Raspberry Pi Tutorials
Using a Logitech Harmony Remote
Our IR receiver works with LIRC and is able to receive the signal from almost any remote, if configured properly.
Many of our customers who bought...
Using IFTTT with the Raspberry Pi
IFTTT (If This Then That) is a free IoT service that allows you to send a trigger from one device/thing, and allow that trigger to make something h...
TV HAT Case Assembly Guide (Raspberry Pi Zero)
The laser-cut parts of the case are protected by an adhesive film which needs to be removed before assembly.
Bill of Materials
Raspberry Pi Zero /...
Auto-Starting Programs on the Raspberry Pi
There are multiple ways of auto-starting programs on the Raspberry Pi when it boots or you log in. There’s ‘cron’, ‘init’, Gnome Scheduler amongst...
TV HAT Case Assembly Guide (Raspberry Pi 3B+)
The laser-cut parts of the case are protected by an adhesive film which needs to be removed before assembly.
Bill of Materials
Raspberry Pi B+/2/3...
The Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ is here!
It's been a little over half a year since the launch of the last Raspberry Pi, the 3 Model B+, but it's been a good 3 years since the original 1 Mo...
Securely Logging into a Raspberry Pi without a Password
We’re always being told to choose a long, hard to guess password for all our accounts, so how can we log into a Raspberry Pi without a password usi...
Tutorial: Tactile switch
Tutorial: Tactile switch
Buttons and switches are a fundamental part of ‘physical’ computing. This beginner’s tutorial is designed to teach the b...
Tutorial: How to run a program from boot
Tutorial: How to run a program from boot
Having a program start by itself when you boot your Raspberry Pi can be very useful. There are a few ...
Tutorial: Flashing LED using GPIO Output
Tutorial: Flashing LED using GPIO Output
In this example we'll cover how to build a very simple circuit consisting of an LED and resistor connec...
Watch Digital TV in Plex with the Raspberry Pi TV HAT
Yesterday Raspberry Pi released the new Raspberry Pi TV HAT, a DVB-T2 Digital TV receiver add on for the Raspberry Pi.
We created a step-by-step us...
How To Stream Digital TV With The Raspberry Pi TV HAT
This guide will steer you through the process of assembling, installing, configuring and operating the Raspberry Pi TV HAT. We’ve been exploring th...
Tutorial - How to give your Raspberry Pi a Static IP Address
If you are using the latest Raspbian Jessie, click here to read our updated guide.
To log in to your Raspberry Pi remotely, you'll need the IP of t...
How to control your Raspberry Pi robot with a TV remote
If you’ve bought one of our affordable EduKit Robotics kits, you’ll no doubt come to a point where you want to advance further by customising and c...
Control your Raspberry Pi media centre with FLIRC
One of the first things you’ll need when you set up a Raspberry Pi media centre is a remote control. Using a keyboard and mouse just isn’t ideal in...
An introduction to Raspberry Pi GPIO
What’s so special about Raspberry Pi?
It’s a question that I’m often asked and the answer is usually the same. The GPIO pins of course! Those littl...
