Issue #120 — Jessie
Friday 2 October 2015
Hi everyone
This week the Foundation released an upgraded version of Raspbian, now based on Debian Jessie. Download from raspberrypi.org/downloads.
Be sure to check out the beta of GPIO Zero – a new Python module designed for in education, and making physical computing more accessible.
Also check out the Pi Podcast – this week’s episode covers Jessie and features Raspbian’s Scratch developer Tim Rowledge.
Ben
Picture of the week
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Raspbian Jessie is here!
News
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Jessie Is Here (raspberrypi.org)
The new Raspbian features improvements and new programs -
GPIO Zero Beta 1 (pythonhosted.org)
A new GPIO Python library designed for education -
BuildYourOwn Exhibition at Norwich Castle (twitter.com)
Rachel Rayns's exhibition moves to Norwich for 3 months -
Ubuntu Snappy Core 15.04 (news.softpedia.com)
Ubuntu Snappy Core 15.04 has a new and improved Raspberry Pi 2 image
Projects
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SuperGameGirl (imgur.com)
Beautiful looking Pi-GameBoy project -
Sense HAT Data (rpubs.com)
Plotting data from the Sense HAT using R -
Raspberry Pi-powered Rover (smh.com.au)
School holiday tech project: Raspberry Pi-powered Rover -
Raspberry PI night vision goggles (instructables.com)
Infra-red night vision goggles using a NOIR camera and Quanum FPV Goggles -
LEGO Microscope (instructables.com)
A Raspberry Pi camera-based microscope using LEGO parts -
ScrapPi (instructables.com)
Upcycled Media Hub -
Raspberry Pi 7" Touchscreen Case (thingiverse.com)
3D printable case for the new touchscreen display -
Solar powered remote water monitoring (medium.com)
Remote water monitoring with a solar powered Raspberry Pi
Articles & more
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Kids! Teachers! Developers! PyConUK was a blast! (raspberrypi.org)
A round-up of the events of the UK's annual Python conference -
Ra (raspberrypi.org)
Ra: sound art from a pyrite sun disc -
Wordclock Redux (raspberrypi.org)
Bernd Krolla’s Raspberry Pi wordclock project -
Coding with youngsters using pgzero on RPi (ramblings.timgolden.me.uk)
Time Golden shares his experience teaching kids with PyGame Zero -
Raspberry Pi updates Raspbian with Jessie (theinquirer.net)
Jessie Debian build for the Pi now comes with LibreOffice and more -
Piper (techtimes.com)
Piper Lets Kids Learn How To Design Circuits While Playing Minecraft -
Raspbian, the Raspberry Pi OS updated (lifehacker.com)
The updated Raspberry Pi OS has Interface and performance Improvements -
Eben Upton Serves Up Two New Helpings of Raspberry Pi (techtimes.com)
Eben shows off the new Sense HAT and DSI touchscreen at Maker Faire NYC
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