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Our kitchen radio finally gave up the ghost a few days ago. I suspect it is just the power supply, and at some point I’ll crack it open and see if it is salvageable. However, it was a good opportunity for another little side project – A Vintage Pi Radio.…
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…
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…
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…
This weeks ‘Project of the Week’ is Setting up Pi Zero OTG. This is a really neat software only project that effectively allows you to set up a Pi Zero in headless mode without ever having to plug in monitors, keyboards etc. In essence it exploits the fact that the…
Managed to get hold of a Pi Zero ? Here’s how to get started with it… The Pi Zero only has a single micro USB port for connecting peripherals. That can make it a little tricking when trying to get things set up. There’s a few bits that you will…
