Raspberry Pi - Getting started guide
Video's showing connecting up your Raspberry and launching the Desktop. Also includes a pdf guide.
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Video's showing connecting up your Raspberry and launching the Desktop. Also includes a pdf guide.
Wireless RaspberryPi Modules Available From LPRS eRA-Connect2-Pi - narrow-band performance at a wide-band budget.
This and other great measurement tips and tricks can be found at: General Purpose Electronic Test Eqipment Blog.
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In Raspberry Pi, there are two flexible Flat Cable (FFC) connectors (S2 & S5).
How to set up your Raspberry Pi Camera
This video shows you how to add the Raspberry Pi operating system to an SD card, or update an older operating system with a later one.
A collection of blogs about raspberry pi in descending order of recency
A copy of the Quick Start Guide that ships with the Raspberry Pi
DesignSpark Community Manager Pete Wood talks to Leon Cych, Director of Social Media for Schools about the Raspberry Pi in Education.
The Raspberry Pi ships on its own. To get your Pi up and running, you need a few basic things.
Just plug the RasPiComm on the GPIO header of your Raspberry Pi and start using advanced features like a realtime clock (your Raspberry Pi won't lose time when powered down), a 5-way joystick, outputs and two serial ports (RS-232 and RS-485). Directy control a display, a stepper motor controller or relays and much more!
Measuring the Pi's Ethernet and USB outputs using a Pico Technology Probe
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Accessories for you Raspberry Pi from RS Components
PiGo - Raspberry Pi GPIO expansion board and modules
Calxeda - Green Computing Leader Selects Exar's XRP7724 For Optimized Power Calxeda, the company that is already reinventing the datacenter with its ARM® technology, has selected Exar's PowerXR XRP7724 for optimized power delivery.
Andrew talks to industry leaders and innovators in the technology about the Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi knowledge collection
This edition of eTech focuses on Raspberry Pi , as well as how MRI (Magnetic Response Imaging) is used in medical research, and a look at Thunderbolt, the new standard for I/O, providing an alternative to USB connectivity.
This edition of eTech focuses on Raspberry Pi , as well as how MRI (Magnetic Response Imaging) is used in medical research, and a look at Thunderbolt, the new standard for I/O, providing an alternative to USB connectivity.
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Test programs for all modules of the RS Embedded Development Platform (EDP).
Atmel increase their ARM offering with the introduction of the SAMA5D3 series Atmel has developed the new series of SAMA5D3 MPUs using a 65nm low-power process technology to deliver up to 850DMIPS at 536MHz while offering 1328MB/s at 166MHz bus speed.
"Hello World" programs for Command modules of the RS Embedded Development Platform (EDP).
"Hello World" programs for Command modules of the RS Embedded Development Platform (EDP).
This edition of eTech focuses on Raspberry Pi , as well as how MRI (Magnetic Response Imaging) is used in medical research, and a look at Thunderbolt, the new standard for I/O, providing an alternative to USB connectivity.
See how the triple point of water and other liquids are measured in a metrology lab.