Kategorie: Linux
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VC4 and V3D OpenGL drivers for Raspberry Pi: an update
Reading Time: 6 minutesHere’s an update from Iago Toral of Igalia on development of the open source VC4 and V3D OpenGL drivers used by Raspberry Pi. Some of you may already know that Eric Anholt, the original developer of the open source VC4 and V3D OpenGL drivers used by Raspberry Pi, is no longer actively…
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New MKR WAN 1310 for LoRa connectivity comes with 2MByte Flash and extended battery life
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew MKR WAN 1310 for LoRa connectivity comes with 2MByte Flash and extended battery life Arduino Team — October 10th, 2019 We’re excited to announce the launch of the Arduino MKR WAN 1310, which offers a practical and cost-effective solution for those looking to add LoRa connectivity to their projects. The new…
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Code your own Donkey Kong barrels | Wireframe issue 24
Reading Time: 4 minutesReplicate the physics of barrel rolling – straight out of the classic Donkey Kong. Mark Vanstone shows you how. Released in 1981, Donkey Kong was one of the most important games in Nintendo’s history. Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Donkey Kong first appeared in arcades in 1981, and starred not only the titular angry ape,…
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Your new free online training courses for the autumn term
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the autumn term, we’ll be launching three brand-new, free online courses on the FutureLearn platform. Wherever you are in the world, you can learn with us for free! The course presenters are Pi Towers residents Mark, Janina, and Eirini Design and Prototype Embedded Computer Systems The first new course is Design…
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Estefannie’s Jurassic Park goggles
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen we invited Estefannie Explains It All to present at Coolest Projects International, she decided to make something cool with a Raspberry Pi to bring along. But being Estefannie, she didn’t just make something a little bit cool. She went ahead and made Raspberry Pi Zero-powered Jurassic Park goggles, or, as she…
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Calling volunteers for Maker Faire Rome 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesCalling volunteers for Maker Faire Rome 2019 Arduino Team — October 8th, 2019 Planning to attend Maker Faire Rome later this month? We’re currently seeking volunteers to join our team during the event—staffing tables and displays, helping with demos, and providing technical assistance when necessary. If you volunteer with us for one…
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Try our new free machine learning projects for Scratch
Reading Time: 3 minutesMachine learning is everywhere. It’s used for image and voice recognition, predictions, and even those pesky adverts that always seem to know what you’re thinking about! If you’ve ever wanted to know more about machine learning, or if you want to help you learners get started with machine learning, then our new…
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Try our new free machine learning projects for Scratch
Reading Time: 3 minutesMachine learning is everywhere. It’s used for image and voice recognition, predictions, and even those pesky adverts that always seem to know what you’re thinking about! If you’ve ever wanted to know more about machine learning, or if you want to help you learners get started with machine learning, then our new…
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Fantastic Star Wars-themed Raspberry Pi projects
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe weekend’s nearly here and the weather’s not looking too fantastic around these parts – we’re going to need some project ideas. Here’s a fun roundup of some of my favourite Star Wars-themed makes from the archive that I reckon you’ll really like. Because, well, who doesn’t like Star Wars, right? Tell…
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Fantastic Star Wars-themed Raspberry Pi projects
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe weekend’s nearly here and the weather’s not looking too fantastic around these parts – we’re going to need some project ideas. Here’s a fun roundup of some of my favourite Star Wars-themed makes from the archive that I reckon you’ll really like. Because, well, who doesn’t like Star Wars, right? Tell…
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Fantastic Star Wars-themed Raspberry Pi projects
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe weekend’s nearly here and the weather’s not looking too fantastic around these parts – we’re going to need some project ideas. Here’s a fun roundup of some of my favourite Star Wars-themed makes from the archive that I reckon you’ll really like. Because, well, who doesn’t like Star Wars, right? Tell…
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Growth Monitor pi: an open monitoring system for plant science
Reading Time: 3 minutesPlant scientists and agronomists use growth chambers to provide consistent growing conditions for the plants they study. This reduces confounding variables – inconsistent temperature or light levels, for example – that could render the results of their experiments less meaningful. To make sure that conditions really are consistent both within and between…
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Vintage vacuum fluorescent display controlled with Arduino Due
Reading Time: 2 minutesVintage vacuum fluorescent display controlled with Arduino Due Arduino Team — October 2nd, 2019 Vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) have a distinct cool blue-greenish glow, and were once used in a wide range of devices, from VCRs to microwave ovens and even car dashboards. Although extremely popular way back when, they can be…
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Tracking the Brecon Beacons ultramarathon with a Raspberry Pi Zero
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn my holidays this year I enjoyed a walk in the Brecon Beacons. We set out nice and early, walked 22km through some of the best scenery in Britain, got a cup of tea from the snack van on the A470, and caught our bus home. “I enjoyed that walk,” I thought,…
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A low-cost, open-source, computer-assisted microscope
Reading Time: 2 minutesLow-cost open labware is a good thing in the world, and I was particularly pleased when micropalaeontologist Martin Tetard got in touch about the Raspberry Pi-based microscope he is developing. The project is called microscoPI (what else?), and it can capture, process, and store images and image analysis results. Martin is engaged…
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Control a swarm of drones with this wearable tactile device
Reading Time: 2 minutesControl a swarm of drones with this wearable tactile device Arduino Team — October 1st, 2019 If you fly drones for fun—or perhaps even for work—you know that piloting them can sometimes be a difficult tasks. Imagine, however, trying to control four drones simultaneously. While also “challenging,” researchers at the Skolkovo Institute…
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Rip current lighting system enhances water safety
Reading Time: 2 minutesRip current lighting system enhances water safety Arduino Team — September 30th, 2019 Drowning is the third leading cause of accidental death in New Zealand, and the vast majority of lifeguard rescues are due to rip currents—hard to observe unless you’re already in peril. In order to help fix this problem, Victoria…
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Measuring a mini steam engine’s speed with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeasuring a mini steam engine’s speed with Arduino Arduino Team — September 30th, 2019 Joop Brokking has been experimenting with a miniature candle-powered steam engine. It’s an amazing little device, able to push a piston over and over to turn a flywheel, releasing the steam via a mechanically-controlled valve. But just how…
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Pulling Raspberry Pi translation data from GitHub
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat happens when you give two linguists jobs at Raspberry Pi? They start thinking they can do digital making, even though they have zero coding skills! Because if you don’t feel inspired to step out of your comfort zone here — surrounded by all the creativity, making, and technology — then there…
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These LEGO linkage walkers wander under Arduino control
Reading Time: 2 minutesThese LEGO linkage walkers wander under Arduino control Arduino Team — September 27th, 2019 YouTuber Oracid1 has developed a unique family of four-legged robots, dubbed “FiveBarQuads.” The quadrupeds all feature ultrasonic sensing for navigation and a body made out of LEGO components — and as seen in the first video below, his…
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View Stonehenge in real time via Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 4 minutesYou can see how the skies above Stonehenge affect the iconic stones via a web browser thanks to a Raspberry Pi computer. Stonehenge Stonehenge is Britain’s greatest monument and it currently attracts more than 1.5 million visitors each year. It’s possible to walk around the iconic stone circle and visit the Neolithic…
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An interactive wall map with DMX programmable lights and visual ‘narration’
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn interactive wall map with DMX programmable lights and visual ‘narration’ Arduino Team — September 26th, 2019 Non-profits can do great work, and in order to help others visualize the needs they serve and what they are doing, Jason Wolin came up with an amazing map for his organization. The massive map…
