Microsoft is building an online Raspberry Pi simulator that allows users to write code to control hardware.

The ‘time circuits’ shown on-screen in Back to the Future actually weren’t very complex; the times were just cutouts with lights and gels; no real electronics wizardry necessary.

The online simulator is a great way to prototype Raspberry Pi projects before purchasing the components required to create the project in real life.

A Raspberry Pi can be used for a huge range of applications, but we think the most useful might be as a fart detector. Here's how to set one up.

They compared a Python-based control loop on a Raspberry Pi 3B against an C0-12DD1E-2-D AutomationDirect CLICK Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) using a simple water heating example.