Cases, Shopping

SB Components case for the #RaspberryPi Model A now available

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New Case for Raspberry Pi Model A Blue

SB Components is now selling their Raspberry Pi Model A case from their website. In their words:

The case is a two-piece injection-moulded ABS enclosure that snaps together around the Raspberry Pi. It provides tough, colourful protection for the Pi.

Regular readers will know that I hold their cases in the highest regard having given their Model B case a 9/10 in my review.

I don’t have a Model A myself, so if anyone would like to contribute a guest review, please contact me.

The new case is available to buy from the SB Components Online Shop for £4.85, apparently including delivery.

Disclaimer: I have no connection to SBC apart from liking their products!

Java, Making, Programming, Tutorials

Connecting LM75 temperature sensor to the #RaspberryPi, reading it in Java

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Raspberry Pi - tips and tricks

Jan Krueger has written an in-depth tutorial in connecting up a bare LM75 temperature sensor to the Raspberry Pi. Plenty of photographs to show the connections and a table to show the pin connections. He has then used the Pi4J library to talk to it. I don’t think I’ve read anything by Jan before and he’s certainly one to look out for in future. Read the tutorial

GPIO boards

Maplin stocks GPIO Board with Terminal Block For #RaspberryPi

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GPIO Board with Terminal Block For Raspberry Pi : Raspberry Pi : Maplin Electronics

Maplin is now stocking (online only, I think) a nifty little GPIO breakout board with push terminals. They say that it’s similar to the Pi Cobbler (which looks-wise it isn’t but functionality wise, I suppose it is… a bit). The good news is that it’s only £5.99 which is cheaper than I’ve seen elsewhere for the same (or similar) products. Visit the Maplin website here