MAKE is currently running a “Component of the Month” series on it’s website. This month, they are covering relays. What can you do with a relay? Well, you can switch a large current on with a small current. So you…
Category: Tutorials
Add Framebuffer TFT support to the #RaspberryPi kernel without too much tedium
Martin Harizanov has posted up instructions for adding framebuffer support to the Pi to support little displays such as this: Read the instructions here You can buy the 1.8″ display that Martin’s got from his store. It costs all of…
Set up a #RaspberryPi web kiosk
Mike Brooks has written a comprehensive tutorial on setting the Pi up as a Chromium web kiosk. As part of the next Cambridge Raspberry Jam, we’re planning on having a PayPal kiosk, and we’re hoping that these instructions will help…
Install Cloud9 on a #RaspberryPi
Bernaschina has written a tutorial on installing the web-browser based development environment Cloud9 on the Pi. Read all about it here
Dewarp panoramic images from your #RaspberryPi camera
Katherine Scott, with some awesome mathematical work, has figured out how to turn a photograph taken using the camera module with a Kogeto 360 degree lens from a warped image to a true panorama. I imagine the concept would work…
Wireless Serial Communication with the #RaspberryPi – Part 1
A blog post on A Slice of Raspberry Pi details how to set-up the Pi end of a wireless serial link. It uses the Slice of Pi GPIO board to do this. The second part, which shows how to set-up…
Connect a Google Glass to the #RaspberryPi using XMPP
Adafruit has published a tutorial which uses the XMPP protocol to talk between the Google Glass platform and the Raspberry Pi. Read more here
#RaspberryPi Pandora Streamer
Zach has been working on a project to create a standalone Pandora streaming player with a Raspberry Pi. He’s written the project up as a tutorial on his blog. Read more here
Early draft of Python programming uses Minecraft on the #RaspberryPi
Craig Richardson has been working on a book in which programming is taught using Python and then utilised in the visual environment of the Pi edition of Minecraft. This yet-to-be-finished book was featured on the Foundation website a couple of…
#RaspberryPi powered door sensor plays sound effects
This intriguing Adafruit tutorial, written with George Brower, has you creating a door sensor using a Pi and a PIR sensor which applauds you when you enter and boos when you leave, thanks to the built-in speaker. Read the tutorial