Using the Raspberry Pi and Scratch to make LEDs light up @Raspberry_pi #piday...
This tutorial from ScratchMyPi shows you how to use scratch and a raspberry pi to make LEDs light up: Simon Walters at Cymplecy has modified Scratch so it can be used to control the GPIO pins. In this...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – Downgrade GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi Model B+ 40 pins...
NEW PRODUCTS – Downgrade GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi Model B+ 40 pins to 26 pins / GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi Model B+ (40 pins) Downgrade GPIO Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi Model B+...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – Stacking Header for Raspberry Pi B+ – 2×20 Extra Tall Header /...
NEW PRODUCTS – Stacking Header for Raspberry Pi B+ – 2×20 Extra Tall Header / GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi B+ – Tall 2×20 Female Header Stacking Header for Raspberry Pi B+ – 2×20 Extra Tall Header...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi B+ – 2×20 Female Header / GPIO...
NEW PRODUCTS – GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi B+ – 2×20 Female Header / GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi B+ – Extra-long 2×20 Female Header GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi B+ – 2×20 Female Header Connect your...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – Adafruit GPIO Reference Card for Raspberry Pi Model B /...
NEW PRODUCTS – Adafruit GPIO Reference Card for Raspberry Pi Model B / Adafruit GPIO Reference Card for Raspberry Pi Model B+ Adafruit GPIO Reference Card for Raspberry Pi Model B This board makes...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – SMT GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi HAT – 2×20 Short Female Header
NEW PRODUCT – SMT GPIO Header for Raspberry Pi HAT – 2×20 Short Female Header For super-slim SMT designs, this custom-made, 2×20 short SMT female header can be used to plug a Raspberry Pi HAT onto a...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – 2×20 pin IDC Box Header – Raspberry Pi A+/B+
NEW PRODUCT – 2×20 pin IDC Box Header – Raspberry Pi A+/B+ This handy 2×20 IDC Box Header is the matching connector for our 40-pin GPIO Cable. By soldering this onto perf board you can run a GPIO...
View ArticleA Raspbery Pi RC Van in Action @Raspberry_Pi #piday #raspberrypi
Check out this great RC Van project that runs on pi, from seeourfamilytravels: It’s taken some time and research, but I have finally (well almost, just a few tweaks needed) finished my RasPiVan...
View ArticleCode GPIO interrupts using WiringPi #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
From the Raspberry Pi Hobbyist‘s Ted B. Hale: An interrupt is a signal to the computer to stop what it is doing and do something else. These are used extensively by the operating system, but an...
View ArticleFixing bent GPIO pins on a Raspberry Pi #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Richard Hayler shares tips for fixing bent GPIO pins. At my CodeClub last week, one of the Pis was dropped on the floor and unfortunately landed right on the GPIO pins, bending four of them. Back in...
View ArticleRead/Write GPIO of Raspberry Pi 2 using Python #piday #raspberrypi...
From Hello Raspberry Pi via Raspberry Pi Pod: This example show how to read button on GPIO 20 and turn ON/OFF LED on GPIO 21 accordingly, for Raspberry Pi 2 using Python. Read more Each Friday is...
View ArticleUsing pi-control-service for GPIO #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Thanks to Brian Hines for sending in his write up! View more here. I’ve spent good bit of time over the last month experimenting with messaging queues as a way to remotely control the GPIO pins on a...
View ArticlePi-Berry Laptop– The Classic DIY laptop @Raspberry_Pi #piday #raspberrypi
Epic project and build from instructables user Chitlange Sahas! The laptop I made “The Pi-Berry Laptop” is built around the Raspberry Pi 2. It has 1GB RAM, Quad core CPU, 4 USB Ports and One Ethernet...
View ArticleGPIO Zero: Developing a new friendly Python API for Physical Computing...
Super interesting post from Ben Nuttall, via raspberrypipod. For about the last 3 years, the de-facto method of accessing physical components via the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins has been a Python library...
View ArticleMake A Raspberry Pi GPIO Web Interface #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Make a Raspberry Pi GPIO web interface. via GitHub A web based Raspberry Pi interface to control the GPIO Pin(s). Possible uses can be determing is soldering worked; or control of gpio pins for other...
View ArticleFading LEDs using PWM with GPIO Zero on the Raspberry Pi
Via Recantha The project GPIO Zero, the new GPIO library from the Raspberry Pi Foundation, is becoming my go-to method for doing simple things with the Pi’s GPIO pins. Over the past couple of weeks,...
View ArticleHow To Add 128 Extra I/O Ports Without Upgrading Your MicroComputer
Thanks to Drew for sharing – via Gadget Explained. Do you want a crazy amount of Digital Input and Output (Digital I/O) in a small space without upgrading your microcomputer? You can achieve this with...
View ArticleUPDATED GUIDE: Retro Gaming on @Raspberry_Pi
UPDATED GUIDE: Retro Gaming on Raspberry Pi Gaming emulation has been a perennial favorite among Raspberry Pi projects. If you’ve followed along with any of our PiGRRL projects or built something...
View ArticleIR Transmitter + Receiver for #RaspberryPi with BR1225A/FAN Coin Cell Battery...
When the IR transmitter/receiver solution you’re looking for is only available as a USB adapter and you either don’t want to clog up your USB ports or it simply doesn’t fit with your design, what do...
View ArticleZero Ball: A game using Raspberry Pi, GPIO Zero and more #piday #raspberrypi...
Via Winkleink – box of wires Trivia: Previously ZeroBall ran from a Raspberry Pi A+. With the new PiZero W I thought it would be perfect to pair with the NexDock. The NexDock has Bluetooth keyboard...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – GPIO Hammer Headers – Solderless Raspberry Pi Connectors – Male...
NEW PRODUCT – GPIO Hammer Headers – Solderless Raspberry Pi Connectors – Male + Female + Installation Jig If your soldering isn’t quite up to scratch, or you just don’t own a soldering iron yet, then...
View ArticleHow to Setup a Raspberry Pi Node.js Webserver and Control GPIOs #piday...
Thanks to Felix for sending in this tip! Felix writes: Node.JS is a server platform that uses JavaScript. Originally developed for theGoogle Chrome browser, it is very resource-efficient, which makes...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – Female + Male Hammer Headers – Solderless Raspberry Pi Connectors
NEW PRODUCTS – PIMORONI SOLDERLESS RASPBERRY PI CONNECTORS: FEMALE / MALE Hammer headers! No, wait, not hammerhead sharks! Come back! The water’s fine! For those who are leveling up their soldering...
View ArticleGPIO expander: access a Pi’s GPIO pins on your PC/Mac @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay...
Awesome new post from The Raspberry Pi Foundation. Use the GPIO pins of a Raspberry Pi Zero while running Debian Stretch on a PC or Mac with our new GPIO expander software! With this tool, you can...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Raspberry Pi Zero WH (Zero W with Headers) – v1.3
NEW PRODUCT – Raspberry Pi Zero WH (Zero W with Headers) – v1.3 If you didn’t think that the Raspberry Pi Zero W could possibly get any better, then boy do we have a pleasant surprise for you! The new...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on ‘Raspberry Pi GPIO Programming in C’| #piday #raspberrypi...
Big Mess o’ Wires gives some quick thoughts on various libraries for programming in C for the Pi’s GPIO – TL;DR: whereas WiringPi is probably the most well-known GPIO access library don’t...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Color Coded Header for Raspberry Pi
NEW PRODUCT – Color Coded Header for Raspberry Pi Here’s a snazzy accessory for your Raspberry Pi Zero or Zero W, a color-coded 2×20 header! This Color Coded Header takes the mystery out of your...
View ArticleAn introduction to Raspberry Pi GPIO @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi @ThePiHut
Handy new post from The Pi Hut. What’s so special about Raspberry Pi? It’s a question that I’m often asked and the answer is usually the same. The GPIO pins of course! Those little stabby pins along...
View ArticleUPDATED GUIDES – Buttons, Sounds and LCDs for Raspberry Pi #rpi
CircuitPython libraries are now available on all Raspberry Pi Models (v1, v2, v3 and Zero). It does not matter if you have an older 26-pin Pi (v1, v2) or a newer 40-pin (v3 and Zero). We have been...
View ArticleNew Products 3/6/19 Featuring Adafruit #GPIO Expander #Bonnet! (Video)
New Products 3/6/19 Featuring Adafruit #GPIO Expander #Bonnet! (Video) Adafruit ADXL343 + ADT7410 Sensor FeatherWing (0:14) Bolt-On Kit for Circuit Playground, micro:bit, Flora or Gemma (0:50) Flexible...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Adafruit GPIO Expander Bonnet – 16 Additional I/O over I2C
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit GPIO Expander Bonnet – 16 Additional I/O over I2CThe Raspberry Pi is an amazing single board computer – and one of the best parts is that GPIO connector! 40 pins of digital...
View ArticleThe Downsides to Raspberry Pi Alternatives #PiDay #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi...
Via the Linux Journal: Learn about some of the risks when choosing an alternative to a Raspberry Pi for your project.I have a lot of low-cost single-board computers (SBCs) at my house. And, I’ve...
View ArticleNew Products 5/2/19 Featuring Adafruit PyBadge LC – MakeCode Arcade,...
New Products 5/2/19 Featuring Adafruit PyBadge LC – MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino – Low Cost Version! (Video) GPIO Ribbon Cable 2×8 IDC Cable – 16 pins 12″ long (0:10) Dual RCA Jack for...
View ArticleNew Products 5/2/19 Featuring Adafruit #PyBadge Low Cost! @adafruit #adafruit
We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here:NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEKGPIO Ribbon Cable 2×8 IDC Cable – 16 pins 12″ long: Connect this to that! If you want to bridge those contacts out onto another PCB,...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – GPIO Ribbon Cable 2×8 IDC Cable – 16 pins 12″ long
NEW PRODUCT – GPIO Ribbon Cable 2×8 IDC Cable – 16 pins 12″ longConnect this to that! If you want to bridge those contacts out onto another PCB, you’ll want this GPIO Ribbon Cable! Comes in a classic...
View ArticleUsing CircuitPython on PocketBeagle #CircuitPython #Blinka #PocketBeagle
The Blinka CircuitPython layer for PocketBeagle SBCs appears functional with the work of several folks recently.CircuitPython brings over 150 hardware drivers from the microcontroller world to...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – DIN Rail Terminal Block Adapter Breakouts – 2×8 IDC + 2×20 IDC
NEW PRODUCTS – DIN Rail Terminal Block Adapter Breakouts – 2×8 IDC + 2×20 IDCThis one’s going out to all the makers and designers who use DIN railing in their builds. We’ve got 2×8 IDC to Terminal...
View ArticleUPDATED PRODUCT – Adafruit FT232H Breakout – General Purpose USB to GPIO,...
UPDATED PRODUCT – Adafruit FT232H Breakout – General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C – USB C & Stemma QTWouldn’t it be cool to drive a tiny OLED display, read a color sensor, or even just flash some...
View ArticleA guide for microcontroller inputs/outputs: GPIOs
Artekit Labs posts a general guide about microcontroller inputs/outputs, commonly called GPIOs. It is an excellent primer to knowing how a microcontroller handles input and output connections.There is...
View ArticleNEW GUIDE: Adding a Single Board Computer to PlatformDetect for Blinka...
A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System: Adding a Single Board Computer to PlatformDetect for Blinka. This dashboard uses the Web Bluetooth feature in chrome to display lots of sensor data.So you...
View ArticleNEW GUIDE: Adding a Single Board Computer to Blinka #AdafruitLearningSystem...
A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System: Adding a Single Board Computer to Blinka. This guide covers the second part of everything you need to know to add a board to Blinka:So you have a new board,...
View ArticleNew Products 2/10/2021 Featuring Adafruit AW9523 GPIO Expander and LED Driver...
New Products 2/10/2021 Featuring Adafruit AW9523 GPIO Expander and LED Driver Breakout – STEMMA QT / Qwiic (Video) ESP32-S2 WROOM Module with PCB Antenna – 4 MB flash and no PSRAM – 4MB Flash (0:12)...
View ArticleNew Products 3/19/2021 Featuring Adafruit GPIO Reference Card for Raspberry...
New Products 3/17/2021 Featuring Adafruit GPIO Reference Card for Raspberry Pi Pico! (Video) Ultra Thin 10K Thermistor – B3950 NTC (0:12) Lincoln Binns Black Pi-Box Pro 4 Enclosure for Raspberry Pi 4...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Adafruit GPIO Reference Card for Raspberry Pi Pico
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit GPIO Reference Card for Raspberry Pi PicoThis handy GPIO reference card is the perfect pocket-friendly go-to resource for navigating your way around the Raspberry Pi Pico.We...
View ArticleNew Products 12/1/2021 Featuring Adafruit Gift Certificates! (Video)
New Products 12/1/2021 Featuring Adafruit Gift Certificates! (Video) GPIO Ribbon Cable 2×10 IDC Cable – 20 pins 12″ long (0:14) Metal Rework Station Stand with Two Clips and Four PCB Holders (0:40)...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – GPIO Ribbon Cable 2×10 IDC Cable – 20 pins 12″ long
NEW PRODUCT – GPIO Ribbon Cable 2×10 IDC Cable – 20 pins 12″ longConnect this to that! If you want to bridge those contacts out onto another PCB, you’ll want this GPIO Ribbon Cable! Has a nice soft...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Adafruit MCP23017 I2C GPIO Expander Breakout
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit MCP23017 I2C GPIO Expander BreakoutWe’ve gotten a lot of requests for a MCP23017 breakout and we’ve always sorta been like “ehh why not just use the DIP chip?” but with STEMMA QT...
View ArticleNew Products 7/20/2022 Featuring Adafruit PCF8574 I2C GPIO Expander Breakout...
New Products 7/20/2022 Featuring Adafruit PCF8574 I2C GPIO Expander Breakout – STEMMA QT / Qwiic! (Video) Skinny Ethernet LAN UTP CAT5 Cable – 3mm diameter – 30cm long (0:35) Skinny Ethernet LAN UTP...
View ArticleNew Products 9/30/2022 Featuring Adafruit PCF8575 I2C 16 GPIO Expander...
New Products 9/30/2022 Featuring Adafruit PCF8575 I2C 16 GPIO Expander Breakout – STEMMA QT / Qwiic! (Video) INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout – 26V ±3.2A Max – STEMMA QT (0:12) Micro Servo...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Adafruit PCF8575 I2C 16 GPIO Expander Breakout – STEMMA QT / Qwiic
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit PCF8575 I2C 16 GPIO Expander Breakout – STEMMA QT / QwiicExpand your project possibilities, with the Adafruit PCF8575 GPIO Expander Breakout – an affordable 16 channel I2C...
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