Paul Weeks has set up his Raspberry Pi to do data analysis on football results and other statistics. His first post dealt with setting up his Raspberry Pi for the job, including installing various software packages. His second post is all…
Category: Tutorials
Create an open wifi network sniffer with a Raspberry Pi
Here’s a nice little tutorial from Dexter Industries. In it, they use a Raspberry Pi, their GrovePi add-on board, an LCD screen and a buzzer to create a system that will alert you when an open wifi network is found. Please…
Raspberry Pi Foundation resource for science lessons with the SenseHAT
The Foundation has written and published a wonderful resource that uses the SenseHAT and camera module to carry out scientific experiments. These experiments are an ideal cross-curriculum resource for schools that want to introduce computing into science lessons (or vice…
Beginner’s guide to installing Node.js on a Raspberry Pi
Dave Johnson from San Diego contacted me to share a guide he’s written on installing Node.js on the Pi. It takes you through first principles like writing the SD card and configuring the Pi before moving onto the Node.js installation…
New Sonic Pi book released by Raspberry Pi magazine The MagPi
Sam Aaron, author of the popular music-creation program Sonic Pi has written a new book for The MagPi. The book has 10 chapters and topics include: Mastering live loops Building drum breaks Composing your own melodies Making random riffs and loops Learning…
Girl Scout cookies protected by a Raspberry Pi
Jamie over at Initial State has posted a great new tutorial which uses an ultrasonic sensor with a GrovePi board to keep an eye on a stash of Girl Scout cookies. When an intruder is detected, the IS service is…
Build a tiny robot using a Raspberry Pi and CamJam EduKit 3 – Bring it to the Pi Party!
CamJam EduKit 3, which will soon be available again from The Pi Hut, is a cheap robotics kit for the Raspberry Pi. For £17 (plus delivery) you get everything you need to start experimenting with robotics. Add a chassis and…
Program a CodeBug from a Raspberry Pi with Python
The MagPi has just published one of it’s articles online. This one covers programming the CodeBug micro-controller from a Raspberry Pi using a Python 3 library. Read it here.
Getting started with the ESP8266 pHAT for the Raspberry Pi
Richard Hayler has written an excellent tutorial on using this new add-on board from Pimoroni. You basically connect to the pHAT using minicom and then send old-style AT commands like you would with an old modem. He hasn’t quite gone…
Add low-profile wi-fi to your Raspberry Pi Zero
Adding wi-fi to your Zero has been done before but this is a really nice video, so I thought I’d feature it. NODE has taken the innards of a wifi dongle, some thin wires and a Pi Zero. He’s then soldered the…