Martin Harizanov wanted his Raspberry Pi to tweet whenever his coffee machine was ready to be used. So, he decided to use a light-dependent resistor to monitor the ‘ready’ LED on the coffee machine. It’s a bit low-tech in that…
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Cambridge Raspberry Jam – 20th July 2013 – My write-up! #raspberrypi #raspberryjam
Note: This is very long… Grab a coffee. It took a while to write! Around 50 Raspberry Pi enthusiasts descended on the Milton Road Science Park headquarters of Cambridge Consultants on Saturday for the 2nd 2013 Cambridge Raspberry Jam. I’d…
New products from Pimoroni and ModMyPi for the #RaspberryPi
Just a quick round-up of some new products for the Pi. I have no affiliation to either supplier and haven’t received any review products – just doing a quick summary for those who like buying bits! Gooseneck Camera Mount First…
BrickPi for LEGO MINDSTORMS and #RaspberryPi now available for pre-order
Dexter Industries had a successful Kickstarter recently for “BrickPi”… Well, that’s underplaying it – they reached a whopping 6,751% of their funding, which is the biggest over-fund I think I’ve ever seen. Simply put, BrickPi turns the Raspberry Pi…
Lincoln University’s #RaspberryPi powered digital garden
The Foundation have just posted about the Gold Medal winning garden from Lincoln University that was presented at the Chelsea Flower Show. This remarkable project changed shape and configuration depending on Tweets and was powered by a Raspberry Pi. Read the…
More GPIO basics from RasPi.TV – inputs and outputs on the #RaspberryPi
Alex continues his series on the GPIO by looking at using inputs and outputs together. His insight into granny stairlifts are particularly enlightening! 🙂 Read the article here
RasPi.TV runs series on the #RaspberryPi GPIO
Alex Eames at RasPi.TV is currently running a series on the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins. It’s great to see this kind of blogging and it’s especially useful for beginners or those who need to know why you need that pull-down resistor, for…
PiBorg launches #RaspberryPi GPIO triple replication board
Here’s a great idea from the guys over at PiBorg. This board plugs onto the GPIO pins and then replicates those same pins three times. This means you can, for instance, plug in three of their other small GPIO boards…
Boost the current going to the #RaspberryPi HDMI port
Cosimo Orlando worked out that the HDMI port doesn’t always provide enough power for display devices. This is especially prevalent when using an HDMI-VGA adaptor. So, he’s come up with a way to feed a full 5V from the micro-USB…
Nixie Tube Clock with a #RaspberryPi
Just a quick post. Dr Scott Baker has created several ‘Nixie Clocks’ in the past. This time he has created one with a Raspberry Pi. Read more on his blog or you can view the video on YouTube below: