Archive for December 2022
PiCockpit v2.6.5 – Support for the Pico W (part 2)
As you probably all know the Raspberry Pi Foundation designed their own microcontroller three years ago – the Raspberry Pi Pico. We were immediately intrigued, especially by its low price (Starting at $4) and low energy consumption, combined with its wide range of possible applications – from personal experiments and projects up to industrial use…
Read MoreWhy are Raspberry Pi prices so high? Will it improve?
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton has released some good news about supply gradually returning to normal levels in 2023. That’s good news for all of us because Raspberry Pi enthusiasts have paid inflated prices for Raspberry Pis for a long time. Pandemic prices of the Raspberry Pi Let’s look at the prices of various Raspberry…
Read MorePiCockpit v2.6.5 released (part one)
Just now, PiCockpit v2.6.5 has been released (the Web UI – there is no new picockpit-client yet, we’re working on it). Important: force-refresh If you have been using PiCockpit before, the old JavaScript files which run the webinterface might still be cached in your webbrowser. It is therefore a good idea to press Ctrl while…
Read MoreWhat does 2023 look like for Raspberry Pi stock? (Non-commercial customers)
Raspberry Pi has just released an optimistic outlook for non-business customers looking to buy stock in 2023. Writing this on Dec. 12, 2022, CEO Eben Upton has spelled out various forecasts for 2023. Here’s the TL;DR: More single-unit sales to non-commercial customers “As a thank-you to our army of very patient enthusiast customers in the…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi projects: Alpakka game controller, blackout logger & light meter
Alpakka controller for the Pico If you ever wanted a controller, you could go out and buy one. But we’re Raspberry Pi enthusiasts! We’ll do stuff that’s 100 times harder because it’s 100 times more fun! So, scrap that Logitech gamepad order and build an Alpakka controller from Input Labs. Alpakka actually offers you some…
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