Monthly Archives: May 2013

Rhombus-Tech

Posted on May 27, 2013 by e8johan

Rhombus-Tech is a CIC company working on various hardwares for running open source software. They are involved in a number of interesting projects, one of them being the KDE tablet. Their site makes an interesting read and they carry lots … Continue reading →

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ATX RasPi

Posted on May 20, 2013 by e8johan

The people behind lowpowerlab has come up with a nice solution to switching your Raspeberry Pi on and off. Using a microcontroller and letting it communicate with the Pi over GPIO, the power supply is kept in sync with the … Continue reading →

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Machine Code for Beginners

Posted on May 16, 2013 by e8johan

The great Introduction to Machine Code for Beginners by Lisa Watts and Mike Wharton from 1983 is available online. This book is a simple, step-by-step guide to learning to program in machine code. Machine code is the code in which … Continue reading →

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Arduino from the Command Line

Posted on May 16, 2013 by e8johan

Feeling limited by the Arduino IDE? What to avoid writing linked scripts by hand? Try Ino. Ino may replace Arduino IDE UI if you prefer to work with command line and an editor of your choice or if you want … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Camera Available

Posted on May 14, 2013 by e8johan

The Raspberry Pi Foundation just announced the availability of the long awaited camera board. The camera boards are now available for order! You can buy one fromRS Components or from Premier Farnell/Element14. We’ve been very grateful for your patience as we’ve tweaked … Continue reading →

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