Foundation member ‘avatar1337’ has written a Java-based configuration manager GUI. It enables you to change the boot options stored in /boot/config.txt in a user-friendly way. It’s currently a work in progress but the developer is very open to fixing and…
Category: Making
Reducing the footprint of a #RaspberryPi
Nice little article about removing the RCA video connector and the audio jack. The author also gives a really reckless way of reducing your SD card footprint by… snipping at it with a pair of scissors. I cannot dissuade you…
#RaspberryPi moisture sensor tutorial
Jeremy Blythe has written an excellent, in-depth tutorial to help you read moisture levels using an analog sensor. Particularly of interest to me is the wiring up of a MCP3008 analog-to-digital converter. It will come in most useful when I…
Using a Nokia 5110 LCD screen as a #RaspberryPi temperature monitor
Just a quick blog – Bart Bania has blogged about getting a small Nokia 5110 LCD screen to work with the Raspberry Pi and lots and lots of resistors 🙂 Read all about it here
Amplify the volume from your #RaspberryPi
Raj Vignesh has built a circuit to allow him to amplify the sound output from the audio output of the Pi. It currently uses an external 9V battery although he hopes to eventually power it from the 3V rail on…
#RaspberryPi used in bitcoin-operated pool table
Games room company Liberty Games has created a pool table that is operated by bitcoins and runs with the aid of a Raspberry Pi. Read more here
Get an e-paper display for your #RaspberryPi
Sweden-based Embedded Artists are selling a 2.7″ e-paper display… and it’s compatible with the Raspberry Pi! They provide instructions and demo code to use the display. Journalist Gareth Halfacree is currently working with the board. You can follow him on…
Using the PiGlow and a #RaspberryPi as a diffuse lighting source
The guys at Norwich-based Gadgetoid have been experimenting with the PiGlow expansion board: and have worked out how to use it, together with a glass lamp from IKEA, to create a remote-controlled mood light. Read about the project here
Presentation from PyCon India shows how to control GPIO pins on the #RaspberryPi
Sudar Muthu has just finished presenting at the Python conference PyCon in India. He’s kindly shared his slides, code and circuit diagrams from the conference so we can all see how a simple electronics project is put together. Read more…
Go Back to the Future with a #RaspberryPi and LED Time Circuits
Vince Weaver is working on implementing a set of Back to the Future-style time circuits with his Pi. It’s in the beginning stages, but looks very promising. He’s looking to build a circuit board from the project but, quite frankly,…