Boris Adryan wanted to introduce his children to Minecraft programming but felt that they weren’t yet ready to use Python. They were used to the visual programming environment of Scratch, however, and so the visual environment of NodeRED seemed like…
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Set up the Minecraft API on the #RaspberryPi
You can never have too much Minecraft hacking on a Pi. This is a universal constant 🙂 Seriously, though, one of the main things we’ve learnt from the recent Cambridge Raspberry Jam is that Minecraft is incredibly popular. We sold out…
Control LEGO motors with the RyanTeck #RaspberryPi Motor Controller Board
Pete Taylor has got hold of a RyanTeck MCB, put it together, and then hooked it up to a 9V LEGO motor. Read his blog/review here.
Control NeoPixels from a #RaspberryPi via a Gertduino
Matt Manning has published another one of his excellent Pi-related videos. This time he covers setting up the Gertduino add-on board and getting it to control the tricky, but trusty, NeoPixel. Watch the video here.
Using Plotly to create a graph of dissolved oxygen with the #RaspberryPi
Here’s an interesting one for those of you (like me) who like sensors. Someone’s taken an Atlas Scientific dissolved oxygen sensor and breakout board and connected it up to a Raspberry Pi. The Pi then runs a piece of Python…
Dawn Robotics publishes new #RaspberryPi robot code
Internet retailer Dawn Robotics has released new versions of some of the software for their robot bundle. The update includes a new camera streaming script and a shutdown button for the web interface. It’s well worth looking at their page…
Talking C-3PO with a #RaspberryPi
Canada-based Luc Gallant had a problem. It’s a problem that many of us have faced: He has a bust of C-3PO and he wanted to make it talk. So, he took a Raspberry Pi and a few other components and…
Skip TV adverts with the #RaspberryPi
R D Milligan has a friend who hates to watch adverts on television. So, with the Pi and a bit of Python/PiCamera help, he’s used image recognition to spot the end of the adverts and play a sound to alert…
Play a musical scale with the Pibrella and the #RaspberryPi
Darren Christie has written a quick blog post with some code to play a musical scale on the Pibrella’s buzzer. Read how to do it here.
Minecraft recipe cards for the #RaspberryPi
Minecraft guru and all round nice chap Craig Richardson has put together some simple “recipe cards” for Minecraft Pi Edition. They are: 1. Teleport2. Flower Path 3. Warehouse 4. Chat 5. Freeze 6. Block Fighter You can read more about…