While a Raspberry Pi is a full-fledged computer that can do more complex things than an Arduino microcontroller, it's not the best choice for every project.

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Unless you’re experienced in programming in the Wiring language, on which the Arduino language is based, you’ll want to start with the included examples, which are in the Sketchbook.

As you can see, his example hardware is an Arduino board but this is applicable with just about any device. The tutorial implements a test app for the Android device where a slider will set the ...

This was the motivation that led him to produce the dazzling 16 RGB LED example seen in the video after the break. His setup doesn’t use expensive LED drivers, but instead utilizes 595 shift ...