Posts Tagged ‘Pico W’
Raspberry Pi projects: Alpakka game controller, blackout logger & light meter
Check out these three cool Raspberry Pi projects! Alpakka controller for the Pico If you’ve ever wanted a controller, you could of course 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…
Read MoreQuo vadis, Raspberry Pi? Eben Upton’s 2022 interviews
2022 is a special year for the Raspberry Pi as it reaches its 10th year of existence and we thought it high time to talk about the future of Raspberry Pi by covering some interview highlights from Eben Upton. It remains one of the most unusual years in its history too. If you wanted one…
Read MoreHow to Make a Captive Portal for your Business with a Raspberry Pi Pico W
If you’re running a business, then setting up a captive portal can be an important tool for your network. So, in this article, I’ll show you how to create a captive portal with a Raspberry Pi Pico W. A captive portal provides a secure way to offer WiFi to guests, customers, or clients. It requires…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi project ideas: Reanimating the Retro!
Here are some new and exciting Raspberry Pi projects that find ways of reanimating the retro! Interactive fiction games with Raspberry Pi Pico Eric Badger has created the BadgerFrotz, which allows you to play Interactive Fiction games like Zork. Eric built this system by porting the Frotz Z-Machine port which is an interpreter for all…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi project ideas: increase your productivity
There are too many distractions out there and sometimes I wonder if what I need is a Pomodoro timer. No matter what – I know that what I really need are more Raspberry Pi project ideas! In this article, I will examine the different approaches to building a Pomodoro timer with the Raspberry Pi and…
Read MoreWhich programming language should you use for a Raspberry Pi?
If you are new to the Raspberry Pi, you might find yourself at the crossroads of choosing a programming language to learn. There are so many languages out there and what you decide to learn will have a profound effect on what you can do. So, let’s take a look at the languages you can…
Read MoreControl a servo with Raspberry Pi Pico W and PWM
A servo is one of the most fundamental ways to learn to use pulse width modulation (PWM) with the Raspberry Pi. In this article, I’m going to show you how to do this with a Raspberry Pi Pico W. PWM tutorial objectives Parts needed What is pulse width modulation? Children find it amusing to switch…
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.…
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