I'm using my Raspberry Pi to run a custom pinball machine. The size and power requirements are great for my application. I'm using a framework written in Python to process the pinball game rules, and the RPi is connected via USB to a cont...
Hi all,I received my Raspberry Pi a few weeks ago and I've been preparing for a project. One of the main issues when developing hardware is the dificulty to "see" the signals we're working with and debug our projects or prototypes. Osciloscopes are o...
As I work with the Raspberry Pi, I find the slow navigation of the Linux OS to be a bit underwhelming. An alternative OS seems to add a bit of needed speed. To Raspberry Pi users there are not many operating systems to choose from. T...
Sorry for any mistakes in English. I am Brazilian and I'm using Google Translator to support me I working with geoprocessing and one of my recent works has been to study alternatives ways to process files of the European EUMETCast. Accordi...
Hello - I thought it might be helpful to highlight the process of updating a SD card to take advantage of the full 512MB on the new Raspberry Pi (Rev 2.0). I am using an element14 pre-programmed SD card . It contains Raspbian "Wheezy...
Want to build this project?View Parts Use your Raspberry Pi as an awesome media portal for listening to music, watching videos, and viewing pictures. As an old-school XBOX modder, the first thing I wanted to do with my PI was turn it into ...
Keyboard in action (via Robofun Create) The practical and impractical uses of the Raspberry Pi knows no bounds. The Robofun-Create team has created a keyboard that instead of emitting the classic ‘clacking’ sound of computer keys, it makes the s...
Want to build this project?View Parts In my last post, I introduced the Pumpkin Pi: a Raspberry Pi project for Halloween. It puts a Raspberry Pi inside a jack-o'-latern to provide web-controlled lights and sound:(click to enlarge; screensh...
(entry for the 'Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB Challenge') We have this old Underwood typewriter lying around the house. It has a beautiful typing sound and weighs in at 29 pounds. One of my many projects is to turn this baby int...
#ShareTheScare this HalloweenVisit our Halloween space and find out how to win one of two Cel Robox 3D Printers. There are two ways to win:Build and document your past or present Halloween projects.Tweet your best engineering spook with #ShareT...
Blog About Pi & Win a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 Tablet! It’s an inventor’s dream come true! The new 512 MB Raspberry Pi offers double the memory of our first model at the same great price. We want your stories! Join our blogging ...
Promotional development interface image (via Adafruit) The Raspberry Pi is a powerful and affordable tool. However, for people new to Linux it can be difficult to unleash the full potential of the Pi. In a generous effort from the folks at Adafr...
School of Information and Communications Technology Professor Chris Tyler (centre) holds up a prototype of the Raspberry Pi. Pictured with him are President David Agnew and Mark Adler, Member of Parliament, Riding of York Centre The raspbe...
An exciting moment for me at Maker Faire this past weekend was spotting the Raspberry Pi Alamode. Kevin Osborn had WyoLum's intriguing Raspberry Pi daughter board on display:It features an AVR ATMega328 just like an Arduino Uno. The Alamo...
I picked this up recently. For anyone with a Raspberry Pi who is looking to revisit some Atari games or even play them for the first time, there is a perfect emulator available for the Atari 2600 console. With a little motivation, a Raspberry P...
Hi Everyone. We are thrilled to announce that element14 has won a Makey award from Make magazine for Best Education/Outreach! Our own Drew Fustini accepted the award for us at Make Faire this weekend, and we couldn't be more thrilled.  ...
Hey,I just created jaRaspberryPi.Blog to log my own experiments with the newly acquired toy that is getting so hot lately. I think this cool little computer has a lot of potential.CheersAnhtien
