Schlagwort: MagPi

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is your history with being a maker? As a kid, I was always taking things apart to see how they worked. Most of those things even got put back together. Taking after my older brother, I started tinkering with electronics when I was a teen. Continuing to follow in my brother’s…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe touchscreen is surrounded by quite a large bezel which forms part of the protective case. With a lot of metal parts, it’s a pretty hefty unit that feels really solid – and heavy, at 1.67kg. Six mount points (two top and bottom, one either side) enable it to be mounted using…

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor his project, Rodrigo wanted to bring Winamp’s early days back to life in a more physical form so he decided to produce a music player that could easily be part of a hi-fi mini system. Specifically, he took inspiration from a Aiwa mini setup from around 1983, figuring he could create…

Reading Time: 3 minutesStrong arm We tried out the Advanced kit with Raspberry Pi 5. The arm comes ready-assembled, sitting on a solid black metal base whose rear section holds Raspberry Pi, secured with screws and pillars. Four suction cups stick the base to a desk or the floor – not the most secure of…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThat first turntable used a DC motor, which lacks precision, resulting in inconsistent movements which vary with the weight of the object placed on it. “We wanted something more precise,” recalls Martin, “and we wanted a remote that we didn’t keep losing, so we put it as a page on a web…

Reading Time: 2 minutesEssential Electronics.  Become familiar with electronic components, circuit building, code and some great starter projects. This month’s lead feature will have you up and running with electronics and code in no time at all. Build a private cloud server Take control of your data by building a do-it-all email, documents, spreadsheets, email,…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSave 35% off the cover price with a subscription to The MagPi magazine. UK subscribers get three issues for just £10 and a FREE Raspberry Pi Pico W, then pay £30 every six issues. You’ll save money and get a regular supply of in-depth reviews, features, guides and other Raspberry Pi…

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith that in mind, he went big. And we mean really big. He took a 65-inch touchscreen and connected it to a Raspberry Pi 5 computer, figuring games would look amazing across such a large display. It also enabled David to create a full-length mirror, despite it posing issues of its own.…

Reading Time: 4 minutesLike many great ideas, Puttr came about because of some enforced downtime during lockdown. Entrepreneur and founder of several successful start-ups Matthew Allard had been on the golf team at university, and lockdown had him contemplating an at-home putting game that he and his son could both enjoy. Matthew had a personal…

Reading Time: 2 minutesBox of delights Elsewhere on the board you’ll find a USB-C power input, speakers, an LED display, GPIO pins, an RFID chip, plenty of sensors and switches and LEDs, and more besides. In the box there’s also a startling array of extra components, including a pair of SNES-like gamepads, a US-style power…

Reading Time: 2 minutesEvolution “This is a watershed moment for Raspberry Pi,” Eben posted on Raspberry Pi dot com that morning. “And the start of a new phase in our evolution: access to the public market will enable us to build more of the products you love, faster. And the money raised by the Raspberry…

Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom the start, Chris had an idea of what he wanted from the device. “I knew what I wanted to achieve – for my friend to press buttons, for virtual dice to be rolled and the result to be announced,” he says. “From there it was just about figuring out which components…

Reading Time: 3 minutesRobot Explorers Turn Raspberry Pi into a rugged robot, equipped with wheels or legs, and you can explore the surface of a planet (or your backyard) and use sensors to analyse your environment. This month, we’ve got a guide to the best robotic parts, equipment, and sensors to use. Dicemaster 2000 We…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSave 35% off the cover price with a subscription to The MagPi magazine. UK subscribers get three issues for just £10 and a FREE Raspberry Pi Pico W, then pay £30 every six issues. You’ll save money and get a regular supply of in-depth reviews, features, guides and other Raspberry Pi…

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs someone interested in giving old tech a new lease of life, the idea came naturally. “I was inspired by the many high quality network audio streaming devices sold by the major stereo component brands such as Sony, Cambridge Audio, NAD and so on but I couldn’t justify the cost,” he explains.…

Reading Time: 3 minutesMini Dexed ports the concepts of the digital synthesiser to Python and Raspberry Pi, and is the brainchild of Simon Peter (aka Probono), who describes it as a ‘Dexed FM synthesiser similar to 8x DX7 (TX816/TX802) running on a bare-metal Raspberry Pi (without a Linux kernel or operating system)’ to produce eight…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe got an email from Jeff Loeliger about a very cool project he’s been working on recently. “When you have several computers and lots of files around the house it is useful to have a NAS – network attached storage – device to share files, stream media with Plex, and back things…

Reading Time: 3 minutesHarsh environment Portland, Oregon-based Mark has an urban garden that needs to be irrigated each summer. Judging from the description of his irrigation system, the garden is a little larger than the 30-foot back lawns often attached to suburban UK homes. Commercially available timers provide reliable irrigation, but Mark found they don’t…

Reading Time: 3 minutesPlug and play All versions of the CrowVi (from £92/$115) are able to be used out of the box with no extra set up – touchscreen models require you to use the USB-C port (not the power one) so the connected Raspberry Pi (or PC) can detect the inputs – but all…

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve never had any real melancholy for summer ending – aside from, I suppose, having to go back to school when I was a kid – but while reading the game’s text I think I came close to understanding why people do. I do like summer though; after months of cold and…

Reading Time: 3 minutesBuild a Raspberry Pi 5 Media Player Free your films, videos, and music with our ultimate SSD-powered Raspberry Pi media player. You get complete control over your movies, the ability to stream from all the big players, and access obscure services like public domain films and homebrew games. It’s a complete winner…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSave 35% off the cover price with a subscription to The MagPi magazine. UK subscribers get three issues for just £10 and a FREE Raspberry Pi Pico W, then pay £30 every six issues. You’ll save money and get a regular supply of in-depth reviews, features, guides and other Raspberry Pi…