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BeagleBone Black Gets New Touch Sensing TFT LCDs with I2C

BeagleBone Black Gets New Touch Sensing TFT LCDs with I2C

This News Brief discusses a new TFT LCD released for BeagleBone Black.


News Jun 08, 2017 by Kate Smith
Operating Systems for the Raspberry Pi: Alternatives to Raspbian

Operating Systems for the Raspberry Pi: Alternatives to Raspbian

In this article, we'll delve into various options for your Raspberry Pi device that may suit your needs better than Raspbian.


News May 31, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
The Open-Source Google Assistant Joins the Raspberry Pi AI Movement

The Open-Source Google Assistant Joins the Raspberry Pi AI Movement

The Google Assistant SDK for Raspberry Pi was recently released. With so many options for an AI assistant on your RPi, how do you choose which one to try first?


News May 12, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Understanding the Differences Between ARM and x86 Processing Cores

Understanding the Differences Between ARM and x86 Processing Cores

ARM and x86 are the two most common processor families on the planet. What are their strengths, weaknesses, and applications?


News May 05, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
2017 Goes Big on Tiny Electronics: A Bluetooth SoC, Satellite Communication Module, and Linux SBC

2017 Goes Big on Tiny Electronics: A Bluetooth SoC, Satellite Communication Module, and Linux SBC

In the last two months, some impressively tiny systems were unveiled or released.


News Apr 14, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Better Know Your Programming Languages: An Introduction to Python

Better Know Your Programming Languages: An Introduction to Python

This article will give you a brief introduction to the Python programming language.


ASUS Moves Its Tinker Board into Raspberry Pi’s SBC Domain

ASUS Moves Its Tinker Board into Raspberry Pi’s SBC Domain

ASUS, the Taiwanese hardware and electronics company known for their desktops, laptops, monitors, graphics cards, and more has decided they're going to delve into the micro-PC market.


News Apr 07, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
Track Overhead Flights with a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless, a Software Defined Radio, and FlightAware

Track Overhead Flights with a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless, a Software Defined Radio, and FlightAware

This article shows you two ways to use a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless to track flights in your area. It also demonstrates how it can control a 64×64 RGB matrix.


Projects Apr 03, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Engineer Spotlight: The Pi Platter Team on Developing Raspberry Pi Zero Shields

Engineer Spotlight: The Pi Platter Team on Developing Raspberry Pi Zero Shields

All About Circuits spoke with Dan Julio and Mike Seiler about crowdfunding the Solar Pi Platter and how their involvement with makerspaces has helped them professionally.


News Mar 22, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
BeagleBone Blue for Robotics Applications: The Latest BeagleBone Single Board Computer

BeagleBone Blue for Robotics Applications: The Latest BeagleBone Single Board Computer

The BeagleBone Blue is now available. You can learn more about this open source robotics computer and its BeagleBone predecessors here.


News Mar 17, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Simple Home Automation with a Remotely Accessed Raspberry Pi: An Investigation into Dataplicity

Simple Home Automation with a Remotely Accessed Raspberry Pi: An Investigation into Dataplicity

AAC writer Johnathan Powell investigated Dataplicity, a program that allows remote access to and control of Raspberry Pis. Here are his conclusions.


News Mar 16, 2017 by Johnathan Powell
The Value of Customization: Customizable Raspberry Pi Computers vs PCs

The Value of Customization: Customizable Raspberry Pi Computers vs PCs

Could customizable single-board computers ever compete with PCs?


News Mar 15, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Raspberry Pi Zero W Adds Wireless Capabilities with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

The Raspberry Pi Zero W Adds Wireless Capabilities with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Check out the specs on the Raspberry Pi Zero W just released.


News Feb 28, 2017 by Kate Smith
Raspberry Pi Zero HATs for Home Automation and IoT Designs

Raspberry Pi Zero HATs for Home Automation and IoT Designs

2016 brought some interesting additions for Raspberry Pi Zero that can be incorporated into home automation and IoT prototyping.


News Feb 08, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
The Raspberry Pi Compute 3 Has Arrived

The Raspberry Pi Compute 3 Has Arrived

The Raspberry Pi Compute is getting a transformation with a big improvement in RAM and CPU speed.


News Jan 17, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
C-BISCUIT: System Integration and Testing

C-BISCUIT: System Integration and Testing

Finally, we have everything we need for a functional robot. Let’s put the pieces together and see what the C-BISCUIT demo bot can do.


Projects Nov 28, 2016 by Robert Keim
Using a Customizable Interface Development Tool with Arduino

Using a Customizable Interface Development Tool with Arduino

Development tools that let you create drag-and-drop interface tools for Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects are quite popular. I got my hands on one and here's how it went.


News Nov 24, 2016 by Johnathan Powell
Put the Watson AI into Your Raspberry Pi with IBM’s Free(ish) Embedded Development Platform

Put the Watson AI into Your Raspberry Pi with IBM’s Free(ish) Embedded Development Platform

IBM released a development platform for Watson called Project Intu. What can we do with it?


News Nov 17, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Raspberry Pi Object Detection Cat Toy

Raspberry Pi Object Detection Cat Toy

This object detection toy will keep your cat's head spinning for hours!


Projects Nov 07, 2016 by Ryan Jones
Intel’s Next IoT Development Board: The Intel Joule 570x

Intel’s Next IoT Development Board: The Intel Joule 570x

Intel has a new powerful IoT development kit with impressive specs and video applications.


News Oct 01, 2016 by Dylan Wadler