Sam Battle of Look Mum No Computer asked electronics sculptor, Eirik Brandal, to create something for the synth and sound museum that Sam is building. This is the lovely piece that Eirik sent over.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Resistance Resilience, an Exhibition of Contemporary Black Protest Art that Celebrates the Strength, Triumph, and Beauty of Black Identity and Activism #celebratephotography
Tariq Dixon curated this incredible exhibit featuring works from Amandla Baraka, Anthony Geathers, Braylen Dion, Felicita Felli Maynard, Gregory Prescott , Joanne Petit-Frère, Mahaneela Choudhury-Reid, Myesha Evon Gardner, Quan Brinson, Sean Pressley and Vanessa Charlot:
25% of sales from all artworks sold this year will go donated to the Black Youth Project 100 (aka BYP100 www.byp100.org) – a member-based organizati
View Resistance Resilience here
We #celebratephotography here at Adafruit every Saturday. From photographers of all levels to projects you have made or those that inspire you to make, we’re on it! Got a tip? Well, send it in!
If you’re interested in making your own project and need some gear, we’ve got you covered. Be sure to check out our Raspberry Pi accessories and our DIY cameras.
Laser Cut Articulated Camera Arm
Handy project from Jeremy Cook on Hackster.io:
Articulated camera arm fastens down to a 2×4, and allows you to position your camera in “infinite” positions. Nominally cut with a laser cutter and 3D-printed. Could also be made manually, or with just a laser cutter or 3D printer by itself… Though using a printer would take a looonng time.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Conway’s Game of Life on a Pimoroni Pico Scroll Pack #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Michael is always cooking up some great projects on their blog, raspberry pi pod and micro:bit base!
Tony Goodhew got in touch and told me about Steve Baines’ effort to get the famous Conway’s Game of Life running on the Raspberry Pi Pico with a Pimoroni Pico Unicorn Pack attached. You can see Steve’s original script on the Pimoroni forums here. You can also read about Tony’s port of the same code to work on the Pico Explorer screen in the same place.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Raspberry Pi 4 vs Mac Mini M1 #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Depending on your uses would you be able to substitute a Pi 4 for a Mac Mini? YouTuber Steven Foster compares some specs.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Raspberry Pi Birthday Weekend Adafruit Learning System Roundup #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay
Wahoo – 9 years of Raspberry Pi! You know we love a good Adafruit Learning System roundup so keep scrolling to see some of the incredible things that can be done using the one, the only…RASPBERRY PI!
NeoPIO: Drive lots of LEDs with Raspberry Pi Pico: The new RP2040 microcontroller from Raspberry Pi Foundation has a powerful feature: the PIO module, a sort of accelerated I/O processor.
In this guide, you will learn how you can use CircuitPython and PIO together to drive 8 separate NeoPixel LED strands using just 3 GPIO pins and a 74HC595 Shift Register.
Raspberry Pi E-Ink Weather Station using Python: With this project, you will always know what the weather is. The eInk Bonnet or Breakout will always let you know what the weather is. If you lose power to your Raspberry Pi or other single board computer, you will still be able to see what the latest weather update is because the ePaper display still shows the last thing written to it!
Raspberry Pi YouTube Boombox: In this project we’re building a Raspberry Pi powered YouTube lofi radio player with Adafruit’s BrainCraft HAT!
Make a Pi Trash Classifier with Machine Learning and Lobe: The Trash Classifier project, affectionately known as “Where does it go?!”, is designed to make throwing things away faster and more reliable.
This project uses a Machine Learning (ML) model trained in Lobe, a beginner-friendly (no code!) ML model builder, to identify whether an object goes in the garbage, recycling, compost, or hazardous waste. The ML model is loaded onto a Raspberry Pi computer to make it usable wherever you might find rubbish bins!
All About Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Lenses: In this guide, I’ll explain the 3 main lens options for a Raspberry Pi HQ Camera.
Raspberry Pi LED Matrix Sand Toy: These LEDs interact with motion and looks like they’re affect by gravity. An Adafruit LED matrix displays the LEDs as little grains of sand which are driven by sampling an accelerometer with Raspberry Pi Zero!
Raspberry Pi Selfie Bot: Instead of a selfie booth, bring SelfieBot to your next party! This Raspberry Pi project has a mind of its own: SelfieBot giggles, snoozes, and prints selfies on its thermal printer. Animated facial expressions and sounds are triggered by movement-based interactions. SelfieBot is contained in a customizable laser-cut acrylic and 3D-printed case.
Pi Hole Ad Blocker with Pi Zero W: This project will make your Pi Zero W act as a DNS (Domain Name Server) The kind of device that tells you that adafruit.com is known as IP address 104.20.38.240.
Except Pi Hole DNS will do a special trick, when it is asked for the IP address of ads.adserver.com (for example) it will return nothing! So you will never even connect to the ad server and get the ad. Your connection will be faster, less data, and no intrusive ads. It works great on computers, tablets, phones, etc. Even if you cannot run an ad-blocker plugin on your phone or tablet, this will work and ad-blocker-detectors can’t tell you’re running it.
Arcade Bonnet Controller: In this guide, we’ll learn how to wire up a Mini Analog Joystick to the Adafruit Arcade Bonnet for Raspberry Pi. Most of the arcade buttons plug into the Arcade Bonnet with quick connect wires – Making it much easier to put together a retro arcade controller or cabinet.
Speech Synthesis on the Raspberry Pi: The smallest of today’s Linux computers often has the capabity to output speech. This includes the Raspberry Pi line of single board computers.
From the Raspberry Pi Zero to the A+/B+ to the Raspberry Pi 2, all have the capacity to run free software to turn text to speech.
This tutorial will show you how to have your Pi use the free software packages Festival and its derivative Flite to output voice.
Closing the Digital Divide with Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi
Some folks can get hypnotized into thinking that everyone has a smartphone and a laptop. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Raspberry Pi Foundation is working to lower the price barrier and provide more access to the power of computing for kids. Here’s more from the Raspberry Pi Blog:
Removing price as a barrier to anyone owning a computer was part of the founding mission of Raspberry Pi, which is why we so work hard to make sure that Raspberry Pi computers are as low-cost as possible for everyone, all of the time. We saw an incredible rise in the numbers of people — particularly young people — using Raspberry Pi computers as their main desktop PC during the lockdown, helped by the timely arrival of the fabulous Raspberry Pi 400.
As part of our response to the pandemic, the Raspberry Pi Foundation teamed up with UK Youth and a network of grassroots youth and community organisations to get Raspberry Pi desktop kits (with monitors, webcams, and headphones) into the hands of disadvantaged young people across the UK. These were young people who didn’t qualify for the government laptop scheme and who otherwise didn’t have a computer to learn at home.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Raspberry Pi RP2040: The Microcontroller for the Masses #PiDay #RaspberryPiPico @Arm @Raspberry_Pi
Raspberry Pi COO James Adams discusses the company’s first custom Arm chip, designed in-house with Arm Flexible Access and now at the heart of the Raspberry Pi Pico, as recounted to Arm Blueprint:
Designing a sub-$5 computer involves several tough decisions. Decisions such as which instruction set architecture (ISA) to use and which class of chip IP to select from within that ecosystem in order to balance price, power and performance. Then there are design and manufacturing questions: who’s going to design the system on chip (SoC) and who’s going to fabricate it?
All of these considerations dictate how useful and affordable your final product is. So when it came to selecting a chip to power our first microcontroller-class product, Raspberry Pi Pico, we knew that we needed to push that price-performance ratio harder than ever before.
See the video below of the Pico emulating a BBC Micro and read the article on arm.com here.
Watch a Deep Dive w/Scott at 2pm Pacific Today @tannewt @raspberry_pi #raspberrypipico #rp2040
Join Scott tomorrow, Friday, February 26th on Adafruit YouTube or Twitch at 2pm Pacific.
The plan is to answer any questions folks have, recap all of this week’s RP2040 work and then continue work on rotaryio.
Next week will be on Thursday!
Here is last week’s stream with Jeff:
Raspberry Pi 4 PaperMC Minecraft Server #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Yot360 on instructables shares how to play Minecraft on the Raspberry Pi 4.
This instructable will guide you through the creation and configuration of your own minecraft server. I will tell you how to build it and how to make it accessible online. I also made a script that will start the server automatically when you login to the Pi (with ssh or manually).
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Raspberry Pi Pico – Review and Getting Started #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Gary Explains on YouTube gives his impressions of the Pico. He also gives a concise explination of what makes the microcontroller different.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation seems to be searching for a new vision and so has decided to get into the crowded microcontroller market with the Raspberry Pi Pico. Based on a dual-core Cortex-M0+ microcontroller, it runs MicroPython or C/C++ and is designed for makers, enthusiasts, and hobbyists. Here is my review and getting start guide.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Hunt the Wumpus on Raspberry Pi Pico #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Smittytone Messes with Micros shared their Pico project on their blog.
Credit where it’s due, though: this version of Hunt the Wumpus was devised a few years ago by Corey Faure, who implemented it on the Arduino. I clocked it at the time and planned to built it myself one day, but never got round to it until I was casting around for Pico projects.
The game has some nice elements for Pico-isation. While I had already driven a display over I²C, now I could not only use GPIO for the LEDs and the switch, but also as analog input for a joystick control. The design’s inclusion of a piezo-electric buzzer would allow me to bit-bang the game’s chip tunes.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Birthday Blog Breakdown #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay
We ❤️ 🥧. Going into Raspberry Pi’s birthday weekend we wanted to share a little extra filling. This most monumental of #PiDay‘s we are rounding up of some of our fav blog content from the past year!
This past year we posted about Rasberry Pi over 780 times!
While we love to post about the Pi, the community loves to read about it. 9 of the top 25 popular blog entries are Pi-posts. Our most read Pi-post was read nearly 80,000 times!
Here are a few memorable moments:
I replaced my MacBook Pro with a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB for a Day
Die shots of the Raspberry Pi RP2040 chip
Raspberry Pi Pico, RP2040 and Adafruit family of boards
Install the Android Operating System on Raspberry Pi 3 with LineageOS
How to get started with FUZIX on Raspberry Pi Pico @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi
Handy new post from Alasdair Allan up on the Raspberry Pi Foundation blog.
FUZIX is an old-school Unix clone that was initially written for the 8-bit Zilog Z80 processor and released by Alan Cox in 2014. At one time one of the most active Linux developers, Cox stepped back from kernel development in 2013. While the initial announcement has been lost in the mists because he made it on the now defunct Google+, Cox jokingly recommended the system for those longing for the good old days when all the source code still fitted on a single floppy disk.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Make a Spotify Vinyl Emulator #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Listen to your favorite albums a little more purposefully with this project from Mark Hank on Hackster.io:
Experience the tactile nature of a vinyl music collection (but without actually owning any vinyl) through Sonos, Spotify and NFC tags
Read more and see more on YouTube
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
K-Fee: The connected Coffee Machine @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi
Neat project from minngie bartnik, Audrey Delorme, Mickael Ramilison, and Elyoth Harian up on Hackster.io.
Connected coffee machine that can make coffee from a website where you can chose the number of sugar in your coffee and the size of it.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Thursday, February 25, 2021
POV Display Using Raspberry Pi Pico #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
How can you say no to party parrot? From HomeMadeGarbage on Hackster.io:
I made a full color POV (persistence of vision) display using Raspberry Pi Pico, wireless charging module and DotStar LED tape.
Read more and see more on YouTube
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Raspberry Pi Makes LEGO Minifigures Play Music @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi
LEGO won’t let Daft Punk break up. In fact, Raspberry Pi can make Daft Punk minifigures, or any LEGO minigure, play its own music. Here’s more from Raspberry Pi Blog:
After some poking around, Dennis realised that the LEGO Dimensions toy pad is a three-in-one NFC reader with its own light show. He hooked it up to a Raspberry Pi and developed a Python application to play music when LEGO Dimension Minifigures are placed on the toy pad. So, if an Elvis minifigure is placed on the reader, you’ll hear Elvis’s music.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Happy 9th Birthday Raspberry Pi! #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay
Raspberry Pi turns 9 this year! Although we can’t Jam this year, we can get together virtually to make exciting Raspberry Pi projects from home!
Check out these awesome Raspberry Pi projects, including some using Python and Scratch.
New to Raspberry Pi? Get started with our Raspberry Pi Gift Guide
Don’t forget to check out the Adafruit blog, where we will be sharing some of our favorite Raspberry Pi blog posts and Learn Guides from throughout the year!
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
MicroSD Card Wallet #3DThursday #3DPrinting
This slide wallet is an excellent solution for those managing microSD cards on the go. From aerobatflyer on Thingiverse:
This is a simple MicroSD Card Wallet designed to hold 12 cards
Download the files and learn more
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
Lamborghini Countach Duplo #3DPrinting #3DThursday
nekromonger shared this project on Thingiverse!
Lamborghini Countach Duplo compatible
I took the bottom part from the Delorean Duplo and mounted it under the Lamborghini body. The Lamborghini body is heavily distorted.
Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4731572
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
Organize your shoes – 2021 version #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Hopefully 2021 will see you rotating through more shoes. Be optimistic and add a couple levels to your rack! From jamor3s on Thingiverse:
Minimalistic modular shelf to organize your shoe collection. Just create as many levels as needed and let your shoe-stack grow!
This is an evolved version of my first design, now featuring easier to screw elements, plus some guides in order to make equal distance element placing a breeze.
Download the files and learn more
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
MicroSD Card Wallet #3DPrinting #3DThursday
aerobatflyer shared this project on Thingiverse!
This is a simple MicroSD Card Wallet designed to hold 12 cards.
Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4686863
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
Getting a Faux Wood Finish on 3D Printed Parts #3DThursday
I love doing faux finishes. That technique can come in handy when trying to make a piece of 3D printed plastic look like wood or stone or metal.
In this Off Earth video, Darrell shows how you can achieve a pretty realistic faux wood finish by using a mid-town brown spray paint and various shades of alcohol ink pens.
The Tooth Fairy’s Wand #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Great wand for aiding in Tooth Fairy hijinks. From EvoCivic on Thingiverse:
The Tooth Fairy’s wand (in case your child tries to trap the fairy and steal her wand or asks her for one when a tooth falls out). Make sure the fairy leaves them a note saying that this is a copy and the magic doesn’t work for humans as only the Tooth Fairy can make her wand work.
It’ll easily print out in a couple of hours so can be made the night it’s needed if a tooth suddenly falls out.
Download the files and learn more
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
Minimalist Bobbin Holder #3DPrinting #3DThursday
rkfmckee shared this project on Thingiverse!
Minamalistic Bobbin holder originally designed for embroidery bobbins, but can be used for really anything.
Original Dimensions: 90mm diameter, 40mm height, 1.5mm wide slots
Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4717279
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
Pivot Shelf for 20 mm Aluminium Pin #3DPrinting #3DThursday
olgapavlova shared this project on Thingiverse!
Enlarged version of origin model.
Changes:
- 20 mm aluminium pin is required. Easy to buy in any home-depot-style shop.
- No internal division.
- Internal bracket in case your pin is too long.
Suitable for cosmetics and other small house stuff.
Do not forget to insert washer between boxes.
Download files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4717328
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
Logitech z623 remote control (IR & Wifi) – Hardware hack
Haris on the Andrian blog shared this hack to get their sound system and tv to work nicely. Great post full of trial and error, there is a caveat at the top “Attention the following hack is performed in the hard way. Do not try this at home”
It was time to renew my TV at home with a new Samsung TV. The sad thing here is that the new TV doesn’t have analog audio jack output but digital optical and bluetooth. Using a digital optical audio output there is no option for source (TV) audio volume adjustment. If i connect my Logitech system using an optical -> analog adapter there will be no option for remote volume adjustment (as the audio system doesn’t have it’s own) which is not really handy while watching TV or movies. On the other hand using a bluetooth module reduces the audio quality in a noticeable factor using this sound system. The market trend is sound bars but as i already owned the Logitech Z623 sound system which i’m really satisfied with i didn’t want to change it. So i started thinking how i could make a remote control for the Z623 with as less as possible modifications on the factory setup.
Thread Spool Holder #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Nice solution for your sewing projects from spintone on Thingiverse:
Hold thread spools while using sewing machine
Download the files and learn more
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
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