_Pi
You know you’ve hit the big time when Haynes publishes a manual about your product! It’s due to be published on 7 Mar 2013. Raspberry Pi Manual: A practical guide to the revolutionary small computer Owners Workshop Manual: Amazon.co.uk: Eben…
Raspy Juice Rev.1 Beta Board for #RaspberryPi
“Raspy Juice is an experimentor’s expansion board to power supply a Raspberry Pi (RPi) host computer with a DC-DC SMPS buck regulated +5V from a wide-range voltage source (such as batteries, 12V power adapters, solar batteries, etc). The board also…
New supplier of bits n pieces for the #RaspberryPi – BitWizard
Netherlands-based (and therefore Euro currency) site BitWizard are selling some nice modules. For example, breakout boards for the I2C and SPI pins and an LCD and control panel board. Very reasonable shipping costs, too. I looked at their Arduino-compatible bridge adapter…
Controlling a #RaspberryPi with real life redstone in Minecraft / @Raspberry_Pi
“We’ve seen computers built in Minecraft out of redstone, the game’s version of electricity, circuits, and digital logic. We’ve even seen a few redstone contraptions controlling real-world devices. [Angus]‘ build, though, takes things to a whole new level. He’s created…
Embedded Java with #RaspberryPi Focus in Oracle Java Magazine
Oracle’s new Java Magazine features an article on Java’s future on the Raspberry Pi. You will need to register to read it, so make sure you fill in the correct details and tick/untick boxes as relevant. Read the issue here and…