Posts Tagged ‘picockpit’
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 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 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 MoreHow to check CPU temperature on Raspberry Pi?
Here are three ways you can measure the CPU temperature of your Raspberry Pi. Basic CPU temps via Terminal In Terminal, use This will give you a one-off reading. If you want to monitor the temperature of your Raspberry Pi at select intervals, use: The parameter -n allows you to declare the number of seconds…
Read MoreControl your Raspberry Pi Remotely
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…
Read MoreConnect to your Raspberry Pi without a monitor (Remote Working!)
If you travel regularly, the last thing you want is to lug around a monitor, keyboard and mouse just for your Raspberry Pi. It’s a real pain. Check-in luggage is expensive and takes time at the carousels. But one thing you’ll always bring with you as a remote worker is your laptop. Your laptop has…
Read MoreExpanding 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…
Read MoreA GPIO Guide for Beginners
In this blog post you will learn everything about the GPIO pins of the Raspberry Pi. This post is especially for newbies in electronics. First of all, a warning: The Raspberry Pi can be irreparably damaged if the pins are used incorrectly. So always make sure your circuit is correct and that you use enough…
Read MoreEverything about the 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.”…
Read MoreDoes the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 require a heatsink?
On the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, throttling kicks in at 80°C. That means that the Raspberry Pi will slow down your computer in order to keep temperatures below 80°C. The question is whether you need a heatsink for the Raspberry Pi Zero 2. In most cases, you won’t need one. There are a few…
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