There was a time when a ham radio set up sported many dials and switches and probably quite a few boxes as well. Computers have changed all that. Some transceivers now have just a few buttons or are ...

Computer maker Raspberry Pi has launched a new introductory course to help young coders get to grips with the Python programming language. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched a new introductory ...

The Raspberry Pi is fast enough to be used to directly interface to a 1‑wire bus without the need for drivers. The advantages of programming our own 1‑wire bus protocol is that it doesn't depend on ...

More often than not, an IoT master device uses the SPI (serial peripheral interface) and I2C (inter-integrated circuit) protocols to exchange data with EEPROMs or sensors that are operating in slave ...

The traditional way to approach any custom or unsupported protocol is to use “bit banging”. This is simply the act of writing a program which controls GPIO lines to simulate the hardware that might be ...

Raspberry Pi devices are some of the cheapest and most versatile computers on the market. They're also a top hardware choice for creatives building STEM projects. Given their insanely cheap price tag, ...

With all the features they offer, smart TVs have been all the rage in the past few years. They let you connect to the internet, watch a never-ending stream of content, and listen to all the songs you ...