Raspberry Pi Ladder Board

From pi.gadgetoid.com 10 years ago in Blogs

Possibly my first real soldering project, unless you count the much simpler GPIO expander kits I put together. The Raspberry Pi Ladder Board is a great into to soldering and an even better intro to Raspberry Pi GPIO. It also looks pretty! It's not quite a rainbow, but it's close...

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Starting with SPIN on the Parallax Propeller

From pi.gadgetoid.com 9 years ago in Blogs

In my last article I introduced hobbyist veterans Parallax and their Propeller Microcontroller. The oft-overlooked multi-core gem is available in many form factors, but I got my hands on the Arduino-shield-compatible ASC+ to test. I imagined that this article would...

Parallax Propeller P8X32A First Impressions

From pi.gadgetoid.com 9 years ago in Blogs

Parallax are the embodiment of the classic underdog tale, and their commitment to doing things differently and keeping close to the makers and enthusiasts who made them what they are today is really what makes them special. Founded in the...

Anidees AI-PI Aluminium Case for Raspberry Pi

From pi.gadgetoid.com 9 years ago in Blogs

It's been a while since I reviewed anything Pi-related, or rather a while since I took the time to actually write about it rather than simply Tweeting my adventures. I have a few bits and bobs in my pipeline, but...

Made into a maker

From pi.gadgetoid.com 9 years ago in Blogs

I've got some great news, and a little update incoming to let you know why this blog has been, frankly, neglected for so long. It's for a good reason, honest! Watch this space. I've been busy with all manner of...

Papilio DUO, the amazing drag-n-drop FGPA

From pi.gadgetoid.com 9 years ago in Blogs

Some time ago I talked about the Papilio Pro. This amazing FPGA-based board is still one of my favourite and least understood boards. The reconfigurable "fabric" of an FPGA can be moulded, by means of a hardware description language, into...

Running Google Coder On Your Existing Raspberry Pi Or Desktop PC

From pi.gadgetoid.com 10 years ago in Blogs

Warning! Google Coder currently changes the password of the "pi" user account to the one you enter in the web interface. If you find yourself unable to SSH or otherwise log into your Pi after following this guide, then use...

Programming Your Pico PiDuino

From pi.gadgetoid.com 10 years ago in Blogs

If you haven't read my guide to assembling your very own ultra-minimalist Breadboard Arduino specifically for your Raspberry Pi, or created your own variant, then you should give it a whirl. The Pico PiDuino is the cheapest way to dip...

Building the Pico PiDuino – A cheap barebones Arduino compatible for your Pi

From pi.gadgetoid.com 10 years ago in Blogs

There's little doubt that you've at least heard of Arduino if you're interested in hacking around with hardware on the Raspberry Pi. Arduino have brought a whole variety of Atmel-based boards to the market, coupled with the easy to use...

Arduino Due VGA Output

From pi.gadgetoid.com 10 years ago in Blogs

One of the first things that excited me about the Arduino Due was the possibility of VGA output with nothing more than a few resistors, a VGA connector and a bundle of wires. Arduino Forum member Stimmer has produced a...

Playing With The PiBow Timber

From pi.gadgetoid.com 10 years ago in Blogs

Continuing on from the PiGlow, I got my hands on another piece of Pimoroni goodness; the PiBow Timber. I picked up a plastic PiBow for my first Pi months and months ago. It has remained my favourite and, in fact,...