Over at Make they’re doing a Raspberry Pi birthday series of articles, so I thought I’d bring them to the attention of my blog readers. The first one is from a guy called Ryan Slaugh. He’s used a Pi and…
Category: Arduino
Mission Control desk is powered by a #RaspberryPi and an #Arduino
Jeff Highsmith has solved the problem of needing to obtain a desk on which his son can do his homework – and with some style. By using a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino together, he has created a Mission Control…
Connecting an Arduino to the #RaspberryPi using I2C
There are several ways to connect an Arduino to a Pi. The simplest way is to just plug it into one of the USB sockets on the Pi. Peter Mount, however, needed to do things differently as he was already…
Help fund a wearable technology workshop for Girl Guides
This isn’t strictly Pi-related, but it is to do with electronics and education so I thought I’d blog about it anyway! Pi enthusiast (and Babbage the Bear-hugger) and STEM Ambassador Charlotte Godley wants to run an educational workshop for her…
New add-on board brings #Arduino to #Raspberry Pi in a simple way
Dawn Robotics, mostly known (as the name implies) for their robotics kits and parts, have released a new board called the Pi Co-op. Here’s what they say about it: The Pi Co-op is an Arduino compatible microcontroller expansion board for…
ePaper weather station with #RaspberryPi and #Arduino derivative
Jeremy Blum has hacked an open source BADGEr which is an e-paper conference badge into a weather station using a Pi. The BADGEr is an e-paper display mounted on a shield with an ATMEGA328 onboard. He wrote some new firmware…
#RaspberryPi add-on board Gertduino review from Linux User & Developer magazine
Linux User & Developer magazine writer Gareth Halfacree has written a review for the new Gertduino board which has now been published on the magazine’s website. Although praising the board for features and the pure fact that it sits nicely on…
Gertduino brings Arduino to #RaspberryPi… again
Gert had told me back in July that he was working on this and I’m pleased to say that it’s finally found it’s way to market. The Gertduino is a Raspberry-Pi add-on which offers the same functionality as an Arduino-Uno…
Disguise detection with a #RaspberryPi and Arduino
Dr Neil Yager of AICBT Ltd and Dr Ted Dunstone of Biometix have joined forces to create the beginnings of a facial recognition security system that can detect usage of a variety of masks. They use the Pi, the Pi…
SODAQ is an #Arduino compatible internet of things platform
Got contacted by these guys a few days ago and have only just got round to having a look at the Kickstarter. Now, obviously this isn’t strictly Pi-related, but I thought it was such a cool board that it was…