That’s right! I’ve now posted over 1,000 pieces of Raspberry Pi news. This is either a) impressive, b) very surprising or c) really geeky. I’m happy with any or a combination of them! 🙂
Monitor the temperature of your #RaspberryPi
Here’s a neat little programming project. Fechu has written a set of scripts to allow you to monitor the operating temperature of your Pi and then see it, via a web browser in a fancy graph form. Pick up the scripts and instructions here
Pi Hut has 7 Port USB Hub on sale today
To make way for stock of a new hub, Pi Hut are selling their £10 hub for £5 at the moment. Read and buy here
Motion-detecting security camera tutorial for #RaspberryPi
Foundation forum member nazargren has written a step-by-step tutorial for creating a Raspberry Pi security camera with the cameram module and using the mmalcam modification of motion. Really worth checking this out if you want to do something similar. And no, the picture isn’t his camera, it’s just a pic I found on Google.
Dave Akerman prepares the High-Altitude Babbage Bear / #RaspberryPi flight!
Updated: Added link at the bottom to tracking info
Dave Akerman is planning a Sunday, 11th August midday launch for his latest high-altitude balloon flight. This time, he will be releasing a payload with a separate parachute at 39,000 metres. The payload is one ‘Bionic Babbage’ bear, pictured below.
He hopes to replicate the famous Felix Baumgartner skydive with Babbage and hopefully take video of the drop using the inbuilt Raspberry Pi camera module.
Having met Babbage and Dave at the last Cambridge Raspberry Jam, I truly hope that the little guy makes it safely to Earth and wish him a soft landing and speedy recovery.
Read Dave’s full article on his preparations and aims for the flight
To help with tracking, or to follow the payload and the chase car, please refer to this post on Dave’s website.
#RaspberryPi case challenge – design it, get it printed
i.materialise, Autodesk 123D and the Foundation have teamed up to run a competition in which you will need to design a 3D-printable case for the Pi. Full details of the competition and how to enter can be found here
The prize is: a 3D print of the winning design, an Autodesk Premium membership, a Raspberry Pi and a goodiebag.