Review: pi-top DIY laptop for your Raspberry Pi


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The pi-top converts your Raspberry Pi into a complete RPi notebook. by René Bohne @ elektormagazine.com It comes as a nice kit that is very easy to assemble thanks to a great construction manual. We created a video of the assembly. If you have any questions, feel free to leave comment on Youtube or below this […]

How to Set Up WiFi on the Raspberry Pi


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circuitbasics.com show us how to setup a Wifi dongle using SSH connection. Now I’ll explain how to use that SSH connection to setup a WiFi dongle so you can run your Raspberry Pi wirelessly from a remote desktop application. This is a really useful way to set up your Raspberry Pi, because you will be […]

ArduCAM Introduces tiny Raspberry Pi compatible board


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ArduCAM has introduced a tiny Raspberry Pi compatible module based on Broadcom’s BCM2835 Processor, the same chip found in the original Raspberry Pis A, B, B+ and Zero. This module is tiny, measuring only 24 x 24mm and it is compatible with all of the software that makes the Raspberry Pi so popular. It comes with 256MB/512MB […]

Raspberry Pi Web Server using Flask to Control GPIOs


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In this article “Rui Santos” shows us how to configure Raspberry Pi as server and use it to toggle two LEDs over the internet. In this project you’ll create a standalone web server with a Raspberry Pi that can toggle two LEDs. You can replace those LEDs with any output (like a relay or a […]

Raspberry Pi Wifi module without USB


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This board will let you add WiFi functionality to your Raspberry Pi Zero without having to sacrifice the only available high speed USB port. The board is based on ESP8266 Wifi module. WiFi on a Raspberry Pi using the HAT connector and an ESP8266. The goal of this project is to add WiFi to the […]

PiDrive – 314GB hard disk for the Raspberry Pi


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Western Digital have launched the WD PiDrive, a hard disk specially designed for the Raspberry Pi with a storage space of 314 GB. The engineers have modified the magnetic recording system and electronics to suit the characteristics of the RPi, and reduced the current consumption. The recommended retail price is $ 45,81 but a discount is […]

IoT HAT for Raspberry Pi: A must-have for Pi Zero


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A Wi-Fi 802.11n + Bluetooth 4.1 (Dual Mode) add-on board for any Pi model with the 40 pins GPIO connector including Pi 2, A+ and B+ It is an add-on board that provides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for the Raspberry Pi. You can use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth USB dongles, however ……. IoT HAT is more […]

How to Control a Reflow Oven with Raspberry Pi


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Here is a great Raspberry Pi based Reflow oven controller from “apollo-ng” on GitHub. You can edit your temperature curve on your browser and Rasberry Pi controls the solid state relays and fan. Turns a Raspberry Pi into a cheap, universal & web-enabled Reflow Oven Controller. Of course, since it is basically just a robot […]

LiFePO4wered/Pi – LiFePO4 battery for Raspberry Pi


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Patrick Van Oosterwijck has published a LiFePO4 battery solution for Raspberry Pi that will also act as UPS power supply: The project is built on top of a LiFePO4wered/USB module. A small board is added with an MSP430G2131 microcontroller that takes care of monitoring input and output voltage, monitoring a PCB touch button, driving a power […]

External antenna modifications for the Raspberry Pi 3


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In this post dorkbotpdx.org show us a couple of different ways that an external antenna can be added to the Raspberry Pi 3. It’s not clear why an external antenna is not an option for the Pi 3, there are a number of possible reasons and I don’t presume to know the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s […]