As one of the smallest systems around there are so many amazing things you could do with the Raspberry Pi if it was self-powered and portable. Introducing PiJuice! A fully uninterruptable power supply that will always keep your Raspberry Pi powered. This guide will show you how to assemble the PiJuice HAT, set it up […]
This article is based on the standard Raspbian Stretch and the first thing you will need to do is to prepare a micro SD card using NOOBS or by flashing an image directly using tools like Etcher from Resin.IO. It doesn’t matter whether you get the Lite or the Full version of Raspbian but using […]
You may find yourself needing to backup your SD card for future reference or for posterity and fame. Whatever your reason there are several well documented ways you can do it. In some case you might also want to be able to get things back from your backup and you then generally need to write […]
In this article we are going to show you how to setup a Raspberry Pi Sense HAT with a Flick Large the same way we have done in our Flick gesture demo. This assembly doesn’t require any soldering and will just be a question of connecting the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT with a different header […]
In this article we are going to show you how to setup a JustBoom DAC Zero and a Flick Zero stacked onto a Raspberry Pi Zero so that you can control the volume of the audio board via the Wheel gesture. A clockwise gesture will increase the volume whilst a counter clockwise gesture will decrease […]
In this tutorial, we’ll cover how to turn a Raspberry Pi with JustBoom HAT/pHAT into an AirPlay receiver. To create your own AirPlay receiver, you will need: Shairport Sync is an AirPlay audio player capable of streaming audio from iTunes, iOS devices and other AirPlay sources. Synchronised multi-room audio is possible, as Shairport Sync-powered devices […]
Flick is a range of add-on boards for the Raspberry Pi, bringing 3D tracking and gesture control in various form factors. These gestures can be associated with specific commands, offering an entire new way of controlling devices. In this guide, we’ll cover the control of the JustBoom Player using gestures with Flick and REST. Both […]
In this tutorial we are going to look at some tips and gotchas about the Gert VGA 666. Kit contents When you take them out of the bag you will notice that each resistor is clearly labeled. You can refer to the picture below to know where each one goes. There isn’t a particular order in […]
When you purchased your Bright Pi v1.0 kit, you should have received an anti-static bag with some components in it which will require soldering together in order to get the Bright Pi up and running and connected to your Raspberry Pi (or other single board computer or I2C enabled microcontroller). Below we have put together […]
The Pi PoE Switch HAT is an add on board for the Raspberry Pi that brings the Pi Supply Switch technology together with PoE all in one fantastic package! You can now power your Raspberry Pi and provide an Ethernet connection in any location with just a single cable. Perfect for removing the clutter of […]