The Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller has inspired a wave of creative projects, from environmental monitors to laser distance sensors. With its low cost, flexible programming options, and rich ...

We've all heard that "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." And that’s usually fine when it comes to ...

Five new Elektor courses help beginners take their first steps in microcontroller programming with Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi Pico. Each course combines hands-on projects, hardware kits, and ...

Sure, we may have constant access to AI chatbots on our smartphones, sitting accessibly in our pockets, lessening the need for a dedicated portable device. But what if I told you that rather than ...

Pico MCU from Raspberry Pi There are currently three main approaches for programming the RPi Pico - using the Arduino IDE and adding the RPiPico through the board manager, using methods 1.1 and/or 1.2 ...

A recent attack on a ferry, in which an attacker reportedly plugged a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi into the network in an attempt to break into the vessel’s operations, offers an important ...

“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door,” so goes the saying, but VHS beat Betamax and the world hasn’t been the same since. In any case, you might not get rich building ...

The Raspberry Pi 500 (and 400) systems are versions of the Raspberry Pi built for people who use the Raspberry Pi as a general-purpose computer rather than a hobbyist appliance. Now the company is ...

Getting the hang of through-hole soldering is tricky for those of us tinkering at home with our irons, spools, flux, and, sometimes, braids. It’s almost reassuring, then, to learn that through-hole ...

When you hear "Raspberry Pi," the credit-card sized single-board computer is likely the first thing that comes to mind after a fruit pastry. It is, after all, the original product that put Raspberry ...

2 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, 1 microSD card slot, 1 USB-C for power, 1 Gigabit Ethernet, and 2 micro HDMI 40-pin header isn’t color coded On the face of it, you might think the Raspberry Pi 5 is the same as ...