How to use a Hall Effect Sensor with the Raspberry Pi
Last month I bought myself a 3D printer. It uses standard micro-switches to register the…
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Official Raspberry Pi Touchscreen Display is here
The Raspberry Pi Foundation have announced the long awaited Official Raspberry Pi 7 inch touchscreen.…
Bristol Mini Maker Faire 2015
On the 23rd August 2015 the At-Bristol Science Centre hosted the 2nd Bristol Mini Maker…
RobotSentry – Home Security System – Part 2
Following on from RobotSentry – Home Security System – Part 1 this is the second…
RobotSentry – Home Security System – Part 1
Back in 2012 the Raspberry Pi caught my eye because I wanted to make a…
Raspberry Pi vs BBC Micro Bit
There have been many contenders to the Raspberry Pi’s crown and many of them have…
RasPiO GPIO Quick Reference Ruler for Raspberry Pi
Alex Eames of RasPi.TV fame has got a new product he is launching via KickStarter.…
IMNEED 3200mAh Li-on Battery Power Bank Test
The IMNEED GC-802 power bank from Lumsing is a small USB power bank with a…
Basic Temperature Logging To The Internet With Raspberry Pi
There are plenty of examples out there of temperature logging systems but I wanted to…
DigiMakers Bristol – 13th June 2015
Despite the rain we made our way to AtBristol for another Digimakers event. On the…
How To Disable WiFi Power Saving On The Raspberry Pi
Recently I set up a Raspberry Model A+ with a Python script to log temperature…
Witty Pi – A Realtime Clock and Power Management for your Raspberry Pi
Witty Pi is a new, reasonably priced ($16) add-on board for the Raspberry which provides…
Raspberry Pi Used In New Point Break Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncvFAm4kYCo “Point Break” was a popular film released in 1991 starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick…
Adding a DS3231 Real Time Clock To The Raspberry Pi
While your Pi is connected to a network it will be able to set it’s…
Using I2C Enabled LCD Screens with the Raspberry Pi
In previous posts I’ve covered using HD44780 16×2 and 20×4 LCD screens with the Raspberry…
Power A Raspberry Pi For Free With An EE Power Bar
The EE mobile phone network in the UK is offering its customers a free USB…
SlushEngine Stepper Motor Controller For Raspberry Pi
The SlushEngine Stepper Motor Controller is an add-on board for the Raspberry Pi which allows…
Using the BMP180 I2C Temperature and Pressure Sensor in Python
The BMP180 device is a digital barometric pressure sensor. This is available on a small…