Build a Virtual Reality Glove

VR Glove

If you want to learn more about VR than this is the coolest project that you will find. In this article, we will show you how to build a programmable Virtual Reality Glove. The glove is based on a Raspberry Pi Pico, a MCP3008 ADC and five flex sensors that you can even build yourself!…

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Raspberry Pi projects: Modern solutions require more modern solutions!

modern solutions require modern solutions

This week, we’re bringing you some very modern Raspberry Pi projects! Ever seen the meme that goes like “Modern problems require modern solutions?” Well, what happens if your modern solutions create some modern problems? Well then, you need a modern solution. Hence, modern solutions require modern solutions. Sometimes, though, these problems are so minor that…

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Control your Raspberry Pi Remotely

Remote control your Raspberry Pi

There are many ways to remotely control your Raspberry Pi. Do you want to be able to control it as if you were in front of your Raspberry Pi? Or do you want to control its GPIO pins? Remote control can mean using your Raspberry Pi as if you were on the device itself. In…

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Raspberry Pi stock update 2022 (with delivery timelines)

raspberry pi stock availability may 2022

Everyone is rightfully clamoring about Raspberry Pi stock. So we felt it time to give an update with delivery timelines. PiCockpit is a property of pi3g, which also has buyzero.de, an Approved Reseller of the Raspberry Pi. Here’s how stock for various Raspberry Pis will look for this year. Raspberry Pi 4 availability in 2022:…

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Expanding PiCockpit to 64 Bit Pi OS

As you might have heard, Raspberry Pi OS is now also available in a 64 Bit version. While there are still a lot of reasons to be sticking with the well tried and tested 32 Bit operating system, a lot of you probably want to try out the newest iteration yourselves. Well we’re making PiCockpit…

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Everything about the Raspberry Pi Pico

raspberry pi pico

If you are looking to buy your first Raspberry Pi, the Pico could be a very attractive option. But the real question here is whether the Raspberry Pi Pico is right for you. There are many pros and cons in buying the Raspberry Pi Pico and it’s important to understand the adage “horses for courses.”…

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10 curious Raspberry Pi Pico facts

raspberry pi pico

Learn 10 exciting facts about the Raspberry Pi Pico, ranging from technical specs to fun projects. 1 Second time’s the charm The Pico features the RP2040 microcontroller chip designed by Raspberry Pi in the UK. It contains a Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ processor and a flexible clock running up to 133 Mhz. Hence the Pico can…

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CircuitPython, Adafruit Feather RP2040, and I2C

As you probably guessed by the title, this article discusses CircuitPython, the Adafruit Feather RP2040, and the I2C communication protocol. The RP2040 has two I2C controllers – good for example, when you want to run two I2C devices with the same I2C address. In my test setup, I have an Adafruit Feather RP2040 microcontroller board,…

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Sneak Peek into PiCockpit v2.1

picockpit 2.1

Behind the scenes, we have been working on PiCockpit v2.1 for a while now. There is a cool new feature coming for PiStats, but this will be revealed when PiCockpit v2.1 is ready 🙂 For now a sneak preview into one of the two new apps (“BME688 Air Quality Meter” and “CO2 Sensor”) for the…

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C extension for MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico

raspberry pi pico

This is a guide on how to write and run a basic C extension for MicroPython on the Raspberry Pi Pico. I will cover reasons for extending MicroPython, how to write the extension module, how to compile it and how to install it on the Pico. If you want to read more about this topic,…

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