David Whale (Twitter’s @whaleygeek) has written a blog post about his “Internet of Things Demonstrator”. This is a piece of wood with two Raspberry Pis mounted on it, plus a switch for one Pi and an LED for the other.…
Category: Making
New product found – Pi Wingman GPIO expander for the #RaspberryPi
Ciseco have brought out something called the Pi Wingman. The Wingman is a GPIO expander that can be used in a variety of different ways to breakout the GPIO pins, even if there is already something sitting on top of…
#RaspberryPi and Wiimote controlled Robot Arm
“Boardmaster” has been busy. He’s published an Instructable that shows you how to control a robot arm with a Wiimote. Read the Instructable here
#RaspberryPi table-top arcade build
A nice bit of happy Friday blogging that I might have covered before but never mind! Worth more air-time. Rob Miles (@robmiles) has been working on a large (an entire table) table-top arcade machine. You can check out his build…
Radio Lollipop uses the #RaspberryPi to extend range
Stewart Priest, Chief Engineer for hospital radio station Radio Lollipop, wrote to the Foundation about a project he’s been working on with the Pi. He’s soldered a board and created a case for the Pi which allows them to extend…
Picorder (version 10) gets a walk-through construction video #RaspberryPi
My Picorder has reached another version. This time it’s got a proper case and lots more sensors. With the help of Amanda, my step-daughter, we shot this putting-it-together video that shows all the parts and bits-and-pieces that go into the…
Read analog sensors on the #RaspberryPi with the MCP3008
Matt over at Raspberry Pi Spy has done a great little tutorial that uses an MCP3008 analog-to-digital convertor to read a light-dependant resistor and TMP36 temperature sensor. He’s kept it simple and clear and it’s well worth a look…
Call your parent with the #RaspberryPi
Andy Fundinger from Plivo was spurred on by his experiences at PyCon 2013 and has experimented with his Pi by creating a rather neat 4-button arrangement that can be used by a child to contact their parents. It’s quite a…
The #RaspberryPi Wobbulator
Over on Slice of Raspberry Pi, they’ve been developing a sweep generator, also known as a wobbulator. Here’s what they say about it (it’s a bit beyond me!) A wobbulator (or sweep generator) is a piece of test equipment…
How do you make a #RaspberryPi?
The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones went to the Sony Pencoed Factory to see them making the Pi and brought back a fantastic video showing the parts of the process. The coolest bit has to be where all the components are placed…