Created using Python, the software supports touchscreen and means that when combined with the latest Raspberry Pi, you can create your own little LCARS tablet or wall panel to help control your ...

While the Raspberry Pi has very good support for an I2C bus, a lot of very cool chips – including the in system programmer for just about every ATtiny and ATmega microcontroller – use a… ...

After the image is captured, the Raspberry Pi will send a text message with the picture and video included. It may not be as fancy as Skylink , or even the iSmartAlarm security system.

Raspberry Pi's Python course teaches young coders how to use variables, loops, and functions to create interactive projects. Image: SolStock/GETTY.

Communication with the Pi is through the 40pin IO header using a mixture of SPI, one-wire and GPIOs. Use is foreseen with solar energy systems, battery charging, electrical heating and motor control.