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This Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 PCB is Just for NAS Projects

Home News (Image credit: Mehdi) The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) is a delightfully capable board, suitable for a variety of projects and recognized for its PCIe support. This maker, known on GitHub as Mehdi, designed a custom PCB for the CM4 to provide tools and connectors for NAS projects. The PCB was created… Read more

Pimoroni Pico Display Review: An IPS screen for your Raspberry Pi Pico

Our Verdict Great fun to use and it can be useful for many projects. The GPIO access could be an issue for some, so plan your build wisely. For Low cost Easy to use Crisp display Against Lose access to GPIO pins When the Raspberry Pi Pico was released, UK retailer Pimoroni were the first… Read more

AmpliPi Raspberry Pi Sound System Plays Music in Every Room

Home News (Image credit: MicroNova) Building your own smart home is easier than ever with a Raspberry Pi. Even companies like MicroNova have recognized the potential of our favorite single-board computer (SBC) by using one inside its home sound system, called AmpliPi. The crowdfunded AmpliPi box is capable of streaming from four separate sources. Users… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico Gains Unix-like Operating System

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Think Raspberry Pi, and we instantly think of Raspberry Pi OS, a branch of Debian Linux tweaked to run on the board. But the recently-released Raspberry Pi Pico eschews the traditional Raspberry Pi setup in favor of an Arm-based microcontroller. This has not deterred David Given, who has ported… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico Runs Tetris on a Game Boy Color

Home News (Image credit: LyneByLyne) Makers in the Game Boy modding community know how handy it is to have micro SD cartridges around, but they aren’t always easy to find. Many popular options are no longer in production, leaving modders to turn to custom solutions. That includes Reddit user LyneByLyne who decided to design his… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico ‘Pi Silicon’ Heading Out To Partners

Home News (Image credit: Future) In a tweet from Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton, we see trays of RP2040 ‘Pi Silicon’ chips destined for board partners to build their own models of RP2040 boards. Each of these trays holds 1200 chips, but these latest chips are a little different to those that have come before…. 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

Pine64 Announces ‘Next Generation’ Quartz64 Single Board Computer

Home News (Image credit: Pine64) Diversity is the key to Pine64’s business model. From RISC-V powered soldering irons to Arm powered laptops, Pine64 seems to have its fingers in many pies — including the single board computer market dominated by the Raspberry Pi. In their February update, Pine64 has announced the Quartz64 model-A AM SBC,… Read more

Pimoroni Pico Unicorn Review: RGB Light Show for Your Pico

Our Verdict An excellent introduction to using add-ons with the Raspberry Pi Pico. For Easy to install Simple MicroPython library Great fun to code Against Blocks access to the GPIO Pimoroni’s “Unicorn” boards have been part of the Raspberry Pi story since the Unicorn HAT came out in 2014. For their latest iteration, Pimoroni has… 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

How to Use a Buzzer to Play Music with Raspberry Pi Pico

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Whether you’re building a game that beeps when you lose a turn, an alarm clock that wakes you up or just a cute display that plays 8-bit music, a low-cost piezo buzzer can be a great part of your Raspberry Pi Pico project. The extremely-cheap buzzers — you can… Read more

With 200K Sold in 3 Weeks, Raspberry Pi Pico is Selling Out. Here’s Where to Buy.

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) While it’s not quite as hard-to-get as an RTX 3000 series graphics card or a Ryzen 5000 CPU, the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico is so popular that most U.S.-based retailers are currently out of stock, with units selling on eBay at 3x to 4x markups. According to Raspberry Pi… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico Finally Gains A Reset Button

Home News (Image credit: Future) The Raspberry Pi Pico has been with us for just a month, but one of the most common complaints heard is the lack of a reset button. UK retailer Pimoroni has come to the rescue with an aftermarket mod that adds a reset switch to the $4 microcontroller and sees… 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

Raspberry Pi Pico Exercise Bike Project Kicks into Gear

Home News (Image credit: Pubudeux) One maker’s Pico is another maker’s exercise bike controller board! This project was made by a maker known on Reddit as Pubudeux. After spinning their wheels, Pubudeux decided to use a Raspberry Pi Pico to help monitor exercise bike sessions and provide audio output for cycling classes. The project is… Read more