UPDATE: PiTFT installer for Raspberry Pi @raspberry_pi #raspberrypi

From blog.adafruit.com 7 years ago in Platforms Stores

Thanks for beta testing our new PiTFT installer, we’re updating our tutorials to reflect the new kernel and installation instructions. Check it out and enjoy your PiTFT on the Pi 2!

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UPDATED GUIDES, LIBRARY: Adafruit_Protomatter RGB Matrix Library improves ESP32-S3 Support

From blog.adafruit.com 8 hours ago in Platforms Stores

UPDATED GUIDES: Adafruit RGB Matrix FeatherWings and Adafruit Protomatter RGB Matrix Library.A recent update to this Arduino library improves performance on ESP32-S3 (adding DMA support) and S2 (no DMA, but improved refresh rate nonetheless). Guides and examples have been updated...

The supply chain crisis: a paradigm shift #makerbusiness

From blog.adafruit.com 9 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Brian Crabtree of Monome recently posted about some of the supply chain issues he’s seeing.To lead with an actual case: we have not been able to get the STM32 microcontroller used in the Crow (and Grid) for well over two...

DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with a Raspberry Pi Pico #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

From blog.adafruit.com 10 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Matthias Rosezky over at IEEE Spectrum created this DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy.My interest in gamma-ray spectroscopy came from my physics studies. I find it fascinating that you can get so much information out of a single device. A gamma-ray spectrometer can...

REVIEW: PIP — A Raspberry Pi Powered Interactive Gaming System #PIP @Raspberry_Pi

From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Pip is a handheld, portable gaming system powered by Raspberry Pi. You can code your own games, play Pacman with some bananas, or even light up some external LEDs. The Raspberry Pi Compute 3 module is at the heart of...

An EFF Investigation: Mystery GPS tracker on a supporter’s car @EFF

From blog.adafruit.com 11 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Being able to accurately determine your location anywhere on the planet is a useful technological trick. But when tracking isn’t done by you, but to you—without your knowledge or consent—it’s a violation of your privacy. That’s why at EFF, they’ve long...

Run your home on a Raspberry Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi #HomeAutomation @Raspberry_Pi @changelog

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The Changelog podcast Episode 489 meets with Mike Riley to talk about his book Portable Python Projects (Running your home on a Raspberry Pi).We breakdown the details of the latest Raspberry Pi hardware, various automation ideas from the book, why...

Mars Probe using Windows 98 gets a software update in space #Space #Mars @TomsHardware

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express probe, currently in orbit around Mars, recently had a major software update to increase its chances of discovering water.Launched in 2003, the Mars Express, and its MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere...

8 books to celebrate Pride Month #Pride2022

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Great list from NPR in celebration of Pride Month. I’ll definitely be checking out The Verifiers by Jane Pek.June is Pride Month in the United States, commemorating the Stonewall riots that began on June 28, 1969. They marked a turning...

Incredible camera projects #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

From blog.adafruit.com 13 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The Pi cameras have come a long way and with them come a plethora of awesome projects. MagPi has this fun roundup of pi powered pic projects. Including one from the Adafruit Learn System Adafruit’s Philip Burgess offers some great...

Pet-Controlled Water Fountain @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Every cat wants to do almost everything on by themselves anyway, so here’s a project that will allow your cat to set their own water in motion, from vladimirm via hackster.ioA quick way to control a water fountain for a...