How to Use Raspberry Pi to Farm Chia Coin By Les Pounder published 15 May 21 The Raspberry Pi 4 is the ideal low power device for farming Chia Coin. After you’ve made your plots on a powerful PC, you can keep them online at a fraction of the power usage.
Adafruit's RP2040 Powered Keyboards Are Your DIY Keyboard Crafting Shortcut By Les Pounder published 10 May 21 Adafruit's two new RP2040 boards are shortcuts to building your own USB keyboards, but in typical Adafruit style they pour on the RGB and offer lots of extra features.
Your Raspberry Pi Pico Could Soon Be Online By Les Pounder published 5 May 21 Pimoroni's Pico Wireless connects to the GPIO of a Raspberry Pi Pico and brings WiFi and Bluetooth to the $4 micro-controller.
Pimoroni Keybow 2040 Review: Programmable Keyboard with Pi Silicon Inside By Les Pounder published 28 April 21 A bespoke programmable keyboard based around the RP2040 ‘Pi Silicon’ which aims to save power users time and keystrokes.
How To Use CircuitPython on a Raspberry Pi By Les Pounder published 27 April 21 CircuitPython is not just for microcontrollers, it can also be used to control the GPIO of a Raspberry Pi.
Adafruit ItsyBitsy RP2040 Review: A Surprising Compromise By Les Pounder published 26 April 21 Adafruit’s latest RP2040 board is “the middle child” of an excellent range of boards. Luckily it isn’t a problem child.
Stemma, Qwiic and Grove Connectors: Which is Right for You? By Les Pounder published 24 April 21 With so many connectors on offer, which one is the right one for your project?
How to Use an OLED Display With Raspberry Pi Pico (Updated) By Les Pounder published 23 April 21 Update OLED displays are a cost effective way to add small text output to a project. They are super small but with a bright and clear display.
Ubuntu 21.04 'Hirsute Hippo' Released For Desktops, Servers and Raspberry Pi By Les Pounder published 22 April 21 The latest version of Ubuntu comes with a new display server, recent kernel and enhanced user security
How to Set Up and Program Raspberry Pi Pico By Les Pounder published 20 April 21 The Raspberry Pi Pico is the latest board from Raspberry Pi, and it once again disrupts the market.
Adafruit QT Py RP2040 Review: A tiny board for great projects By Les Pounder published 18 April 21 Adafruit’s smallest RP2040 board may lack GPIO pins but it brings plenty of power and flexibility to your projects.
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Machine Learning With Seeed's reTerminal By Les Pounder published 15 April 21 Seeed's reTerminal packs the power of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 into a compact package.
Official Raspberry Pi Pico Support Added to Arduino IDE By Les Pounder published 12 April 21 Official support for the Raspberry Pi Pico's RP2040 chip arrives in the Arduino IDE, offering a simpler means to write C++ projects.
Raspberry Pi Sends 6,400 RP2040 Chips to Arduino for Upcoming Board By Les Pounder published 8 April 21 The Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect is nearly with us thanks to 6400 RP2040 SoC sent from Raspberry Pi to Arduino.
Maker Creates RP2040 Stamp for Drop-In Pico Powered Projects By Les Pounder published 7 April 21 Arturo182 has designed an RP2040 board that's ready to be dropped into a project with the minimum of fuss.
How To Emulate An Apple II On Your PC By Les Pounder published 3 April 21 Emulate the Apple II computer, a machine which launched the career of many bedroom coders.
M5Stack Raspberry Pi RP2040 Board Could Be On The Way By Les Pounder published 31 March 21 M5Stack look set to release their own RP2040 board, but right now details are scarce.
Akasa Releases Maze-Themed Raspberry Pi 4 Case By Les Pounder published 31 March 21 Akasa is no stranger to wacky Raspberry Pi cases and its latest, the Maze Pro, is no exception.
Adafruit Demos Tiny RP2040 Board Ahead of Release By Les Pounder published 29 March 21 Adafruit's smallest RP2040 board, the QT Py RP2040, is almost ready for release. In a new video, the company showed off its latest board running the Arduino IDE
Sourcekit PiTray Mini Review: Brings Ports to Raspberry Pi CM4 By Les Pounder published 27 March 21 PiTray Mini offers an upgradeable Raspberry Pi for not a lot of money, but is this too much to hope for?
Seeed Teases New RP2040 Board With WiFi By Les Pounder published 26 March 21 Seeed teases its own RP2040 based board and hints that it will come with WiFi
Upton Talks Raspberry Pi SoC: Why We Named it RP2040 By Les Pounder published 25 March 21 In a recent webinar, Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton and SparkFun founder Nathan Seidle discussed the future of the RP2040 and reveal some of its secrets.
Feature Packed Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Squeezed Into A Seven Inch Display By Les Pounder published 25 March 21 Intended for industrial applications, the Industrial Pi CM4-70-EM packs plenty of power and a great selection of features.
How to Program Raspberry Pi Pico With the Arduino IDE By Les Pounder published 25 March 21 A recent community project has beaten Arduino to the punch and we can now write code for the Raspberry Pi Pico via the Arduino IDE.
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 NVMe Boot Enters Beta By Les Pounder published 24 March 21 Quietly announced, the NVMe boot beta enables the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 to boot from cheap and fast SSD drives.