Andrew Gregory – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:32:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Meet Anna Ploszajski: Where making and materials meet https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/31/meet-anna-ploszajski-where-making-and-materials-meet/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:32:32 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74030 In the latest issue of HackSpace magazine, Andrew Gregory meets Anna Ploszajski to explore the bit of the Venn diagram where making and materials meet. Anna Ploszajski (pronounced Por-shy-ski) is a cross-channel swimmer, a materials scientist, a writer, and a breaker-down of barriers to scientific understanding. 50% of the HackSpace editorial team listen to her podcast,…

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]]> Make an animated sign with Raspberry Pi Pico https://noise.getoto.net/2021/03/02/make-an-animated-sign-with-raspberry-pi-pico/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:27:23 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=68489 Light up your living room like Piccadilly Circus with this Raspberry Pi Pico project from the latest issue of HackSpace magazine. Don’t forget, it’s not too late to get your hands on our new microcontroller for FREE if you subscribe to HackSpace magazine. HUB75 LED panels provide an affordable way to add graphical output to…

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]]> NeoPixel fireflies jar with Raspberry Pi | HackSpace 39 https://noise.getoto.net/2021/02/18/neopixel-fireflies-jar-with-raspberry-pi-hackspace-39/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:26:58 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=68169 This twinkly tutorial is fresh from the latest issue of HackSpace magazine, out now. Adding flashing lights to a project is a great way to make it a little more visually appealing, and WS2812B LEDs (sometimes known as NeoPixels) are a great way to do that. They have their own mini communications protocol, so you…

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]]> Add face recognition with Raspberry Pi | Hackspace 38 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/12/22/add-face-recognition-with-raspberry-pi-hackspace-38/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:52:21 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=66264 It’s hard to comprehend how far machine learning has come in the past few years. You can now use a sub-£50 computer to reliably recognise someone’s face with surprising accuracy. Although this kind of computing power is normally out of reach of microcontrollers, adding a Raspberry Pi computer to your project with the new High…

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]]> Read RFID and NFC tokens with Raspberry Pi | HackSpace 37 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/11/19/read-rfid-and-nfc-tokens-with-raspberry-pi-hackspace-37/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:53:43 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=65673 Add a bit of security to your project or make things selectableby using different cards. In the latest issue of HackSpace magazine, PJ Evans goes contactless. NFC (near-field communication) is based on the RFID (radio-frequency identification) standard. Both allow a device to receive data from a passive token or tag (meaning it doesn’t require external…

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]]> Talk to your Raspberry Pi | HackSpace 36 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/10/28/talk-to-your-raspberry-pi-hackspace-36/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:28:46 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=64680 In the latest issue of HackSpace Magazine, out now, @MrPJEvans shows you how to add voice commands to your projects with a Raspberry Pi 4 and a microphone. You’ll need: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (earlier models will work too) Seeed ReSpeaker 4-Mic Array Google account It’s amazing how we’ve come from everything being keyboard-based…

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