Clik here to view.
Adafruit’s Pi T-Cobbler
Adafruit’s Pi T-Cobbler I recently received the Pi T-Cobbler, a very convenient way to interface with the Raspberry Pi. It takes the GPIO header and breaks it nicely out into two neatly labelled rows...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Breadboarding, it is not an extreme sport…
What is a Breadboard? In order to make circuits and try them out you will need to be able to connect components (functional bits) together. There are lots of ways to do this, however a good hobbyist...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sometimes it can be simple.
I’ve been writing some GPIO control stuff recently using a few different languages and tonight it was the turn of python. Now from using different languages I’ve grown accustomed to using the BCM...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Occupational Hazards – Proudly Protecting My Poorly Pi Perfectly
One of the problem of working on the MagPi Magazine (www.themagpi.com) (and now developing hardware “stuff”) is that I need to have my Raspberry Pi with me a lot of the time. The one drawback is my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What are your thoughts…On Extra Credit Solutions?
You are the one’s doing the Lessons, so please let me know what you think. Take Our Poll
View ArticleClik here to view.
No more excuses, get your Pi out!
Had a chance to try the Pi? I’ve spoken to many people about using the Raspberry Pi, what they do and when and how they use it. Often, the answer is, “I’ve been meaning to do it”, “I need to find time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Use your Computer’s Screen & Keyboard for your Raspberry Pi
Now you can connect to your Raspberry Pi with just a network cable! No router or hub required, just a computer or laptop with a network port. You can even configure it directly on your laptop using a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What are your thoughts… hungry for hardware, lusting for lessons or gaga for...
I thought I would see what the world thinks, and let you choose what I should do next. Take Our Poll I’ve set it to allow you to vote on more than one thing if you want to. Thanks, I look forward to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Article 0
New Guide to… using the nook Simple Touch as a remote eink Raspberry Pi screen The nook simple touch…done! What does this achieve? Hacking the nook Simple Touch provides a low power touch-screen for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Lesson! Scratch On.
New lesson available: RGB-LED Lesson 2 (Scratch GPIO) – Getting Started With thanks to SimpleSi - http://cymplecy.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/scratch-controlling-the-gpio-on-a-raspberrypi/ We can now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MORE New Lessons!
Another New lesson available: RGB-LED Lesson 3 (Scratch GPIO) – Some Simple Steps This lesson takes you through the basic steps of getting started using Scratch and in particular creating your first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Introducing Scratch GPIO Universal Translator
As mentioned at the end of the last Scratch lesson, using the bit patterns to control the RGB-LED kit can get a little confusing, and it really does not fit in with how user friendly Scratch is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pi Camera – Boot Up Timelaspe
While I have not had time to properly play around with the new Raspberry Pi camera, I did create a quick time lapse video with it. Raspberry Pi Camera installed in my case (with yet another...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Testers Required – Super Easy…Direct Network Connection
I’ve created some scripts to help with the Direct Network Connections, since a number of people have had issues editing the files and getting the Raspberry Pi set-up. However, I can only perform so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Guide to…Ways to connect to a Raspberry Pi
Introducing a new series of guides… This guide will focus on exploring the many ways in which the Raspberry Pi can be used. In the guide I will show you some neat tricks you can keep your Raspberry Pi...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Pi-Stop is now available for preorder!
I’m pleased to announce the Pi-Stop is now available to pre-order from the 4Tronix.co.uk shop. http://4tronix.co.uk/store/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=390 Take a look at the product...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mini Retro-Pi Setup
1.44″ TFT LCD Hat with buttons I recently saw this little board, which provides a little screen (120×120 1.4″) and some buttons, in a nice little form-factor which would stack directly onto a Pi Zero....
View Article