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Linux, Electronics and Raspberry Pi Projects

These are some books I've written, projects I've made, and tutorials designed. These are mostly based around Raspberry Pi, Linux or electronics.

Featured Project - NePixel LED Reaction Game

This is an electronics games where the aim is to hit the giant button when the centre LED is lit up. This features a NeoPixel strip with 44 LEDs, with the lit LED moving from one side to the other and back. It also includes an enclosure designed in FreeCAD suitable for 3D printing.

• Raspberry Pi Pico NeoPixel LED Reaction Game

Books on Linux, Open Source and Electronics

These are some of the books I've been involved with.

Some are books I've written and for others I was the technical reviewer.

Includes some free books as well as some that are published and available to buy as eBook or printed books.

• Books on Linux, Electronics and Raspberry Pi
• Beginning Game Programming with Pygame Zero
• Learn Electronics with Raspberry Pi (2nd edition)

 

Robots and Robotics

Various projects based around robots and robotics. This includes the STS-Pi robot and my original Ruby Robot based around the Magician Chassis.

• Robots and Robotics projects
• 3D printed Mecanum Omnidirectional Raspberry Pi Robot
• STS Pi Raspberry Pi Robot with Explorer HAT
• T200 Raspberry Pi Tank Robot with 3D printed extras
• Ruby Robot (Raspberry Pi and Magician Chassis)
• Raspberry Pi Robot Arm software

 

Maker Projects

These are maker projects. Many involve multiple aspects including electronics, programming and 3D design or construction of an enclosure.

• Raspberry Pi Pico projects
• Raspberry Pi Pico W (Wireless) projects
• Raspberry Pi Pico LED Reaction Game
• Raspberry Pi PixelStrip / NeoPixel electronic circuit for level shifter to control WS281x LEDs
• Raspberry Pi server for wireless RGB LEDs / Pixelstrips
• Raspberry Pi PixelStrip / NeoPixel Gui program
• Raspberry Pi Pico Arcade Button Quiz Game
• Raspberry Pi Pico Beat the Buzzer Quiz Game
• Raspberry Pi Pico Mole Bop Game
• Raspberry Pi Pong video game
• Raspberry Pi Pico W home automation lighting project
• Arduino Nano RP2040 connect with wireless NeoPixels / Pixelstrips
• Raspberry Pi Outdoor display with RGB LED Matrix and NeoPixel Handrail
• Hack an infrared light bulb with a Raspberry Pi
• Wearable Snowman badge, with a Raspberry Pi
• Pygame Zero for makers - graphical interface for GPIO Zero
• Childrens' bee project - Raspberry Pi based interactive model
• Secure IoT projects with Nginx Reverse Proxy on a Raspberry Pi - with Let's Encrypt

 

Model Railway Projects

These projects are about creating items for model railways. These are based around either an outdoor G-Scale railway or an indoor OO railway. This includes track building (engineering), track electronics and automation, hardware, and programming of the various aspects.

• Building a G-Scale garden model railway
• Model railway automation with Raspberry Pi and Arduino
• Model railway Christmas House
• 3D campsite models for a model railway
• 3D model campsite for OO railway (with Video tutorial)
• 3D printed scout campsite with Arduino campfire (G-scale model railway)
• G-Scale traffic lights for an outdoor model railway.
• Automated lineside signal lights for a model railway.
• Model railway station departure board with Raspberry Pi Pico
• Model railway automated departure sign with Raspberry Pi.
• Wireless model railway house lighting with ESP32 microcontroller
• MERG - Model Electronics Railway Group.

 

3D models and 2D designs using Blender, TinkerCAD, FreeCAD and other CAD tools

These are projects based around creating 3D models and 2D animations using design tools such as Blender (3D and 2D designs), TinkerCAD (beginners 3D models) and FreeCAD (advanced CAD design for enclosures etc.).

Includes suggestions for creating 3D models for game sprites or 3D printing.

• Tutorials for using 3D design and CAD tools for 3D printing
• Beginners Tutorial to creating 2D animations in blender 2.8 / 2.9 with guide to image transparency
• FreeCAD for beginners - electronics workbench breadboard holder
• FreeCAD Electronics breadboard stands for Arduino and Raspberry Pi
• FreeCAD - using the part workbench - Fan extension arms
• Creating 3D CAD animations in FreeCAD
• STS-Pi Raspberry Pi robot - FreeCAD add-ons for 3D printing
• Designing model railway traffic / signal lights using FreeCAD
• G-Scale model railway coupler LGB to Kadee adapter
• Creating Laser Cut designs in FreeCAD, Inkscape and LightBurn
• 3D campsite models for a model railway
• 3D model campsite for OO railway (with Video tutorial)
• 3D printed scout campsite with Arduino campfire (G-scale model railway)
• G-Scale traffic lights designed in FreeCAD.
• Minecraft Print - Tools for creating 3D models from Minecraft
• Create laser cut model buildings using Python code

 

Programming, including game programming for the Raspberry Pi

Projects which are primarily based around software programming. These are mainly games programming projects creating Raspberry Pi games in Pygame Zero, but also includes other programming projects.

• Beginners Tutorial for Pygame Zero Game programming
• Setup the Picade with RetroPie and add your own games
• Games and ROMs for the classic game emulators using RetroPie and Picade
• Pygame Zero Videos and Tutorials
• Compass Game for Raspberry Pi Picade
• Memory Card Game for Raspberry Pi, featuring the UK Lake District
• Space Asteroids worksheets
• Raspberry Pi Pico Tank Game
• Raspberry Pi Pico Space Game
• Badger 2040 - Hackable ID badge based around Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller RP2040
• Badger 2040W - Hackable ID badge with Wifi (home automation example)

 

Electronics Projects

These are primarily electronics based projects taken from the Learn Electronics section of this site. This includes projects based around the Raspberry Pi and Arduino as well as designing custom electronic circuits.

• Create your own custom Arduino
• Design an electronic circuit in Fritzing
• Raspberry Pi, Arduino or micro:bit LED transistor switch circuit
• Computer controlled or standalone Disco / stage lighting
• Interactive bee model using the Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi Environment Monitor (Temperature and Humidity)
• Halloween Haunted House project
• Christmas project - Talking Reindeer
• 25 minute training session on a basic electronic buzzer circuit
• Bike burglar alarm system
• Simple home automation, controlling mains electricity using the Raspberry Pi

 

Software projects

These are software based projects designed to be installed and used a software rather than teaching programming.

• Pi Power home automation socket control for Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi picamera2 python code for capturing photos from a microscope using libcamera
• Piquarium Raspberry Pi Aquarium display and automation
• PGZ Animation - Code your own animations with Python Pygame Zero
• Penguin Gallery - Ajax based photo gallery (download and information)
• wQuiz - Perl Web Based Quiz Engine (download and information)
• Kidsafe - Keep the family safe with Raspberry Pi based proxy

 

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