Alex Ellis has written a lovely bare-bones tutorial over on GitHub that uses a Zumo robot kit and the Explorer pHAT, together with a Pi Zero, to create a robot that is sub-A6, which is the size you need to…
Category: Tutorials
Wake up to Spotify with your Raspberry Pi
George Cushen has written a rather good tutorial on creating an alarm clock using a Spotify playlist. It works on the Raspberry Pi (though any Linux-based computer running something like Ubuntu will also suffice) and involves installing several different packages…
Use your Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins at the same time as the SenseHAT
Keith Ellis does a rather good line in tutorial videos over at pi-tutorials.co.uk. Recently, he wondered if it was possible to use the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins with the SenseHAT attached. At first glance, it seems that it’s not possible due…
More detail on MeArm, Raspberry Pi and Picon Zero mashup
Yesterday, I posted a video (see below) of a MeArm being controlled via a Raspberry Pi and Picon Zero using a PS3 controller. Now, I’m extraordinarily pleased to hear that Robin Newman has posted more details on the project, including…
Use an analog to digital converter to get analog sensor readings on the Raspberry Pi
Gus over at PiMyLifeUp has done a great tutorial on using the “famous” MCP3008 analog-to-digital converter chip to read values from a light-dependent resistor. He goes through wiring it up and programming it using the spidev Python library. I prefer the…
Create an instant camera with a thermal printer and a Raspberry Pi
Phillip Burgess has developed an instant camera using a Raspberry Pi, with camera module, plus a mini thermal printer from Adafruit (if you’re in the UK, take a look for the same product at Makersify). It looks like a nice…
Build a rugged off-road Raspberry Pi robot
Ben Martin has used a Mantis robot kit (which is the main chassis, motors and wheels) and added a RoboClaw motor controller board, together with a Raspberry Pi control board to create a fantastic off-road robot. He has written it…
Plant watering system using a Raspberry Pi
A self-confessed bunch of students and amateurs have put together a rather cool system for watering plants featuring some soil sensors, an analog to digital converter and a solenoid valve to release the water. You can read all about it,…
Using your Raspberry Pi Zero on your laptop to play Minecraft
Albert Hickey has written a fantastic tutorial over on his WinkleInk blog. He has used a preview version of RealVNC which allows you to view and play Minecraft Pi Edition on a normal PC, in Albert’s case, a laptop. Up to now,…
Play classic DOS games on the Raspberry Pi
Gus wanted to play some retro DOS games, so he set about seeing if he could do it on his Raspberry Pi. He’s managed it by using a piece of software called DOSbox and has written up full instructions on…