Raspberry Pi Group

gi' me a two. gi' me a zero.

Have resumed my (rightful) place as "the class swot". hex zam is 45Qs and lasts 75mins. I got 100% and finished in 20mi...

13 comments posted 13yrs

posted by newsforpasiphae1953

13 comments posted 13yrs posted by newsforpasiphae1953

Audio jack specifications?

Hello. To my understanding there is still no proper electrical datasheet of the RPi. Nevertheless, does someone have in...

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posted by la

20 comments posted 13yrs posted by la

Raspberry Pi as digital DVB-S TV transmitter

I settled on a final design for a very simple digital TV transmitter for the Raspberry Pi The block diagram: http://pan...

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posted by pNaonStpealmtje

14 comments posted 13yrs posted by pNaonStpealmtje

SDHC cards - real speeds

I was planning to order another couple of SDHC cards. Class 10 seems to be the fast option. However I am seeing differe...

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posted by nospam

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by nospam

heat sinks?

The Pi Hut (who do nice accessories for the RPi) are recommending heatsinks for some of the chips on the RPi board. The...

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posted by Philip

1 comments posted 13yrs posted by Philip

Announce: Book: Assimilating the Raspberry Pi

I am pleased to announce a new in-depth book about the Raspberry Pi: Assimilating the Raspberry Pi, by Warren Gay. ( ht...

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posted by ve3wwg

26 comments posted 13yrs posted by ve3wwg

Spot the (nearly) hidden flaw - HDMI <-> DVI cable

Ordered one because it was recommended on a Pi forum. Then I looked at my order because it hadn't shipped. Usual shippi...

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posted by nospam

7 comments posted 13yrs posted by nospam

microSD vs. SD

Why was the raspberry pi board designed to hold SD cards, instead of microSD cards? I know workarounds and adapters, bu...

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posted by t-usenet

16 comments posted 13yrs posted by t-usenet

Wireless webcam and Pi

I'm looking at installing a wireless webcam (with IR for night vision) on the outside of the house, and using motion se...

16 comments posted 13yrs

posted by bulleid

16 comments posted 13yrs posted by bulleid

Cheap(ish) portable monitor

Now I know that the Pi is supposed to be cheap but you keep finding extra things to buy. I was wondering about a screen...

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posted by nospam

13 comments posted 13yrs posted by nospam

Has anyone tried on of the VGA adaptors on a Pi?

I know CPC have a few, but I was wondering what kind of results they get? I have an application where I could probably...

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posted by see.my.signature

12 comments posted 13yrs posted by see.my.signature

Shrinking the SD card occupancy

When you start up an RPi you get and option to expand the file system to fill the card. An unfortunate side effect of t...

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posted by david-taylor

64 comments posted 13yrs posted by david-taylor

OT "locked down"

In another thread (Why does the Raspberry Pi exist?) a number of respondents have used the phrase "locked down" of scho...

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posted by peterxpercival

14 comments posted 13yrs posted by peterxpercival

Why does the Raspberry Pi exist?

Why does the Raspberry Pi exist? Here's a quotation from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_Foundation: 'Its ai...

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posted by peterxpercival

217 comments posted 13yrs posted by peterxpercival

More precise timekeeping with user-mode PPS

For those wanting better timekeeping than normal NTP, but who do not want to bother with recompiled kernels, I've writt...

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posted by david-taylor

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by david-taylor