Waveshare has launched the Double Eye LCD module, featuring two 0.71-inch round IPS displays with 160×160 pixels of resolution and 65K color depth, aimed at applications like wearables, robotics, and IoT devices.
The December 2024 newsletter from Obsolescence Guaranteed covers updates on new projects such as PiDP-10 and PiDP-1, news about existing projects like PiDP-8 and PiDP-11, and upcoming plans for 2025 including a PiDP-1 replica and an annual programming competition.
Justin Garrison demonstrates how to use a Raspberry Pi or other single-board computer to run a local Personal Data Server (PDS) for the microblogging platform Bluesky, allowing users to store and manage their own data.
Raspberry Pi engineers have improved SDRAM timings and other memory settings, leading to a 10-20% performance boost on the Pi 5. Further overclocking can result in up to a 32% speed improvement. The changes may be rolled out in a firmware update for Pi 4 and Pi 5 users.
Wokwi offers a range of simulators for various microcontrollers and platforms, including Arduino, ESP32, STM32, and Raspberry Pi. It also provides tools for VS Code, CI, and JetBrains, and features a variety of IoT and simulation projects, as well as a selection of Arduino projects.
Jeff Geerling discusses the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, highlighting its performance improvements and compatibility with existing CM4 carrier boards. He explores its faster processing, enhanced connectivity, and power consumption, while also noting the pricing increase over the CM4 models.
A guide to creating a private internet archive using a Raspberry Pi and ArchiveBox, focusing on the benefits of digital preservation and the hardware and software setup.
This GitHub repository contains the development of an APRS hub that transmits various sensor data like spO2, location, and altitude. The project uses Raspberry Pi, Tiny Circuit Python boards, and MQTT for data transmission.
Pete Warden shares his experience and knowledge about the memory layout of the Raspberry Pi Pico board, specifically the RP2040 microcontroller. He encountered baffling bugs while updating TensorFlow Lite Micro and traced them to poor understanding of the memory layout. The article provides detailed insights into the physical and RAM layouts, stack behavior, and potential pitfalls.
A brief article showcasing a replica of the historic PDP-10 minicomputer running on a modern Raspberry Pi, highlighting the contrast between the two systems' processing power and size
