Technology

Demystifying the Pi

Demystifying the Pi

UK-based educator Mr. Smith who teaches at Pool Academy tweeted this photo last month of his Raspberry Pi setup used to instruct students aged 11-16. I think it’s a great layout for helping demystify most of the Pi’s I/O and how a credit card-sized device really can be a full-fledged computer.

SMD Capacitance Hack

SMD Capacitance Hack

Akiba of Freaklabs, a Tokyo-based open-source electronics kitmaker, needed to add some 0805 surface-mount capacitors to an existing PCB, so he stacked them up! super ghetto bulk capacitance hack. my RF amp is more power hungry than i expected… See the related links below for more of Akiba’s awesome work!