So the big news is that there is going to be (or already is!) a 2nd revision of the Raspberry Pi PCB, and even bigger is that it’s going to be manufactured (well, assembled) in the UK. That’s great, but … Continue reading
Category Archives: Raspberry Pi
I’ve been asked to include SPI (and I2C – more on that soon) support for the Raspberry Pi in my wiringPi… However because it’s hard to anticipate exactly what SPI devices you may connect up, it’s hard to provide something … Continue reading
Frustrated by the fact there there is only one easily accessible PWM output on your Raspberry Pi? Then this article is for you, because now you can use ANY GPIO pin as a PWM output thanks to the latest addition … Continue reading
Part 1: The Hardware & Driver Some time back, I joked that the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO port really stood for Game Port IO… So to make that joke come true, I present a way of interfacing the NES Joysticks to … Continue reading
As part of my Big Trak refurbishment (not going as well as I wanted it to), I decided to use the Adafruit Prototyping Pi Plate to mount the additional electronics on. If you’re not familiar with it, then this is … Continue reading
Just a quick post and a few photos from last nights RaspberryJam in Bristol – held in the most excellent Bristol and Bath Science Park. Alan (@teknoteacher) the driving force behind the RaspberryJams, was on-form as usual, keeping everything flowing … Continue reading
I’ve decided to start to use the GIT Source Code Management system… So hoe better to learn about it than to jump in at the deep end and actually use it for a project… So to that end, I’ve moved … Continue reading
One of the issues on the Raspberry Pi is that I’m now seeing a lot of people coming to it from a traditional microcontroller background and trying to use the same ides on the Pi as they use on the … Continue reading
I recenty ran a 2-day course for someone who was keen to learn more about Linux, C and the Raspberry Pi. Teaching isn’t new to me, I’ve run courses on my telephone systems, various aspects of Internet operations for people … Continue reading
Hot on the heels of the PiFace, to add to my collection of Raspberry Pi interface boards comes the Mini PiIO Protoboard from DTRONIXS. Photos Top photo is the base board sitting on a Raspberry Pi, the 2nd one is … Continue reading