The Best Raspberry Pi HATS, accessories, & breakouts
The best part about the Raspberry Pi is its community. That includes the vendors and accessories makers. In this post, we’re going to talk about a plethora of the best HATS, accessories, and breakouts for your Raspberry Pi. If you are new to the Raspberry Pi, you might find the brands difficult to navigate. Here’s…
Read MoreGaming on the Raspberry Pi Pico
In this post, I want to talk about gaming on the Raspberry Pi Pico. I remember my first dumbphone, which was called a “phone” back then. It could play simple games like Snake. That was bleeding edge. Prior to that, you’d have to carry a separate handheld that played Tetris or a more dynamic gaming…
Read MorePiCockpit v2.5.2 released
PiCockpit v2.5.2 is now live. It brings two important new features: The new easy way to add a new Pi Note: Ideally you want to use the webbrowser on the Pi you want to add, as it will be easier to handle the script! You’ll note a new button has appeared in your overview, “Add…
Read MorePiCockpit v2.4.4
Version 2.4.4 of the PiCockpit frontend and backend (the parts you are talking to in your web browser :-)) have now been released. This release brings us a bit closer to the magical experience PiCockpit is aiming to become. A lot happened under the hood, here are the highlights: My Raspberry Pis My Raspberry Pis…
Read MoreLego Submarine & Camera: Raspberry Pi Projects
Boy, oh, boy do we have some interesting Raspberry Pi projects this week. The first project is a radio-controlled submarine that can sink, surface, turn and move. At the heart of the submarine is a Raspberry Pi Zero 2. The second project is a “Pieca” camera, named after a Leica camera. The key similarity between…
Read MoreReserve your Raspberry Pi today
Raspberry Pis have been out of stock for a long time but we have created a new reservation tool in PiCockpit that allows you to reserve your Raspberry Pi 4. Here’s what you can reserve: The reservations are processed in order. If you need more than one device for business, educational or industrial use, please…
Read MoreDIY wireless servo switch controller with Raspberry Pi Pico W
One of the biggest problems I have is getting up from bed to turn off the bedroom’s light. It’s very difficult to do so when you’re cozy in bed. And so here, I want to tell you how to solve that problem with a Pico W Servo switch controller. You see, a few years ago,…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi Pico W (Solar-Powered) Remote Weather Station
One very special feature in the Raspberry Pi Pico W is the SoftAP feature. SoftAP stands for software-enabled access point, which allows you to broadcast a WiFi network right from the Raspberry Pi Pico W. This is why we’ve chosen to do this solar-powered project. How a solar-powered project intersects with SoftAP Here’s the issue.…
Read MoreCreate a Wi-Fi Doorbell with a Raspberry Pi Pico W
Here’s a simple but practical tutorial that helps you understand how to trigger an email to send (or a notification to appear on your phone) when a button connected to the Raspberry Pi Pico W is pressed. Thus, you can use your Pico W as a Wi-Fi doorbell! Through this project, you will learn how…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi project ideas: One key custom keyboard
The one-key keyboard is one of my favorite Raspberry Pi keyboard projects. After all, sometimes your computer needs just one button to activate a specific action. If you are transcribing an audio recording, you might want one button to rewind the track three seconds. If you are picky about your music, you might want a…
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