python
Hello, this blog post was inspired by Dave Darch... @biglesp @martinohanlon @LegoJames @guru What's best way to launch a .py file at boot, headless. Eg. drums.py from Explorerhat...systemd? — Dave Darch (@davedarch) August 22, 2016 There are many ways to run a Python script at boot, but
eBay
June 3 2017 Update - Fixing it! Today at Blackpool Makerspace I finally fixed the soldering iron, largely thanks to a video from Big Clive which explained the fault. So what was the fault? The connection between the iron, a DIN type connection, and the PCB is the only mechanical
pimoroni
My love of Star Trek is well known and so when I got the chance to play around with Pimoroni's new Mote lights, well there was only one thing to do. Simulate alert statuses! Pimoroni's new Mote kit is a light control board powered by an
Raspberry Pi
--UPDATED 28/7/2016-- This post is more an aide-memoire after I spent a day trying to get SPI working on a Raspberry Pi 2 running the latest Raspbian Jessie release. Back it up Les, what is SPI? No it's not another Police forensic series, well to quote
GPIO
tl;dr Alex has just announced his Kickstarter for this ruler, and I heartily suggest you head over and get one. Everybody wants to rule(r) the world! At high school I had a swanky Helix 30cm ruler that folded in half, I thought it was the height of cool!
robot
It's no secret that I love robots, and when Liz Smart, Code Club Coordinator for the North West asked me along to the Big Bang Fair North West along with some robots...I jumped at the chance! So here is Johnny 5, a Pi Zero robot controlled using
chip
I recently took delivery of a $9 computer, called C.H.I.P, a kickstarter project from 2015. I opted for Pocket CHIP, a Gameboy-esque case that provides a full keyboard and touchscreen interface along with a battery. I wanted to have a quick play about with the kit, right
hacking
LEDs are wonderful things! The humble LED provides us with illumination, it indicates when a device is on standby and it can teach anyone the basics of controlling a physical device with a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Codebug or micro:bit. LEDs are great and I always need them, so when
kano
Hello readers. A little something dropped through my letterbox the other day. Yes the Kano Screen kit, which I reviewed in Issue 209 of Linux Format. This portable yet robust display comes with an impressive 1280 x 800 resolution and can be used with any HDMI device. The display can
general
In 2013 I took a big step, I left full time employment and decided to go self employed.... The first Tuesday after the early May bank holiday in 2013 was not a good day for me. Where I was working at that time, was not working out for me, sure
keyboard
If you have followed my antics long enough then you will know that I am a little frugal. Some would say "cheap", well both are true :) So on Hot UK Deals the other day, I saw a cheap Mac style Bluetooth keyboard that I thought would be perfect
microbit
So yesterday on the train...I saw this tweet. Just had GREAT yr4 after school club using #bbcmicrobit 😀 BUT trying2do traffic lights & struggled w/ short circuits pic.twitter.com/xsp1upJs3q — Ben Smith (@ManchesterBudo) 23 February 2016 It got me and a few other geeks thinking of ways to hack