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Ground Control to Major Tom – Part 3 – Dashboard

Following on from my Ground Control to Major Tom project, I offer a simple Dashboard using a two line LCD Display and some cheap components to show in real-time what’s happening with your flight receiver. If you want to know more, check out this article to build your own.
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Argon Fan Hat – GPIO Pins Used

Have you incorporated the awesome Argon40 Fan Hat into your Pi Solution and need to know which GPIO Pins are used to avoid clashes with your own projects? Then look no further, as the answers a click away!

OctoPrint USB Camera Config and Camera Pulsing Fix

Warning, contains flashing images. Have you found that your USB Camera connected to OctoPrint is pulsing or flashing? This is due to auto-exposure not having additional contrast points to work out the optimal value. In this article I'll demonstrate a fix that worked for me.

You Say Goodbye, and I say Hello…

A decade old MacBook Pro, a faulty ATI GPU linked to known issues with this model, would normally have meant selling this laptop for parts at best. Thanks to the skills of Refined Logic in West Sussex, the MBP is ready for round two. It's certainly not out for the count yet!

OctoPrint – Basic Installation

You want to install OctoPrint to help with 3D Printing, and you're running multiple projects on your Raspberry Pi. This article will show you step by step how to manually install OctoPrint on your project Pi if the pre-built image isn't suitable for your environment.

A Class of Ten Year Olds Create Games

What happens when a teacher inspires a class of year six pupils (10 Year Olds) to create games on a ZX Spectrum that was created almost 40 years ago? We'll take a quick look at these ten amazing games.

Who ate all the Pi’s?

I seem to have amassed a collections of Raspberry Pi's awaiting installation in various projects. To help organise my office, I created a storage solution that may help and it's free to download and print using your own 3D Printer or favourite 3D Print Service.

DeskPi Pro (Fail)

The DeskPi Pro offers more than just a case and cooling solution for Raspberry Pi Fans. It's such a shame the Initial release was dogged with faulty daughter boards.

Lumie Zip Battery Replacement

Consumables should be easily replaced when, say, a battery reaches end-of-life. Officially Lumie say there's no repair service. It cost £10 and five minutes to replace the battery and breathe new life into this Lumie Zip.

Take Me Down to Emulation City…

Emulators are the key these days to using legacy hardware and preserving our digital heritage, though many are Windows based, what's available for the macOS User? In today's article we take a look...