Alex Pine has written a decent Instructable on the steps required to get a Google Calendar display that can be mounted on a wall in your house/office. It takes you through the software you need to install (including the SD…
Category: Tutorials
Breadboarding for beginners for the #RaspberryPi
The guys over at MakerSpaceUK have written an excellent little tutorial that will help you get started with creating your first circuit using a breadboard and some LEDs. There’s even a kit you can buy through Farnell for less than…
Timelapse photography with the #RaspberryPi, Python and avconv
Trevor Appleton has done a very good, comprehensive tutorial on using a combination of Python and avconv to take photos with the camera module and then string them together as a video. Read the tutorial here
Create elegant graphics with C++ and openFrameworks on the #RaspberryPi
Andreas Muller and Jason Van Cleave over at CreativeApplications.net have written a tutorial on using openFrameworks on the Pi. openFrameworks is an open source C++ toolkit for ‘creative coding’. It provides an interface to graphics, audio, video, networking and access…
The Definitive #RaspberryPi Pinout
PighiXXX, who created the brilliant ABC (Arduino Basic Connections) cards have now created a comprehensive guide to the GPIO (and other pins) of the Pi. Take a proper look here
Dual-Protocol Routing with #RaspberryPi
This is one for the network engineers amongst you. I can’t make heads-or-tails of it, and I haven’t read it in-depth, but it seems that you can make a router out of a Raspberry Pi by using the Routing Advertisement…
Learn Scratch in 10 and a half minutes – great for kids on the #RaspberryPi
Obviously, you can use Scratch on many different platforms, including the Pi, but never before have I seen a video in which Scratch is taught in about 10 minutes! Roehampton University’s Miles Berry has created a video tutorial which does…
Quick installation guide for the #RaspberryPi camera from Linux User mag
Linux User and Developer magazine this month includes a tutorial on getting the Pi camera up-and-running. This guide has now been posted on their website for everyone to enjoy. It also includes a quick look at the picam Python module.…
#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 network chat in Python for education
David Whale and Ryan Walmsley recently ran workshops for students to be facilitators at future events for school children. Part of this was to create a client/server chat application using Python. They have kindly released all their notes and code…