Category Archives: Raspberry Pi

RFID card kit for Raspberry Pi

Posted on August 2, 2017 by blogmywiki

Two videos (one short, one long) exploring the Monk Makes Clever Card kit for the Raspberry Pi. I really recommend this RFID card kit, it is excellent value and the supplied software is very thoughtfully designed – I made an … Continue reading →

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Tide times on Raspberry Pi Inky pHAT display

Posted on July 29, 2017 by blogmywiki

Now updated with weather info – see end of this blog post! Someone once said ‘information wants to be free’. Well, yes and no. If you’re looking for publicly-funded academic research papers or live train running information or potentially life-saving … Continue reading →

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InkyPhat Flotilla radio

Posted on July 27, 2017 by blogmywiki

I treated myself to a Pimoroni InkyPhat Raspberry Pi e-ink display – it’s small but good value compared with some other e-ink displays… and it has THREE colours: black, white – and red. It comes with some beautifully-designed examples such … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Freeview PVR and TV streamer

Posted on July 26, 2017 by blogmywiki

I’ve had a cheap USB SDR stick sitting in my Amazon basket for… about 2 years. I finally got round to buying the thing. What is an SDR? It’s a Software Defined Radio – a radio tuner that allows you … Continue reading →

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Flotilla-controlled Raspberry Pi internet radio

Posted on July 21, 2017 by blogmywiki

As you may know, I love making different internet radios with Raspberry Pis! This week I’ve been rediscovering the Pimoroni Flotilla modular physical computing devices which I backed on Kickstarter a few years ago, and as my first Python project … Continue reading →

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