If you happen to’re a fan of the Raspberry Pi, you actually ought to try the official Tom’s {Hardware}’s Raspberry Pi-themed present—The Pi Solid. The present airs each Tuesday at 2pm EST / 7pm BST and includes a myriad of Raspberry Pi information, tasks, tutorials and particular company. We’ve acquired loads of episodes to discover and this week we’re airing episode quantity 100!
With 100 episodes below our belt, this new milestone marks for an ideal catalog of content material to encourage makers each novice {and professional} alike. We function tons of cool Raspberry Pi tasks and makers similar to you to indicate off how they pulled off their unimaginable creations. You’ll find earlier episodes on the Pi Solid playlist on the official Tom’s {Hardware} YouTube channel.
The Pi Solid Episode 100: Rpilocator
For our a hundredth episode, we’re excited to have André Costa be part of us as our particular visitor. Costa is the mastermind behind Rpilocator. If you happen to’ve been itching to discover a Pi however struggled due to provide chain disruptions, odds are you’ve come throughout his web site which scours many standard resellers for inventory internationally.
Costa is our newest visitor however we’ve had tons of good minds be part of us prior to now together with Eben Upton in our first episode and Raspberry Pi co-founder Pete Lomas. If you wish to try the a hundredth episode particular, remember to tune on this Tuesday September 20 at 2pm EST, 7pm BST.
Our Favourite Tasks
Since The Pi Solid launched in mid 2020, we have coated a heap of The Finest Pi Tasks and now we have dug via the archives and located 5 of the very best. From doorways that unlock utilizing your face, to retro Pi-powered computer systems, now we have coated all of them and we will be speaking about all of them on the a hundredth episode.
Tiny Raspberry Pi CNC Drawing Machine
Recycling an previous floppy drive and elements from an previous CD drive, this maker made a tiny Pi-powered CNC drawing machine. It may create good pictures each time on an excellent small scale. The Pi works with an Arduino to drive a pen holder round to create customized pictures on demand.
Raspberry Pi Typewriter Works as Linux Terminal
Utilizing an previous Brother AX-25 typewriter, maker Riley from Artillect has created a working Linux terminal. It is powered by a Pi that processes the consumer enter and prints out the terminal responses on the typewriter in actual time.
Raspberry Pi Apple Hack
Maker Dave Luna has positioned a Pi inside an previous Macintosh Traditional II. The display screen is an e-Ink show from Waveshare whereas the exterior peripherals are all authentic Apple {hardware} from 1991. In a singular twist, Luna is utilizing a Chromecast to stream pictures from Google Pictures, and a customized Python script to transform the photographs to resemble the classic System 7 working system. In order for you old fashioned computing with a contemporary twist, that is one hack value testing.
Raspberry Pi Tricorder Detects Starlink Satellites
Saveitforparts as his head the sky and a Pi in his arms with this undertaking. He is upgraded his Tricorder to detect Starlink satellites utilizing an LNB module from an previous satellite tv for pc dish. Did we point out that this gadget is completely moveable?
Raspberry Pi Unlocks Door with Facial Recognition
AuraLock is designed to unlock doorways mechanically by scanning for preapproved faces. If you happen to do not thoughts utilizing facial recognition to manage your door lock, then this undertaking could also be for you. It is powered by a Raspberry Pi and even has an accompanying smartphone app to assist handle it.
