My next project is to successfully convert a Psion 5 keyboard for use as a Raspberry Pi keyboard. You can find all the details, in the form of a build log, here!
Next project! Psion Pi keyboard conversion – more details as we go!
Category: Making
Extremely Mini Raspberry Pi Cyberdeck – #raspberrypi #cyberdeck
Introduction Hi everyone. I recently took part in an episode of The Pi Cast from Tom’s Hardware during which I presented my latest project: a Mini (or Tiny!) Raspberry Pi Cyberdeck. You can see the full episode below. Of particular…
Portable temperature, humidity and pressure sensor using a Raspberry Pi Pico W
Hi everyone. It’s been a little while! I’ve been horribly busy with various things, including work, so it’s been difficult to keep up with blogging. I have been posting Pi stuff over on Twitter/X (how I hate that new name!)…
Build a simple physical mute button for video conferencing on Zoom using a Raspberry Pi Pico
Miguel Grinberg has written a really great beginners’ tutorial to the world of USB HID using the Raspberry Pi Pico. For this project, he adds a Pico to a breadboard then hooks up a simple momentary button. Pressing the button…
Create a weather forecasting station using a Feather S2 and an OLED
At the moment, I am waiting for the second version of my PCB for the PicoPicorder. In a departure from my regular making, I decided to buy a Feather S2 from Pimoroni. This is a Feather-format board with built-in WiFI…
Find the current location of the International Space Station and display it on an e-ink display with a Raspberry Pi
Graeme over at Raspberry Connect has created this nifty little project using a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a small e-ink display from SeeedStudio. Using an open API, he grabs the position of the ISS and then plots it as…
Sending and receiving messages from the grandkids with the Raspberry Pi-powered Yayagram
Spain-based Manu, who you can find on Twitter, needed to help his 96-year old grandmother communicate with her grandchildren. She is hard-of-hearing and not very tech-savvy, so having her use a mobile phone is a bit of a non-starter. To…
Make your own Ghostbuster PKE Meter prop using a Raspberry Pi and SenseHAT
Starscream205 on Instructables has written up this great handheld, battery-powered project. It is a PKE Meter, popularised in the movie (and cartoon) Ghostbusters. Made out of Raspberry Pi 3B+, a SenseHAT, a night-vision camera (with IR lights) and a 3.5″…
Guest post – Building a custom Raspberry Pi Pico-powered WiFi temperature sensor using MQTT and CircuitPython
David Booth is here with another guest post. This time a custom temperature sensor using a Raspberry Pi Pico and a self-designed PCB. Overview A custom, low power temperature sensor powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico with an LCD display…
Plant moisture detector uses a Raspberry Pi Pico for a low-cost, easy to implement project – the 3D-printed enclosure is an added bonus
Spencer Organ recently went to the virtual Preston Raspberry Jam which had a gardening theme to talk about his project – a Raspberry Pi Pico watering can. You can see the innards above. Costing under £15, the project helps to…