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  • Reading a photo sensor with the Raspberry Pi B+

    mconners
    Another simple real world measurement that can be performed with the Raspberry Pi B+ is to make measurements of the physical world around you. As several have shown before, you can get digital sensors to determine temperature, humidity, distance, mot...

  • PIR-fect

    mconners
    OK, I dug deep into my parts bin and found another Parallax part. The Passive Infrared Motion Sensor, or PIR sensor. This is another very simple device that you can connect up to your B+ (or any other Raspberry Pi devices). The theory behind the...

  • Ping))) Me!!!

    mconners
    Hi everyone. This post is going to be a little different than some of the others. In fact it is different than what I had originally intended to blog about. I was going to do a post using temp sensors, but I see that several others have chosen that t...

  • Raspberry Pi - DS18B20 Temperature Sensor

    ntewinkel
    Hi all, In this blog post, I show how to read the temperature from a DS18B20 temperature sensor using Python on the Raspberry Pi.This sensor is nice not only in that it's inexpensive, but it's also a digital sensor. Given that the Raspbe...

  • Science Images with Time Lapse Raspberry Pi

    mikedavis
    About a year ago, I got my first Raspberry Pi, and sometime in the past year, I have come to understand it as a powerful computer that I can dedicate to a specific task.  A couple weeks ago I got the Raspberry Pi Camera Board, a simple camera th...

  • Minecraft: Pi Edition- Using Python

    Former Member
    We can use the programming language Python to interact with the Minecraft world in a few short lines of code.First, we have to do a bit of setting up. To keep our code separate to the original code in the MCPI folder, we will make a new directory to ...

  • Minecraft: Pi Edition- How to Play

    Former Member
    Now that you have installed Minecraft, it is probably important to learn how to play it. If you are looking for how to install Minecraft: Pi Edition, please follow the previous guide. For those of you who have played Minecraft on a Mac or PC before t...

  • Minecraft: Pi edition- Installation

    Former Member
    If you haven’t heard of Minecraft before, it is a game developed by Mojang and originally created by Markus “Notch” Persson. Quite simply, it is a game about placing different types of blocks. Although it may sound a bit dull, Minecraft is one of the...

  • Raspberry Pi - Blink

    ntewinkel
    Hi all, In this blog post, I go through the basic steps required to blink an LED on a Raspberry Pi - the basic microprocessor way of saying "Hello World!"  In case you missed it and need help getting started on the basics of writi...

  • Raspberry Pi - HelloWorld

    ntewinkel
    Hi All, In this blog post I go through the very first basic steps of programming a Raspberry Pi using Python, to run the familiar starting program "Hello World"  Note that this is geared for people who are complete beginners with ...

  • Teaching the Next Generation of Engineers

    lbittner
    Through our Community, element14 has long strived to support the work of the modern engineer. In doing so, we’ve also recognized that engineering is no longer the sole remit of professionals in workshops; beginners, hobbyists and enthusiasts alike ar...

  • Temperature Experiments with Thermocouples

    shabaz
    IntroductionIt is one thing to check the temperature of something with a thermometer. However logging data and observing the change over time is a great way to see trends and gain more insight.This blog post covers just a simple experiment but the ai...

  • Looking for Help - Python Code to Web Client

    mikedavis
    So I have been tinkering with Raspberry Pis for a little while now, and I am thoroughly convinced of their utility, and I am hoping to spread that out in my classroom. On example of a project I would like to do is taking temperatures using the w...

  • Take Our Survey and Win a Raspberry Pi Starter Kit

    JenCooke
    Through our Community, element14 has long strived to support the work of the modern engineer. In doing so, we’ve also recognized that engineering is no longer the sole remit of professionals in workshops; beginners, hobbyists and enthusiasts alike ar...

  • Lightsticks and Lux Results

    mikedavis
    I did this work in early October when I had some free time on the weekend.  As a reminder, I was interested in how different colors of glow sticks spend their energy.  I know, for example, that blue is an energetic color of light, and that ...

  • Lightsticks and Lux

    mikedavis
    I am doing it.  This weekend!  I am done talking about it.  This is the weekend! For years I have been imploring teachers, students, and parents to expand their mindset when it comes to the science fair.  I see a lot of &nbsp...

  • Toledo Jr/Sr High STEM class

    Former Member
         Here in Toledo Oregon we have a fascinating opportunity to learn. In our High school in the year 2011 two teachers unveiled the first STEM class in Oregon. The curriculum was vastly different than any previous class held befo...

  • Simple Science Experiment with the Raspberry Pi

    mikedavis
    Since I got my first Raspberry Pi, I have been struggling to find a simple science experiment that I could do around the house.  I wanted to do something interesting, that used something I was familiar with.  It also had to involve temperat...

  • Need Project for your Classroom?

    kellyhensen
    Hi Educators!The element14 Community has engineers who can build Raspberry Pi projects that you can use in your classroom.  What would you like them to create? We are all interested in bringing more technology into the classroom to improve ...

  • Introduction to the Raspberry Pi - Videos

    mikedavis
    Now that many of you have received your Raspberry Pi computers, it is time to start unboxing them.  Lucky for you, there is a video series that is available to help.   I have found that videos are very helpful in getting something like...

  • "I want" and the birth of a project

    mikedavis
    Many of you have received a new Raspberry Pi in the past week.  In a previous blog post, I talked about moving from getting a package in the mail to getting started on something. As I have experienced it, that journey is usually built aroun...

  • Raspberry Pis are Starting to Arrive!

    mikedavis
    We've started to ship Raspberry Pis and some people have emailed me with a brief note to say that it has arrived.  There is nothing like coming home to find a package waiting for you.  Furthermore, there is nothing like having a credit card...

  • Welcome to the STEM Academy

    mikedavis
    This online community has had a recent influx of new members.  Welcome to you all!  The STEM Academy is a growing online community of professionals, educators, and hobbyists who are all, in some way, not afraid of making trouble. The p...

  • Pi Minecraft showcased at the STEM Social

    jchavezb
    Here is the link to the Pi version of Minecraft that I showcased at the social.  http://pi.minecraft.net/ The instructions on the site are straightforward. There's also a basic list of educational uses for Minecraft: http://www.minecra...