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CircuitPython Could Become a Bootable OS for Raspberry Pi

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) CircuitPython, Adafruit’s enhanced fork of the MicroPython language, runs on nearly 200 different microcontroller boards, including the Raspberry Pi Pico, and it could soon become an operating system for regular (non-Pico) Raspberry Pis. While appearing as a guest on the Tom’s Hardware Pi Cast this week, CircuitPython Programming Lead Scott… Read more

This Raspberry Pi Video Jukebox Accepts Bitcoin

Home News (Image credit: Veeb) We’ve seen Raspberry Pi jukeboxes before, but this is the first Bitcoin-operated music video jukebox we’ve ever laid eyes on! It was created and shared earlier this week by a Reddit user who goes by Edwardianpug. It combines three of our favorite things: Pi, music and cryptocurrency (OK, maybe two)… Read more

Raspberry Pi Taps Into Brewery Management

Home News (Image credit: Arithmech Analytics) New Orleans-based Danger Shed wanted to know how much beer they had in their inventory, so with the help of a Raspberry Pi 4 and some Python code, they developed their own inventory application, Keg Punk! Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: Arithmech Analytics) Image 2 of 4 (Image… Read more

How to Build a Raspberry Pi Object Identification Machine

In this tutorial, we will train our Raspberry Pi to identify other Raspberry Pis (or other objects of your choice) with Machine Learning (ML). Why is this important? An example of an industrial application for this type of ML is identifying defects in circuit boards. As circuit boards exit the assembly line, a machine can… Read more

Raspberry Pi Zero Upcycles iPod For Portable Spotify Streaming

Home News (Image credit: Guy Dupont) When maker Guy Dupont came into possession of a few classic iPods, he knew he had a potential Raspberry Pi project on his hands. This led to the development of sPot—a Raspberry Pi-powered Spotify streaming device housed inside of a 2004, 4th gen iPod. The project uses elements from… Read more

Security researcher finds a way to run code on Apple, PayPal, and Microsoft’s systems

Security researcher Alex Birsan has found a security vulnerability that allowed him to run code on servers owned by Apple, Microsoft, PayPal, and over 30 other companies (via Bleeping Computer). The exploit is also deviously simple, and it’s something that many large software developers will have to figure out how to protect themselves from. The… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico Powers Voltmeter Project

Why purchase a specialized tool when you can create your own with a Raspberry Pi? That seems to be what maker Stewart Watkiss was thinking when creating this Raspberry Pi Pico Voltmeter project. We’ve been excited to see such a massive selection of Raspberry Pi Pico projects since it first released and this one is… Read more

Raspberry Pi Tricorder Works and Looks Just Like a Star Trek Prop

Home News (Image credit: Directive0) This exciting Star Trek-themed Raspberry Pi project comes to us from a maker known as Directive0 on Twitter. Replica tricorders just won’t cut it—Directive0 decided to make a working one with the help of a Raspberry Pi. The project is officially dubbed TR-109 Picorder 2. The main goal was to… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico vs Arduino: Which Board is Better?

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Before the Raspberry Pi Pico arrived, there was a sharp distinction between the Raspberry Pi and Arduino ecosystems. The Pi is a Linux computer that boots up into a full operating system and the Arduino is a microcontroller that just runs one program at a time. With the arrival… Read more

How to Use a Motion Sensor with Raspberry Pi Pico

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Raspberry Pi Pico has a number of GPIO pins which we can use as inputs or outputs by simply configuring the pins in our code. In this guide, we shall learn how to work with inputs, in this case a sensor, and outputs in the form of an… Read more

heise offer: iX workshop: Data Science with Python

The Python programming language has become the Swiss Army Knife for data scientists. In the interactive online course Data Analysis with Python, Dr. Julian von der Ecken, Senior Data Scientist and Trainer at Point 8, in intensive exercises over two days on how to read, analyze and visualize data with Python – including an overview… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico: Tutorials, Pinout, Everything You Need to Know

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Raspberry Pi Pico is a radical change from previous Pis, because it’s not a Linux computer, but a a microcontroller board like Arduino . The biggest selling points of the Raspberry Pi Pico are the price, $4 and the new RP2040 chip which provides ample power for embedded… Read more

How to Set Up and Program Raspberry Pi Pico

The Raspberry Pi Pico is an intriguing board. Rather than be another Linux single board computer like every other Raspberry Pi, the Pico is a low-cost Arm based microcontroller which we can program using C/C++ and MicroPython. In this tutorial we will introduce how to get started with the Raspberry Pi Pico, If you would… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico Review: ‘Pi Silicon’ Debuts on $4 Microcontroller

Our Verdict A first for Raspberry Pi, the Pico microcontroller provides an affordable and simple way to control lights, motors, sensors and other electronic components. For Low cost Small size Ease of use Built-in ADC Against C workflow is tricky No built-in wireless No 5V output Raspberry Pi has a history of disrupting the status… Read more

Java Virtual Machine: GraalVM 21 starts the truffle search for Java

Oracle has released version 21. 0 of GraallVM. The release of the virtual machine mainly brings news for native images and the Truffle Language Implementation Framework. For the latter there is now an experimental implementation for Java, and the native images can now be serialized. The GraalVM relies on the Hotspot JVM ( Java Virtual… Read more