friday fun
I've recently developed a love for Node-RED... At first I was afraid, I was petrified, of this language as it seemed so far removed from what I would normally use. But isn't it just Scratch...with wires? Well yeah Node-RED is a block based languages, but
python
Log files, sys admins LOVE them. They can be used to look busy, or you can be busy looking through them for data. I remember setting an Asterisk server to show me very verbose data once, just so the boss would leave me alone to work on a project But
Linux
Have you ever wished to peek inside a running command with Linux? Well I did today, I had a Python project that should start on boot, and I wished to check it was running. So I ran a command to see if the process was running. ps -ef | grep soil-uv.
microbit
Cereal Killer If you haven't seen Hackers yet, then rectify that ASAP. ^^^ Yes this is "Cereal Killer" aka the dude who plays Shaggy in Scooby Doo...jinkies! Serial, no not the stuff that is loaded with sugar, that's cereal. Serial is a connection protocol.
electronics
The finished project, ok there are still a few things to do, but it is ready for its debut How cheap can an MP3 player be? What if I said £1-2...would you believe me? Well it is true, thanks to the GPD2846A a simple circuit board which I purchased
friday fun
Yeah that's the Greggs logo in a QR code for this website QR codes, (Quick Response), are all around us. We see them on adverts, newspapers, drinks bottles. They are a quick way for mobile users to access web content, as all you need is a camera and
Raspberry Pi
Yesterday at Liverpool Makefest, which incidentally was great, I spoke to a young man who wanted to use the Raspberry Pi to control his petrol powered radio control car. His first idea for a project was to monitor the temperature of the engine, so he purchased a DS18B20 sensor from
friday fun
I'll come out and admit it, I am a news junkie, have been since I was a teenager. I like to keep up to date with what is going on, across a variety of topics. For this week's Friday Fun, I'll show you how
friday fun
*Click on the Play button to run the code* This blog post was inspired by Mr Rooney's tweet. fit = input("what is your diet?") if fit == "beer and kebab": print ("you fatty") — Mr A. Rooney (@arooneycompsci) June 15, 2017 Ok so I&
pimoroni
Have you heard about... HyperPixel!?! So the other day on #BilgeTank, the pirates from Sheffield-on-the-sea released their latest add on board, HyperPixel. It is an 800 x 480 resolution screen for all 40 pin GPIO models of Raspberry Pi that can display 60fps and has 18-bit colour depth! All for
Windows
How can I connect to a Raspberry Pi? SSH - A Secure connection between computers over a local or world wide network. Typically in the form of a command line interface (shell) VNC - An insecure connection between computers over a local or world wide network. Used to "see&
hack
So I have a lot of Snap Circuits / Hot Wires / Other brand kits The kids at Blackpool Raspberry Jam love these kits, and we often have groups of kids hacking new ideas to life with these easy kits. CPC Kindly supplied a kit to convert the snap connectors to GPIO