Schlagwort: makers

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe C64 was limited to a single SID sound chip and Simon could only program in BASIC at the time, but he thought that one day it would be great to make a MIDI-controlled synthesizer out of it. “Delving deeper, I found that the designer of the SID chip, Bob Yannes, also…

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith that in mind, James married his regular HIIT (high-intensity interval training) workout with Raspberry Pi, and the HIIT Raspberry Pi web app was born. It’s a clever idea that uses machine learning on Raspberry Pi to keep tabs on your workout in real time and make sure you are getting optimum…

Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the problems faced by individuals is uncertainty over what can and cannot be recycled. While recycling bins are commonplace in most countries, they can become contaminated with the wrong material and that’s why, in the UK alone, some 525,000 tonnes of household waste ends up being rejected at the point…

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have always supported those magazines I love. I currently subscribe to Simon Brew’s excellent Film Stories magazine, BBC Good Food, National Geographic, and I get RSPB Nature’s Home and Tate Etc. delivered as a member of both fine organisations. I also have a Readly account for picking up digital magazines that…

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have always supported those magazines I love. I currently subscribe to Simon Brew’s excellent Film Stories magazine, BBC Good Food, National Geographic, and I get RSPB Nature’s Home and Tate Etc. delivered as a member of both fine organisations. I also have a Readly account for picking up digital magazines that…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe system was designed and programmed by Shinobu Sukenari, a MAFF senior inspector, using the following requirements: they should take a photo of the trap at least once a day and report them over the internet. Secondly, the systems should run for a month without external power. Finally, the system should be…

Reading Time: 2 minutes These pre-loved boards will be tested, reconditioned, and renewed. OKdo plans to put the restored boards back on sale at a lower price, and will donate to the Raspberry Pi Foundation for each board sold. OKdo’s SVP of Technology Richard Curtin comments: “With the global population predicted to approach nine billion people…

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn addition, the board features a bright on-board RGB LED, tiny tactile switch, and a microSD slot for storing extra data, expanding greatly on Pico’s 2MB of flash storage. To connect your Pico, you’ll need to have male headers soldered on, then you can just plug it into the female headers of…

Reading Time: 3 minutes“My project was taking an old 1988 word processor and repurposing it into a gaming emulator with a Raspberry Pi,” creator Dylan Blake tells us. “I wanted to utilise the floppy disk drive with RFID tags to initiate the software and have a working power button for added effect.” We’ve covered an…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Pico-Controlled Automated Model Railroad builds on his ‘sensored’ track concept that detects a train passing and instructs it to speed up, slow down, or come to a halt. “Electric motors are among my most favourite devices because they connect the fields of electronics and mechanics,” he reveals. “I try to add motors…

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Raspberry Pi Zero fits neatly onto the rear, although you’ll need to be careful when mounting it not to crack the screen – it’s best to put it face down on a soft surface. Short standoffs (not supplied) can be use to secure it. If using a full-size Raspberry Pi, you’ll…

Reading Time: 2 minutes20 Raspberry Pi Pico projects The community has taken Raspberry Pi Pico to its heart, and started building wonderful things with it. From video game controllers, to smart keyboards, animated signs, and even musical instruments.   Pico has been around for a few months now, and the community has managed to create some…

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Kenbak-1 was created by John Blankenbaker, a computer engineer and inventor, and Michael was drawn to the idea of reproducing it in the form of the Kenbak-2/5 (a 2:5 scale model of the original) for a key reason. “For me, the thing that attracted me to this project, aside from the…

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor that reason, he decided to take a break from a project he was working on – a device which monitors currency prices using Raspberry Pi Zero W – to create an air quality reporting system. Having found a battery-operated toy traffic light, he came up with a plan that was both…

Reading Time: 2 minutes“Maple Syrup Pi Camera is part of my research project,” Ricardo tells us. “I’m one of the 25 TRAIN@Ed Research Fellows at University of Edinburgh. I am working on a project focused on helping local tourist attractions to better manage tourist flow, still GDPR compliant by design. My solution is to process…

Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough most campsites and caravan parks offer WiFi to guests, such connections are often unsecured, limited to only a couple of hours’ free use, and require each device to log in separately. Enrico needed a setup that was far more robust. His vehicle, Jan The Van, sports a secure mobile LAN, is…

Reading Time: 3 minutesMy father-in-law also used to run simulations back in the 1970s on what turned out (after a long chat and some online digging) to be an IBM System/360 (magpi.cc/ibm360). He didn’t personally program the machine; he wrote down instructions for the simulation on a form, another person punched the hole cards, and…

Reading Time: 3 minutes“It’s hard to tell what an IoT device is doing with its microphone beyond an LED signifying its microphone is in a muted or unmuted state,” says Yasha Iravantchi, a graduate student at the University of Michigan. “In the future, these devices are going to perform more tasks than just listening for…

Reading Time: 3 minutesHe was inspired to create the project by two prominent YouTubers. “Michael Reeves made a video using a Bop It as an alternative interface to Hawaii’s nuclear alert system. This inspired me to use a Bop It, or similar device, as an input for something it was not designed for,” he says.…

Reading Time: 2 minutes01 Get the files First, download the install files from the Ren’Py website. You will need the .bz2 version for Raspberry Pi. When it has downloaded, double-click to open the archive and extract it to a suitable place such as your home directory. You will also need to download and extract Raspberry…

Reading Time: 3 minutes“It started in 2019 when I really wanted to 3D-print a full-sized retro or a terminal style of computer,” says Kevin. “When I was looking all over the web, I was surprised that this sort of thing didn’t exist. I saw lots of mini 3D printable retro computers and they were really…