
How do I power my Beaglebone Black?
At ModMyPi we offer a range of different micro-development boards, which all require slightly different power sources! Some are very stringent in their required input; for example, the latest Raspberry...

How do I power my Arduino?
At The Pi Hut we offer a range of different micro-development boards, which all require slightly different power sources. Some are very stringent in their required input; for example, the...

Helping Mini-HDMI Cables Fit the Official Pi Zero Case
The mini-HDMI port on the Raspberry Pi Zero sits a few mm back from the edge of the case on the Official Raspberry Pi Zero Case. This means that some...

Head Case OpenELEC IR Receiver Setup
Here's a little tutorial on how to setup an IR Receiver on OpenELEC/Kodi in side one of our Head Case's Activate Device Tree Overlay First we need to edit our...

Halloween Pumpkin Solder Guide
Get soldering this Halloween with our super spooky Halloween Pumpkin and your Raspberry Pi! Here are the parts from the kit: Start by adding the 8.2k ohm resistor to designator...

HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Range Sensor on the Raspberry Pi
In previous tutorials we've outlined temperature sensing, PIR motion controllers and buttons and switches, all of which can plug directly into the Raspberry Pi's GPIO ports. The HC-SR04 ultrasonic range...

GPIO and Python (9/9) - PIR
In this project you will learn how to wire and program a passive infrared sensor. Things you will need: Raspberry Pi + SD Card Keyboard + Mouse Monitor + HDMI...

GPIO and Python (8/9) - LDR
In this project you will learn how to wire and program a light sensor and see how bright it is in your room. Things you will need: Raspberry Pi +...

GPIO and Python (7/9) - Temperature Sensor
In this project you will learn how to wire and program a temperature sensor. Let’s see how hot the room is. Things you will need: Raspberry Pi + SD Card...

GPIO and Python (6/9) - Buzzer
In this project you will learn how to wire and program a buzzer. Let’s all make lots of annoying noises. This will be an SOS program Things you will need:...

GPIO and Python (5/9) - User Input
In this project you will controller either the red or blue led depending on what your chose. Things you will need: Raspberry Pi + SD Card Keyboard + Mouse Monitor...

GPIO and Python (4/9) - Push Button
In this project you’ll learn how to make a LED blink! Things you will need: Raspberry Pi + SD Card Keyboard + Mouse Monitor + HDMI Cable Power Supply Breadboard...