Issue #121 — Scratch

Friday 9 October 2015

Hi all

Check out the new version of Scratch that came with Jessie – it has built-in GPIO support. See the documentation to find out how it works.

Also be sure to check out GPIO Zero Beta 2 – a new Python library I’m working on.

Ben

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Scratch now has built-in GPIO support for physical computing

New Scratch with GPIO Support (raspberrypi.org)
A new version of Scratch for Raspberry Pi: now with added GPIO
Astro Pi: Mission Update 6 - Payload Handover (raspberrypi.org)
Read all about the Astro Pi payload handover procedure
HypriotOS reloaded (blog.hypriot.com)
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CamJam Kit 3 (thepihut.com)
CamJam Kit 3 is a robotics kit - coming soon
GPIO Zero Beta 2 (pythonhosted.org)
A new GPIO Python library designed for education

Poor man's Arcade Cabinet (youtube.com)
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Control a DSLR with a Raspberry Pi (helloraspberrypi.blogspot.co.uk)
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Learn how to do computer image processing (networkworld.com)
Use OpenCV and Raspberry Pi to learn computer image processing
Data Logger with MySQL Highcharts (instructables.com)
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Raspberry Pi Visual Queries (instructables.com)
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Exploring the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT (opensource.com)
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World Maker Faire New York 2015 (raspberrypi.org)
Read all about Maker Faire in New York from Matt Richardson
Pixel Pals (raspberrypi.org)
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Flapping jackets (youtube.com)
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Best Raspberry Pi Projects (expertreviews.co.uk)
Multiroom audio system, smart doorbell, video intercom and a CCTV system
Top 10 Raspberry Pi design projects (electronicsweekly.com)
IoT, retro games, Pi laptop, GameBoy, ePaper display and more
How to Image a Raspberry Pi SD Card (instructables.com)
Learn to create a Raspberry Pi SD card from a Windows PC
Squeezing Raspbian Jessie on to a 4GB SD card (richardhayler.blogspot.co.uk)
How to get the new Jessie image onto a 4GB SD card
Ferris wheel (youtube.com)
Raspberry Pi powered LEGO ferris wheel using Scala and Akka

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