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I had a little SSD1306 128 x 64 bit OLED display laying around from a previous Arduino project, so I thought it was time to do a bit of OLED display interfacing with a Raspberry Pi. Display The device I had was an I2C version of the 0.96” 128x 64…
Take all 26 letters of the alphabet, add the numbers 0 to 9 and a bunch of punctuation. Now work out the byte arrays for the character maps required to display each character on a 128x64bit OLED display…
So, it was time to buy another Raspberry Pi Zero Case, as I’m now onto my third one of these amazing little devices. I had intended to buy another of the cases that I purchased for my first one. At the last minute I decide I should probably go for…
Spent some time working on the Raspberry Pi Music Box. Mounted the speakers and the audio amplifier last night. Still need to do the internal wiring and sort out the power/battery. Update (Sept 2016): The full project write up can be found here.
It is possible to get the micro USB ‘OTG’ port on the Pi Zero configured for networking. After a couple of bits of configuration you can simply plug a cable between your PC / Laptop and the Pi Zero USB data port, it automatically creates a network between them and…
I thought it was about time I invested in a Raspberry Pi Zero Case. I had been using all my Pi Zeros ‘naked’ for several weeks with no problems, but you never know if they’ll touch a metal surface or object and short out. Browsing around there are a lot of really…
As much as we all love the Pi Zero, the connectivity options are very limited. With only one (micro) USB port (for peripherals) it means you need a micro <=> ‘normal’ USB adapter to get any of the usual accessories (keyboard, Wi-Fi dongle etc.) plugged in, and when you have that’s it…
I had a couple of hours free this evening, and so began to do work on the first stage of the Raspberry Pi Music Player project. This was mostly the modifications to the plastic power tool case which is going to serve as the ‘enclosure’ for the Music Player project. Here’s…
Got yourself a Raspberry Pi ? Here’s our list of the 5 essential Raspberry Pi Accessories you’ll need to make the most of your Pi. This list covers official, cheapest, most useful and some ‘advanced (DIY)’ accessories. Raspberry Pi Accessories : Power To The Pi The first thing you’ll…
To date (July 2016), there have been 8 versions of the Raspberry Pi. Below is an outline of each. Raspberry Pi Model A The Model A sported the ARMv6 architecture (700MHz, single core ARM11) with a Broadcom BCM2835 SoC. It had 256MB of RAM and a 26 pin version of…
