Blogs about Microprocessors

• Oxford Raspberry Jam: April 2013

  Pete Wood

  Lots of cool projects shown at the April Raspberry Jam including a giant Video Wall, a Pi Controlled Car and a Kids Electronic Message Phone

• A Parallella Update

  Andrew Back

  As the first Parallella beta boards arrive this post takes a look at recent project developments.

• Machines for Mining the Bitcoin Gold Rush

  Andrew Back

  There's a new gold rush, but this time the tools of choice are algorithms and HDL skills instead of pick axes and pans, and machines not people are doing the mining.

• PiGo Sneak Preview

  Andrew Back

  A first look at the upcoming modular expansion system for Raspberry Pi.

• Going FORTH - Some 'Bare-Metal' Bashing

  Bill Marshall

  My posts last year on the old Jupiter Ace computer and the more recent FIGnition kit provoked some interesting reactions to their use of the Forth programming language. Some loved it, others hated it. I dug out a version I wrote many years ago for the 8085 microprocessor and overcome with nostalgia decided to port it to a more modern platform. This post covers the initial stage of this less-than-logical process involving processor selection and first attempts at programming. For that authentic 'vintage' feel note the Toshiba Tecra laptop running the terminal emulator under Windows 3.11.

• A Closer Look at Parallella

  Andrew Back

  As Parallella prototypes start to ship this post takes a look in more detail at what this potentially game changing single board computer provides and a few potential applications.

• A Vintage Year

  Bill Marshall

  This year 2012 has seen a massive reduction in the cost of microelectronics development tools and maybe the start of a new industrial revolution. Bit of a shame if it really is the end of the world tomorrow.

• Quick2Wire Hardware Beta

  Andrew Back

  Back in March I spoke with Romilly Cocking of Quick2Wire about the Raspberry Pi experimenter's kit they were developing. The first two boards from the kit have now gone into beta testing and this post takes a closer look at them and covers initial hands-on experience.

• Coconut Pi: Individual components Development for an AUV

  gohew

  We are a team of Undergraduate Engineers embarking on an exciting journey into the embedded realm of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Development. Follow us on our facebook fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/coconutpi or stay up to date as we post our fortnightly blog updates to Designspark!

• Running GEORGE 3 on a Raspberry Pi

  Andrew Back

  Thanks to the Computer Conservation Society it's now possible to use a Raspberry Pi to run a classic British mainframe computer operating system.