Raspberry Pi Development

Electronics Weekly has been trying out a Raspberry Pi 400 for a few days, and can report that it really is a desktop replacement for writing documents, editing photos and general web use. Yes, that really is the whole computer The computer is essentially a Raspberry Pi 4 built inside a keyboard – looking very almost identical to the neat ...

Farnell is shipping a fully enclosed Raspberry Pi 400 desktop computer which  integrates the keyboard and electronic components into a fully-enclosed compact unit and is available in six language variants. Available in ready-to-use kit form, the $100 Raspberry Pi 400 is a suitable desk top computer for the home or education. Raspberry Pi 400 can also be purchased on its ...

Infineon has come up with  a kit to help the design and evaluation of secure smart home devices based on an OPTIGAP Trust M security solution for Raspberry Pi. Using this kit, device manufacturers can experience the strong security of Infineon’s security hardware in combination with the new Connected Home over IP standards that are being developed by the Zigbee ...

Today, Farnell launches the new Compute Module 4 (CM4) from Raspberry Pi. The CM4 brings the power of the Raspberry Pi 4 to the compute module family and is accompanied by two accessories, the Compute Module 4 I/O (CM4IO) Board and the Compute Module 4 Antenna Kit. CM4 is a faster and more powerful System on Module (SoM) than previous ...

PA Consulting has launched its ninth UK Raspberry Pi competition for young people in various age groups, in parallel with its third competition in the Netherlands. The competition promotes STEM education by challenging schoolchildren to invent products and processes that could benefit society using their technology and coding skills. This year’s competition asks students to help create a positive future ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have announced the start of Astro Pi 2020-21. It gives young people the chance to write code to run on two Raspberry Pi computers living on board the International Space Station (ISS). The ESA promises a new, improved challenge this year. “The European Astro Pi Challenge is back and better ...

Roey Benamotz has created the Lean Mean Programming Machine (LEMPA) – an add-on board for the Raspberry Pi that includes all the sockets, jumpers, and indicator LEDs necessary to successfully flash a whole suite of popular MCUs. Benamotz has also  written a Python tool that handles all the nuances of getting the firmware written out. After you’ve configured the JSON file ...

Hackers causing havoc, demanding ransomeware and stealing information can be tracked by the combination of Raspberry Pi and the open source programme OpenCanary, says Another Maker on YouTube. The notification system sends email alerts when it detects potential threats. The  information shows what IP address was used and where the potential breach took place.

Seeed Studio has come up with a dual SATA HAT for Raspberry Pi 4. This is a Pi Hat for Raspberry Pi 4 with SATA port which can insert HDD/SSD for extra storage. Up to 2x HDD/SSD´s – 2.5 or 3.5inch storage is supported Utilizes two independent USB3 buses on Raspberry Pi 4 Type C power input with USB PD/QC support ...

Farnell has extended its range of Raspberry Pi accessories with the addition of  five new language variants of the Raspberry Pi keyboard, a 10.1” touchscreen from Multicomp Pro and a new range of HATs (hardware-attached tops) from Pimoroni allowing designers, educationalists, makers and hobbyists to add more functionality to their projects. These new product introductions will offer users increased ease ...