The Raspberry Pi is probably the most popular electronics prototyping platform ever. Its creators,...

Did you know that you can use a solar panel to power a Raspberry Pi? Think of the possibilities. A...

Using the Raspberry Pi to control an LED might seem like a basic or boring task. However, the same...

Often, when doing a project based on a Raspberry Pi, the main goal is to make it portable. Thus,...

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This is the second article in a series about how to build a webserver with the Raspberry Pi. Be...

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Home automation is becoming more of a reality as sensors and devices get smaller and more capable....

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Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices are an essential part of almost all physical...

In this tutorial we will learn how to control the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins from any device...

Have you ever wondered how your smart device changes the screen’s orientation based on the...

A retro gaming console is a device that lets you play video games from classic gaming consoles....

A Network-Attached Storage (NAS) is a centralized storage device for storing data in a network....

In this tutorial, we will learn how to send text messages from a Raspberry Pi. These text messages...

Electret microphones are excellent at detecting sound. You can take advantage of electret...

Buzzers are often used in DIY projects to create simple sounds for alarms and alerts. In this...

For some projects, you may need to control high-power devices such as a motor, valve, or any 220AC...

Recording audio with the Raspberry Pi opens up a wide variety of audio-based applications like...

The Raspberry Pi does not have a built-in module for keeping track of the date and time. This...

The Raspberry Pi is perfect for DIY audio projects like media players, sonars, and digital musical...

Security, automation, and robotics systems rely heavily on motion detection sensors. There are...

This article will guide you on how to configure the Raspberry Pi to send documents to a printer...

Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) provide a convenient way to interact with sensors. Basically, they...

Image editing on the Raspberry Pi is useful for editing large numbers of image files...

Been wanting to test the waters on a Raspberry Pi-based security camera project? You gotta learn...

Bluetooth is one of the most common wireless communication protocols, and is available in almost...

The Raspberry Pi is perfect for data logging. It allows you to connect a sensor, record...

In this tutorial we will learn how to use the Raspberry Pi camera module to take pictures and...

We are witnessing the dawn of a new era in computing and how we communicate on the internet. Not...

In this tutorial, we will explore how the Raspberry Pi can be used to read analog signal data...

Almost all downloadable files on the internet are compressed. The reduced file size makes data...

The Raspberry Pi was created by Eben Upton from the University of Cambridge, and was originally...

The ability to navigate a file systems is one of the most important requirements needed to manage...

PuTTY is a software application that you can run from your desktop or laptop computer to access...

In the previous article Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi, we learned how to set up a...

In this tutorial, we will first take a look at how switches work and the types of switches that...

So you were browsing CircuitBasics.com, and you stumbled upon our article A History of Raspberry...

The Raspberry Pi is a go-to device for developing computer-based projects. It has a smooth...