How to blink an LED with Raspberry Pi Pico in C

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe new Raspberry Pi Pico is very different from a traditional Raspberry Pi. Pico is a microcontroller, rather than a microcomputer. Unlike a Raspberry Pi it’s a platform you develop for, not a platform you develop on. Blinking the onboard LED But you still have choices if you want to develop for Pico, because there […]

What the blink is my IP address?

Reading Time: 3 minutesPicture the scene: you have a Raspberry Pi configured to run on your network, you power it up headless (without a monitor), and now you need to know which IP address it was assigned. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbJ5vT8FvXU?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Matthias came up with this solution, which makes your Raspberry Pi blink its IP address, because he used a […]

Raspberry Pi calls out your custom workout routine

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you don’t want to be tied to a video screen during home workouts, Llum Acosta, Samreen Islam, and Alfred Gonzalez shared this great Raspberry Pi–powered alternative on hackster.io: their voice-activated project announces each move of your workout routine and how long you need to do it for. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxixpvTRhwk?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] This LED-lit, compact solution means you […]

How to use an LED with Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: 2 minutesLearn how to use an LED with Raspberry Pi in our latest How to use video on YouTube. HOW TO USE an LED with Raspberry Pi Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://rpf.io/ytsub Help us reach a wider audience by translating our video content: http://rpf.io/yttranslate Buy a Raspberry Pi from one of our Approved Resellers: http://rpf.io/ytproducts Find […]

Really, really awesome Raspberry Pi NeoPixel LED mirror

Reading Time: 2 minutesCheck out Super Make Something’s awesome NeoPixel LED mirror: a 576 RGB LED display that converts images via the Raspberry Pi Camera Module and Raspberry Pi 3B+ into a pixelated light show. Neopixel LED Mirror (Python, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting!) DIY How To Time to pull out all the stops for the […]

Rousseau-inspired Raspberry Pi Zero LED piano visualiser

Reading Time: 2 minutesUnlock your inner Rousseau with this gorgeous Raspberry Pi Zero LED piano visualiser. Piano LED Visualizer Inspired by Rousseau videos I tried to build my own Piano Visualizer. It is made with Raspberry Pi and WS2812B LED strip. Screen and buttons: Waveshare LCD TFT 1,44” 128x128px. Pianist Rousseau Fans of the popular YouTube pianist Rousseau would […]

Bind MIDI inputs to LED lights using a Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: 2 minutesBlinky lights and music created using a Raspberry Pi? Count us in! When Aaron Chambers shared his latest project, Py-Lights, on Reddit, we were quick to ask for more information. And here it is: [Seizure Warning] Raspberry Pi MIDI LED demo A demo for controlling LEDs on a Raspberry Pi Song: Bassnectar – Chasing Heaven […]

Make your own custom LEDs using hot glue!

Reading Time: 4 minutesTired of using the same old plastic LEDs in your projects? It’s time to grab a hot glue gun and some confectionary moulds to create your own custom LEDs! Blinky LEDs! Lighting up an LED is the standard first step into the world of digital making with a Raspberry Pi. For example, at our two-day […]

One LED Matrix Table to rule them all

Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany-based Andreas Rottach’s multi-purpose LED table is an impressive build within a gorgeous-looking body. Play games, view (heavily pixelated) images, and become hypnotised by flashy lights, once you’ve built your own using his newly released tutorial. LED-Matrix Table – 300 LEDs – Raspberry Pi – C++ Engine – Custom Controllers This is a short presentation […]

The Fisher Piano: make music in the air

Reading Time: 2 minutesPiano keys are so limiting! Why not swap them out for LEDs and the wealth of instruments in Pygame to build air keys, as demonstrated by Instructables maker 2fishy? Raspberry Pi LED Light Schroeder Piano – Twinkle Little Star Raspberry Pi LED Light Schroeder Piano – Twinkle Little Star Keys? Where we’re going you don’t […]

Geeky Parents Dress Baby Up in LED Suit, Becomes YouTube Star

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRoyce Hutain, a photographer by trade, is also known as Visual Burrito on YouTube. Just 4-days ago, he uploaded a video of his 22-month-old daughter walking around in a custom LED suit, and it’s already received over 10.5-million views. This project combined two of his talents: 1) Showcasing this adorable toddler in hilarious situations, and […]