Posts Tagged ‘SD Card’
6 Ways to Keep Your Raspberry Pi 5 Safe
What should you do to secure your Raspberry Pi 5? In this article, I’ll go over some of the quickest and best ways to ensure that your Raspberry Pi 5 is safe. So before (or while) you’re setting up your Raspberry Pi 5, read this article first! #1: Set up secure passwords, seriously For many…
Read MoreParagon Project: A Portable Music Player
Miss your old iPod? Looking to make something to replace it? Then this is the project for you! It’s a portable music player and it’s guaranteed to kick your nostalgia into high-gear. It was made by Nic, who’s uploaded the log files to Hackaday, and calls it Music32-V2. It’s a very interesting custom build and…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi 5 Micro SD Card Speed
This article is all about the micro SD card speeds of Raspberry Pi 5. We discuss the new architecture and which cards are recommended! With SD cards, there are always three things to keep in mind: With Raspberry Pi 5, everyone is talking about speed and so we thought it would be worthwhile to talk…
Read MoreParagon Project: DOOM on an Arduino Nano ESP32
There’s a classic question in the universe of computer games – but can it run Crysis? However, in the world of microcomputer games and microcontrollers, we have a slightly different question – but can it run DOOM? Well we finally have the answer for the Arduino Nano. And the answer is: yes! You can indeed…
Read MoreParagon Project: Open-Source E-Book
To be honest, I’ve been following this project for a long time. And the I think the idea itself deserved to be featured in our Paragon Projects series. But Joey Castillo just published updates to this project that require me to do it now, especially. This is an open source e-book, which Joey calls “The…
Read MoreWhy is my Raspberry Pi so slow?
It’s a tale as old as time (or at least as old as 2012). You receive your sleek new Raspberry Pi in its little paper packaging. You pull it out, flash your SD card, and plug that sucker in. Before you know it though, you’re rushing to the internet to answer one very pressing question:…
Read MorePart 3 – What are Card grades and why are they important?
Did you know that the quality differs for each SD card? Companies optimize SD Cards for price or performance which leads to different grades of SD Cards. We will discuss why different SD Card grades exist, what grades can be distinguished and why they are important. This post is the final part of a three…
Read MorePart 2 – How does flash memory work?
The heart of any SD Card is the flash memory chip. Hence to understand why SD Card quality is not always the same we need to know how flash memory is manufactured and how it works. This post is part of a three part mini series about SD Cards with some in depth information. Content…
Read MorePart 1 – How to classify SD Cards and choose the right Card for an Application
SD Card classes can be confusing to say the least. We will shed some light on the topic and explain how to choose the best Card for your application. This post is part of a three part mini series about SD Cards with some in depth information. Part 1 – How to classify SD Cards…
Read MoreAll about SD card health on the Raspberry Pi
The SD card is – next to the power supply – a critical additional component of the Raspberry Pi. Monitoring it’s health is really important to ensure a smooth operation of your Raspberry Pi operating system, and a good user experience. This article will show you several ways how to check and monitor the health…
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