Posts Tagged ‘Pi’
Paragon Project: Visualizing Sound Waves
We haven’t featured many artistic projects in our Paragon Projects series. However, artists are some of the most frequent (and, obviously, most creative) users of microprocessors around. And so, today, we’re correcting this oversight by highlighting this very cool project about visualizing sound waves. It’s called, simply, “Waves” and its developers are Bomani Oseni McClendon,…
Read MoreWhat You Can Do with a Compute Module 4
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) is a fantastic little board and a half-sibling of the Raspberry Pi 4 family that we talked about last week. And last year, we published an article about the basics of the Compute Module 4 here. But so much has happened in the past year and a half,…
Read MoreParagon Project: Pico Clock
Looking to build yourself a clock for your desk? This is a super stylish clock made with a Raspberry Pi Pico. It can also serve as a sleek alarm clock for your nightstand. Posted on Reddit by EnviousMedia and on GitHub here, they’ve called it Env-OpenClock. They’ve managed to put it together using inexpensive hardware.…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About the Raspberry Pi 4
Now that Raspberry Pi 4 stocks have returned to normal, we thought it was time to write an article about the power of this microcomputer. So if you’ve already got one and you want to learn more or if you’re thinking about getting one and want to get more details – this is the article…
Read MoreParagon Project: The Ultimate Pi Camera
Ever tried to take a photo of the moon? You invariably end up with a tiny white dot, right? Well, this project finally makes it possible to take high-quality photos of the moon. It’s creator – doomMonkey266 over on reddit – calls it “The ZoomPi”, but we here at PiCockpit have taken to calling it…
Read MoreParagon Project: Terminal Cyberdeck
Every once in a while I see a project that just screams at me. This terminal cyberdeck, put together by Robson Couto, is one of the coolest cyberdecks I’ve ever seen. And it incorporates my all-time favorite mechanical keyboard. In terms of creativity and stylishness though, this cyberdeck takes the cake. Robson calls it the…
Read MoreAn Overview of MQTT
In the ever-evolving landscape of Internet of Things (IoT) and real-time communication protocols, MQTT has emerged as a powerful and versatile solution. MQTT, which used to be an acronym for Message Queue Telemetry Transport (more on that below), is a lightweight and efficient messaging protocol designed for resource-constrained devices and unreliable networks. So in this…
Read MoreParagon Project: A Mechanical Keyboard Cyberdeck
Another day, another cyberdeck. Today’s Paragon Project is a cyberdeck built directly into a mechanical keyboard. Best of all, it’s totally open-source and a super accessible design. So get out your soldering iron and 3D printer, because this is sure to inspire you! If you’re new to the world of cyberdecks, they are mostly portable…
Read MoreHelp! My Raspberry Pi Won’t Connect to WiFi!
One of the most common problems you might encounter with your Raspberry Pi is it not connecting to the WiFi. There are new posts on the Raspberry Pi forums every day looking to resolve these issues. Here, we are compiling all the answers (along with some of our own) into one ultimate guide to fix…
Read MoreParagon Project: A Ham Radio Cyberdeck
This has everything that you could possibly want in a Raspberry Pi project. It’s creative, it’s stylish, and it’s fun. Most of all – it’s useful! It’s a ham radio cyberdeck, put together by Kaushlesh Chandel. Ham radios – or amateur radios – use radio frequencies for communication. They can be extremely useful if you’re…
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