Category Archives: Linux

A tiny screen for a Raspberry Pi

Posted on June 9, 2022 by blogmywiki

I have a few old Raspberry Pis lying around, including a Model B Rev 1 running Raspberry Pi OS Buster lite. I use it to serve up my simple MUD game. It has no wi-fi so it’s connected by ethernet … Continue reading →

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MonkMakes RasPi Robot Rover Kit review

Posted on October 15, 2017 by blogmywiki

If you want to cut to the chase, at about 22 minutes in the robot starts moving – much to the surprise of my dog Ellie. I really liked the Monk Makes RFID Clever Card Kit, so I was delighted … Continue reading →

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Simple Scratch intruder alarm

Posted on October 8, 2017 by blogmywiki

Here’s a really simple Raspberry Pi project I’m going to try in my Year 6 Code Club. They’ve used Scratch before but never done any physical computing. Some of them have unused Raspberry Pis at home and this might inspire … Continue reading →

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More adventures in thermal printing

Posted on September 17, 2017 by blogmywiki

I’ve been rediscovering my old Sparkfun serial thermal till roll printer, the one I used for my Little Box of Poems, a connected IoT printer, printing from the BBC micro:bit and other projects. These printers are great fun and can … 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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