Program Robots Like a Boss
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to write a Cpp program with WiringPi on your Raspberry Pi board, to communicate with a sensor through I2C protocol. Make sure to read this introduction to WiringPi before if you don’t know the library well. We’ll just use the basic functionalities of the ADXL345 here: read acceleration … Read more
You want to create a nice robotics, electronics or domotic application and you wonder: when to use Arduino vs Raspberry Pi ? Could your application run with an Arduino board only, or a Raspberry Pi board only? Do you need both? In this post I’ll give you some tips on when to use each board. … Read more
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to install ROS Melodic on your Raspberry Pi 3 (B or B+), with Ubuntu MATE 18.04. Why ROS on Raspberry Pi A Raspberry Pi board is perfect for being embedded in a robot: It’s small – credit card size, and already has mounting holes. It’s powerful enough to … Read more
In this tutorial I will show you how to install Ubuntu MATE 18.04 on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ board. You’ll see how to configure everything step by step. Why Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+? The main supported OS for Raspberry Pi is Raspbian, an OS based on Debian, and adapted to the … Read more
The Raspberry Pi 3 boards (all models: 3A+, 3B, 3B+) have a GPIO header with 40 pins. Those pins bring a new set of feature to the Raspberry Pi 3. They allow you to easily use hardware features and communication, directly from a computer – the Raspberry Pi microprocessor. It brings the Raspberry Pi 3 … Read more
So, you’re using a Raspberry Pi board, and are wondering which IDE you might use to write your code. As the Raspberry Pi resources are quite limited, and you’ll often use it headless (without a screen), the number of options you have is also quite limited. In this post I’ll show you how to install … Read more
Let’s say you have developed a super program running on your Raspberry Pi 3 board. But here’s the problem: to start it you always have to power on the board, log in (with a screen and keyboard or via ssh), and start your program. How could you make your Raspberry Pi 3 program start on … Read more