danslerush (@danslerush@framapiaf.org)
Question #retrogaming : Je voudrais monter une #NES pour ma belle-soeur avec l'un des deux #RaspberryPi qui me reste en stock (B+ et 2) ET une (presque) manette NES USB qui n'a donc pas de gâchette, les deux boutons A/B avec Select et Start.
Elle ne voudrait que les jeux NES et je me demandait si, pour le coup, Recalbox n'était pas un peu "too much".
T'en penses quoi ? Y'a une solution plus légère ?
Merci par avance 🖖
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negativepid (@negativepid@mastodon.social)
Here's a fun project that will pull your family (or community) together for the holidays and start a new Christmas tradition. All you need is a cheap minicomputer, led lights, and music.
https://negativepid.blog/build-a-xmas-light-show-with-raspberry-pi/
https://negativepid.blog/build-a-xmas-light-show-with-raspberry-pi/
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RPiSpy (@RPiSpy@mastodon.social)
From learners to leaders: Jayantika and Ruturaj’s journey as Code Club youth mentors https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/from-learners-to-leaders-jayantika-and-ruturajs-journey-as-code-club-youth-mentors/ #RaspberryPi (via Raspberry Pi Foundation)
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RPiSpy (@RPiSpy@mastodon.social)
Designing patterns for your Christmas lights https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/designing-patterns-for-your-christmas-lights/ #RaspberryPi (via Raspberry Pi)
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nielso (@nielso@digitalcourage.social)
🧵 I now dismantled #LSC #MantraLite #DMX / #ArtNet console and took out the #raspberryPi 2.
While #ddRescue on #Linux is making a backup of the SSD card… looking at the boards and thinking of how to upgrade to the expensive “CPU board 3”. Which seems to be nothing but a RaspPi 3, I have one spare.
Turns out that this USB riser connector is soldered straight to the board of the Pi 2… (left in the image)
Uuuh. So it's like if you got this used piano and it's so great except for these 5 so and so strings and you try to tune it yourself. Either it works, or you have a non-usable used piano afterwards…
What would you guys do?
Re-create that little board somehow and solder wires to the Pi 3, so that I can at least go back to the old one if I fail?
Any RaspPi specialists out there? #fediHelp
EDIT: turns out the GPIO adapter is soldered, too.
So… basically spending ~300€ for the original part just to make sure I don't mess this up? Not so sure.
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nielso (@nielso@digitalcourage.social)
🧵 So concerning the #LSC #MantraLite #DMX / #ArtNet console and its latest CPU board…
It looks like a #RaspberryPi version 3. Here is the original spare part: https://www.lsccontrol.com.au/product/143/mantracpu-mantra-cpu-card/
The difference is obviously there is a little connector board shown at the top.
If the GPIO specs between RapPi 2 and 3 are identical, this board can be simply pulled off and re-installed.
… the other tiny board is perhaps more tricky: There seems to be an USB socket that is connected to a little board as a power supply thing. This might be a soldering task…
Well, best thing is, I just found a RaspberryPi 3 in a drawer. It was once meant for a different project that I abandoned.
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nielso (@nielso@digitalcourage.social)
So I bought this #LSC #MantraLite #DMX / #ArtNet console used, it arrived today.
Turns out this is an embedded system based on a #RaspberryPi. Not sure yet about the OS, but might be #Linux, or #QNX perhaps.
The console is pretty straightforward to use. It has a built-in “manpage“ system. It's actually what I had wanted for years for my #eventTech business.
Two questions however remain:
So, if this RasbPi in the picture is what they call “CPU Board 2”, which one would then be “CPU Board 3” which is required for the newer firmware? (LSC retailers charge ~300 € for these – so probably the manufacturer wouldn't want to tell me – is there #fediHelp anyone who has the newer model and can check?)
And… if this thing was used 26× only, as the previous owner said, how did they manage to get rust particles or something between the display and its transparent cover? (Apart from the paint damage of the housing… oh yeah.)
Oh and I will copy the SD card to a newer one, just to be safe.
EDIT: I found something →🧵
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Jourei (@Jourei@mas.to)
I want to create a little compute machine for folding@home that would work off USB power, I intend to some day have it run off tiny-scale solar.
RPi would probably be the way?
Any advice? Is this even a viable option for folding?
#foldingathome #rpi #raspberrypi
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schenklklopfer (@schenklklopfer@chaos.social)
Ernst gemeinte Frage an alle #RaspberryPi Fanhumans: Wie lange halten eure #SD Karten?
Ich habe für mich privat das Nutzen von Pis längst aufgegeben, weil mir nach 2 bis 3 Jahren die Systeme zuverlässig die Hufe hoch gemacht haben, weil die SD Karten tot waren.
Jetzt ist auch das letzte System ausgefallen.
Lief 3,5 Jahre mit #HomeAssistant. Und jetzt isser einfach tot. Bootet nicht mehr.
Von meinen x86 ThinClients mit normalen Samsung SSDs ist mir noch nie eine ausgefallen...
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JdeBP (@JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk)
If you want prophetic, there's the '#minisec' from Arthur C. Clarke's 1975 novel _Imperial Earth_.
And of course #Orac from #Blakes7 in 1978.
Possibly only Kerr Avon truly twigged that all of the processing power was in the key and the big perspex box with the Christmas tree lights was a glorified base station with the PSU and speaker and simply camouflage for the most part.
https://mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/114587658010251638
Orac's key is now realizable as a #RaspberryPi with a 'modular' case from PiHut — I have one. It's the size and appearance of the BBC prop, connects to other computers wirelessly ('Tariel cells'), and has analogue audio output.
The popular #SciFi gadget that we don't have is the '#commlock' from #Space1999 in 1974. Unlike Orac, we have the technology to make full ones today. I suspect that they would go down a storm at SciFi conventions if someone set them up with a LAN, local videoconferencing, and electronic tickets/calendars.
https://mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/114590229374309238
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r (@r@web.brid.gy)
reTerminal E1001/E1002 Review – B&W and color ePaper displays tested with SenseCraft HMI and Home Assistant
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9to5linux (@9to5linux@floss.social)
#Linux Weekly Roundup for December 14th, 2025: #Firefox 146, #Cinnamon 6.6, #pearOS, #KDE Gear 25.12, KDE Plasma 6.5.4, KDE Frameworks 6.21, #COSMIC on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, #AMD ROCm on #Ubuntu, #Thunderbird 146, #Tails 7.3.1, #AerynOS 2025.12, #Parrot 7.0 Beta, #RaspberryPi Imager 2.0.2, #NVIDIA 580.119.02, Kali Linux 2025.4, #Grml 2025.12, Linux 6.19 RC, #Mixxx 2.5.4, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-14th-2025
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