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Hubhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pihub_3.jpgpihub_3https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pihub_10.jpgpihub_10Ports are marked for peripherals - and the Pi toohttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pihub_4.jpgpihub_4The AC adaptor is bigger than the hubhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pihub_1.jpgpihub_1Pimoroni's Pi Hub: logo-tastic2021-04-09T13:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/09/23/hacking-a-thermal-till-printer-to-work-with-the-raspberry-pi/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/thermal-printer-4-500x5001.jpgThe underside of the printer is home to the power connector - use the bundled red and black cable - and the data line, which takes the yellow, green and black cable, also bundled. No easy USB connection herehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1010877.jpgSample printoutThe SparkFun printer does a test print if you hold the linefeed button when powering it uphttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1010879.jpgPi PrinterZX Printer de nos jours: SparkFun's thermal printer and Pihttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1010874.jpgPi printer connectionThe ground and yellow wires from the printer's data line go into the Pi's CPIO pins 6 and 8, respectivelyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1010869.jpgPi printer data wiringhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1010867.jpgPi printer power wiringhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p1010866.jpgDC barrelThe solder-less DC barrel handily holds the USB cable and printer power wires togetherhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/buiakescmaalsnh-jpg-large.jpeglistingA printed listed, just like the old days. Well, kind of...https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/3597294083_f9fd4f3cee_b.jpgZX PrinterThe Sinclair ZX Printer2021-04-09T13:52:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/09/06/back-up-a-raspberry-pi-sd-card-using-a-mac/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/diskutil.pngdiskutildiskutil shows the Pi SD card as /dev/disk12021-04-09T13:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/09/05/raspberry-pi-illumination-2-pimoroni-piglow/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/piglow_13.jpgpiglow_13Bright lightshttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/piglow_12.jpgpiglow_12Illuminationhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/piglow_10.jpgpiglow_10Pimoroni’s Piglow in Pimoroni’s Pibowhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/piglow_1.jpgpiglow_1Pimoroni Piglow2021-04-09T13:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/07/10/raspberry-pi-illumination-using-the-pi-lite-from-ciseco/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/scrot.jpgCoding for Pi-Lite in PythonPython’s serial module can be used to send command strings to the Pi-Litehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pilite_12.jpgPi-Lite Arduino chiphttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pilite_11.jpgPi-Lite GPIO Pass-throughThe Pi-Lite has a GPIO pass-through header, and is an Arduino board in its own righthttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pilite_10.jpgPi-Lite face onThe Pi-Lite has 126 red LEDs for you to play withhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pilite_2.jpgPi-LiteCiseco’s Pi-Lite hooked up to my Raspberry Pi2021-04-09T13:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/05/04/retro-review-thorn-emi-liberator-1985/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p10106791.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorThe main menu. Note the year is 1913 - the Liberator wasn’t Y2K compliant of coursehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010683.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorProtect your files against accidental deletionhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010685.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorHighlight text to delete it en masse, or add it to the paste buffer. Note the 'pop-ip' menu on the right and the contaxt-sensitive help text on the top linehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010678.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorThe battery bay and the port array: two serials and a memory slot. Note the warped casing above it. 1980s manufacturing, eh?https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010676.jpgThorn EMI Liberator...or folds down to raise the back of the computerhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010674.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorThe carry handle doubles as a screen rest...https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010677.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorExpansion! Add software modules and other add-ons herehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010673.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorThe keyboard: note the forward and backward delete keys; the blue command key; and the Mark key for cut’n’paste operationshttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010672a.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorA close-up of the monochrome dot-matrix LCDhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1010672.jpgThorn EMI LiberatorThe screen is very reflective and proved hard to shoot2021-04-09T13:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/04/17/read-all-abaht-it-raspberry-pi-beginners-books-review/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/rpoown.jpgPi Books 2Haynes’ manual is a fine reference, Getting Started... a good introduction to the Pihttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/9781118554210_500x500.jpgPi BooksWiley’s Pi User Guide: version 2.0 and version 1.02021-04-09T13:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/04/19/raspberry-pi-case-review-pibow-and-sb-components/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010624.jpgsb_3You can just see the port and LED labelshttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010625.jpgsb_2Clips hold the Pi in place internallyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010623.jpgsb_1The SB case is just two clip-togther mouldingshttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010622.jpgpibow_4Assemble the Pibow by slotting Pi in among the sheets... and bolting it all togetherhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010619.jpgPibow 3Plenty of ventshttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010617.jpgPibow 2Captionhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010620.jpgPibow 1Complete, the Pibow looks good2021-04-09T13:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/04/21/rip-dragon-32-1982-2013-my-first-8-bit-colour-microcomputer/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/basic_5.jpgDragon 32 BasicDragon 32, BASICallyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1.jpgDragon 32 InternalsMade by Race Electronics for Dragon Datahttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/d32_41.jpgDragon 32Dragon 32, at peace now2021-04-09T13:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/04/15/connect-a-raspberry-pi-to-a-mac-using-a-usb-serial-adapter/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010613.jpgRaspberry Pi UARTA Pi's UART pins, connectedhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p1010615.jpgRaspberry Pi UARTThe Pi's UART pins connected: yellow and red for UART in and out, and black for 0V ground.https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-09-at-22-26-18.pngScreen Shot 2013-04-09 at 22.26.18Z-Term Modem Preferences: select the usb-serial entry that matches your cable’s /dev entryhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-09-at-22-25-38.pngScreen Shot 2013-04-09 at 22.25.38Success!https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-09-at-22-43-48.pngScreen Shot 2013-04-09 at 22.43.48Er... that’s not right...2021-04-09T13:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/03/26/beating-a-bug-in-openelec-3-0s-mac-os-x-installation-code/2021-04-09T13:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/11/09/raspberry-pi-case-review-2-cyntech-and-modmypi/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010941.jpgModMyPi caseThe ModMyPi case makes the Pi’s LEDs hard to see, but it does have slots for camera cables and suchhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010938.jpgCyntech caseThe Cyntech case has well-positioned light pipes and clearly labelled status lightshttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010936.jpgCyntech caseThe Cyntech case has fit-and-clip mounting holes - but no extra ventilationhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010937.jpgCyntech caseThe Pi fits snuggly in the Cyntech casehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010940.jpgModMyPi caseThe Pi has to be screwed down inside the ModMyPi casehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010944.jpgModMyPi caseTwo bolt holes are all ModMyPi provides for mounting the case, but it does have ventilationhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010939.jpgModMyPi caseIt's not easy to get a breakout cable connector in and out of the ModMyPi casehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010935.jpgModMyPi and Cyntech casesThe ModMyPi and Cyntech Raspberry Pi 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tuitionhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010929.jpgFuzeAll the Pi ports – but it could do with a built-in USB hubhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1010928.jpgFuzeThe Fuze looks like an old-style home micro case.2021-04-09T13:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2013/12/02/how-to-build-your-own-apple-ibeacon-with-a-raspberry-pi/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ib_3.jpgFound a beaconBack in the app, the UI changes to reflect where you arehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ib_2.jpgSearching for a BeaconSearching for an iBeacon... then it’s foundhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/514pywtpgbl-_sl1500_.jpgIoGear GBU521IoGear’s GBU521 does Bluetooth LE and is supported by the Pi’s Linux OS2021-04-09T13:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2014/02/05/practice-what-you-preach/2021-04-09T13:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2016/02/08/how-to-toughen-up-your-pis-ssh-access/2021-05-08T08:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.smittytone.net/2016/02/09/review-circuitbeard-pizero-hub-case/https://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p1020489.jpgCircuitbeard Pi Zero Hub CaseThe Belkin hub’s circuitboard cihttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p1020481.jpgCircuitbeard Pi Zero Hub CasePi-to-hub connector cable suppliedhttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p1020487.jpgCircuitbeard Pi Zero Hub CaseWhat goes wherehttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p1020483.jpgCircuitbeard Pi Zero Hub CaseOne upper sheet is cut to provide easy GPIO accesshttps://blog.smittytone.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p1020480.jpgCircuitbeard Pi Zero Hub CaseZero on top, four USB ports 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