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40 <description><![CDATA[<p>This week, we’re introducing young people around the world to coding GUIs, or graphical user interfaces. Let them tune in this Wednesday at 5.30pm BST / 12.30pm EDT / 10.00pm IST for a fun live stream code-along session with Christina and special guest Martin! They’ll learn about GUIs, can ask us questions, and get to…</p>
41 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/code-a-gui-live-with-digital-making-at-home/">Code a GUI live with Digital Making at Home</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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50 <p>This week, we’re introducing young people around the world to coding GUIs, or graphical user interfaces. Let them tune in this <strong>Wednesday</strong> at <strong>5.30pm BST / 12.30pm EDT / 10.00pm IST</strong> for a fun live stream code-along session with Christina and special guest Martin! They’ll learn about GUIs, can ask us questions, and get to code a painting app.</p>
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60 <p><strong>For beginner coders</strong>, we have our <strong>Thursday</strong> live stream at <strong>3.30pm PDT / 5.30pm CDT / 6.30pm EDT</strong>, thanks to support from Infosys Foundation USA! Christina will share more fun Scratch coding for beginners.</p>
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64 <p>Now that school is back in session for many young people, we’ve wrapped up our weekly code-along videos. You and your children can continue coding with us during the live stream, whether you join us live or watch the recorded session on-demand. <strong>Thanks to everyone who watched our <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/coding-for-kids-and-parents-with-digital-making-at-home/">more than 90 videos and 45 hours of digital making content</a> these past month!</strong></p>
65 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/code-a-gui-live-with-digital-making-at-home/">Code a GUI live with Digital Making at Home</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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87 <description><![CDATA[<p>Games consoles might be fast and have great graphics, but they’re no match for the entertainment value of a proper arcade machine. In this month’s issue of Hackspace magazine, you’re invited to relive your misspent youth with this huge build project. There’s something special about the comforting solidity of a coin-eating video game monolith, and…</p>
88 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/build-an-arcade-cabinet-hackspace-35/">Build an arcade cabinet | Hackspace 35</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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91 <p><em>Games consoles might be fast and have great graphics, but they’re no match for the entertainment value of a proper arcade machine. In this month’s issue of Hackspace magazine, you’re invited to relive your misspent youth with this huge build project.</em></p>
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107 <p>If you want a really authentic-looking cabinet, you can find plenty of plans and patterns online. However, most classic cabinets are a bit bigger than you might remember, occupying almost a square metre of floor space. If you scale that down to approximately 60 cm2, you can make an authentic-looking home arcade cabinet that won’t take over the entire room, and can be cut from just two pieces of 8 × 4 (2440 mm × 1220 mm) MDF. You can <a href="https://hackspace.raspberrypi.org/404?link=issue35">download our plans</a>, but these are rough plans designed for you to tweak into your own creation. A sheet of 18 mm MDF is ideal for making the body of the cabinet, and 12 mm MDF works well to fill in the front and back panels. You can use thinner sheets of wood to make a lighter cabinet, but you might find it less sturdy and more difficult to screw into.</p>
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159 <h2>Get HackSpace magazine 35 Out Now!</h2>
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176 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/build-an-arcade-cabinet-hackspace-35/">Build an arcade cabinet | Hackspace 35</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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185 <title>How is computing taught in schools around the world?</title>
186 <link>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/international-computing-curriculum-metrecc-research-seminar/</link>
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189 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sue Sentance]]></dc:creator>
190 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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197 <description><![CDATA[<p>Around the world, formal education systems are bringing computing knowledge to learners. But what exactly is set down in different countries’ computing curricula, and what are classroom educators teaching? This was the topic of the first in the autumn series of our Raspberry Pi research seminars on Tuesday 8 September. We heard from an international…</p>
198 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/international-computing-curriculum-metrecc-research-seminar/">How is computing taught in schools around the world?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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201 <p>Around the world, formal education systems are bringing computing knowledge to learners. But what exactly is set down in different countries’ computing curricula, and what are classroom educators teaching? This was the topic of the first in <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/computing-education-research-online-seminars/">the autumn series of our Raspberry Pi research seminars</a> on Tuesday 8 September.</p>
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209 <p>We heard from an international team (Monica McGill , USA; Rebecca Vivian, Australia; Elizabeth Cole, Scotland) who represented a group of researchers also based in England, Malta, Ireland, and Italy. As a researcher working at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, I myself was part of this research group. The group developed METRECC, a comprehensive and validated survey tool that can be used to benchmark and measure developments of the teaching and learning of computing in formal education systems around the world. Monica, Rebecca, and Elizabeth presented how the research group developed and validated the METRECC tool, and shared some findings from their pilot study.</p>
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213 <h2><strong>What’s in a curriculum? Developing a survey tool</strong></h2>
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217 <p>Those of us who work or have worked in school education use the word ‘curriculum’ frequently, although it’s an example of education terminology that means different things in different contexts, and to different people. Following Porter and Smithson (2001)<sup>1</sup>, we can distinguish between the<strong> intended</strong> curriculum and the <strong>enacted</strong> curriculum:</p>
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221 <ul><li><strong>Intended curriculum</strong>: Policy tools as curriculum standards, frameworks, or guidelines that outline the curriculum teachers are expected to deliver.</li><li><strong>Enacted curriculum:</strong> Actual curricular content in which students engage in the classroom, and adopted pedagogical approaches; for computer science (CS) curricula, this also includes students’ use of technology, physical computing devices, and tools in CS lessons.</li></ul>
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225 <p>To compare the intended and enacted computing curriculum in as many countries as possible, at particular points in time, the research group Monica, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and I were part of developed the METRECC survey tool.</p>
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233 <p>METRECC stands for <strong>ME</strong>asuring <strong>T</strong>eache<strong>RE</strong>nacted <strong>C</strong>omputing <strong>C</strong>urriculum. The METRECC survey has 11 categories of questions and is designed to be completed by computing teachers within 35–40 minutes. Following best practice in research, which calls for standardised research instruments, the research group ensured that the survey produces valid, reliable results (meaning that it works as intended) before using it to gather data.</p>
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241 <p>In their pilot study, the research group gathered data from 7 countries. The intended curriculum for each country was determined by examining standards and policies in place for each country/state under consideration. Teachers’ answers in the METRECC survey provided the countries’ enacted curricula. (The complete dataset from the pilot study is publicly available at <a href="http://csedresearch.org">csedresearch.org</a>, a very useful site for CS education researchers where many surveys are shared.)</p>
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265 <p>The METRECC survey has also been used in South Asia, namely Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (where computing is taught under ICT). Amongst other things, what the researchers learned from that study was that some of the survey questions needed to be adapted to be relevant to these countries. For example, while in the UK we use the word ‘gifted’ to mean ‘high-attaining’, in the South Asian countries involved in the study, to be ‘gifted’ means<em> </em>having special needs.</p>
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281 <p>The seminar presentation was well received, and because we now hold our seminars for 90 minutes instead of an hour, we had more time for questions and answers.</p>
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321 <p>In our next seminar on Tuesday 6 October at 17:00–18:30 BST / 12:00–13:30 EDT / 9:00–10:30 PT / 18:00–19:30 CEST, we’ll welcome Shuchi Grover, a prominent researcher in the area of computational thinking and formative assessment. The title of Shuchi’s seminar is <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/computing-education-research-online-seminars/#assessments-to-improve-student-learning-in-introductory-cs-classrooms">Assessments to improve student learning in introductory CS classrooms</a>. To join, simply sign up with your name and email address.</p>
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339 <p>1. Andrew C. Porter and John L. Smithson. 2001. <em>Defining, Developing and Using Curriculum Indicators</em>. CPRE Research Reports, 12-2001. (2001)</p>
340 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/international-computing-curriculum-metrecc-research-seminar/">How is computing taught in schools around the world?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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350 <link>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-enables-worlds-smallest-imac/</link>
351 <comments>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-enables-worlds-smallest-imac/#comments</comments>
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353 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
354 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
355 <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
356 <category><![CDATA[YouTube]]></category>
357 <category><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi 4]]></category>
358 <category><![CDATA[iMac]]></category>
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361 <description><![CDATA[<p>This project goes a step further than most custom-made Raspberry Pi cases: YouTuber Michael Pick hacked a Raspberry Pi 4 and stuffed it inside this Apple lookalike to create the world’s smallest ‘iMac’. Michael designed and 3D printed this miniature ‘iMac’ with what he calls a “gently modified” Raspberry Pi 4 at the heart. Everything…</p>
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365 <p>This project goes a step further than most custom-made Raspberry Pi cases: YouTuber Michael Pick hacked a Raspberry Pi 4 and stuffed it inside this Apple lookalike to create the world’s smallest ‘iMac’. </p>
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369 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1620" height="913" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/osx.png" alt="" class="wp-image-63255" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/osx.png 1620w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/osx-300x169.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/osx-500x282.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/osx-768x433.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/osx-1536x866.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/osx-800x451.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px" /></figure></div>
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373 <p>Michael designed and 3D printed this miniature ‘iMac’ with what he calls a “gently modified” Raspberry Pi 4 at the heart. Everything you see is hand-painted and -finished to achieve an authentic, sleek Apple look.</p>
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377 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="1915" height="1079" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/cutting.png" alt="" class="wp-image-63249" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/cutting.png 1915w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/cutting-300x169.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/cutting-500x282.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/cutting-768x433.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/cutting-1536x865.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/cutting-800x451.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px" /><figcaption>This is “gentle modification” we just mentioned</figcaption></figure></div>
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381 <p>Even after all that power tool sparking, this miniature device is capable of playing Minecraft at 1000 frames per second. Michael was set on making the finished project as thin as possible, so he had to slice off a couple of his Raspberry Pi’s USB ports and the Ethernet socket to make everything fit inside the tiny, custom-made case. This hacked setup leaves you with Bluetooth and wireless internet connections, which, as Michael explains in the build video, “if you’re a Mac user, that’s all you’re ever going to need.”</p>
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387 </div><figcaption>We love watching 3D printer footage set to relaxed elevator music</figcaption></figure>
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391 <p>This teeny yet impactful project has even been featured on <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/24/worlds-smallest-imac-is-no-taller-than-a-can-of-red-bull/#c6a259d1d4bb">forbes.com</a>, and that’s where we learned how the tightly packed tech manages to work in such a restricted space:</p>
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395 <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>“A wireless dongle is plugged into one of the remaining USB ports to ensure it’s capable of connecting to a wireless keyboard and mouse, and a low-profile ribbon cable is used to connect the display to the Raspberry Pi. Careful crimping of cables and adapters ensures the mini iMac can be powered from a USB-C extension cable that feeds in under the screen, while the device also includes a single USB 2 port.”</p><cite>Barry Collins | forbes.com</cite></blockquote>
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403 <p>The maker also told forbes.com that this build was inspired by an <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/05/19/the-free-operating-system-thats-identical-to-macos/#207d12682967">iRaspbian software</a> article from tech writer <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/#1d4da4f5d2b8">Barry Collins</a>. iRaspbian puts a Mac-like interface — including Dock, Launcher and even the default macOS wallpaper — on top of a Linux distro. We guess Michael just wanted the case to match the content, hey?</p>
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411 <p>Check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCao3Nt6sXkRZc851f6wHmkg">Michael’s YouTube channel</a> for more inexplicably cool builds, such as a one billion volt Thor hammer. </p>
412 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-enables-worlds-smallest-imac/">Raspberry Pi enables world’s smallest iMac</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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421 <title>Global sunrise/sunset Raspberry Pi art installation</title>
422 <link>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/global-sunrise-sunset-raspberry-pi-art-installation/</link>
423 <comments>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/global-sunrise-sunset-raspberry-pi-art-installation/#comments</comments>
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425 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
426 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 08:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
427 <category><![CDATA[Your Projects]]></category>
428 <category><![CDATA[Arduino]]></category>
429 <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
430 <category><![CDATA[OMXPlayer]]></category>
431 <category><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi 3B+]]></category>
432 <category><![CDATA[Digital art]]></category>
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434 <category><![CDATA[IP camera]]></category>
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437 <description><![CDATA[<p>24h Sunrise/Sunset is a digital art installation that displays a live sunset and sunrise happening somewhere in the world with the use of CCTV. Artist Dries Depoorter wanted to prove that “CCTV cameras can show something beautiful”, and turned to Raspberry Pi to power this global project. Harnessing CCTV The arresting visuals are beamed to…</p>
438 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/global-sunrise-sunset-raspberry-pi-art-installation/">Global sunrise/sunset Raspberry Pi art installation</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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441 <p>24h Sunrise/Sunset<em> is a digital art installation that displays a live sunset and sunrise happening somewhere in the world with the use of CCTV.</em></p>
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449 <p>Artist <a href="https://driesdepoorter.be/">Dries Depoorter</a> wanted to prove that “CCTV cameras can show something beautiful”, and turned to Raspberry Pi to power this global project.</p>
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461 <p>The arresting visuals are beamed to viewers using two Raspberry Pi 3B+ computers and an Arduino Nano Every that stream internet protocol (IP) cameras with the use of command line media player <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/raspbian/applications/omxplayer.md">OMXPlayer</a>.</p>
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469 <h2>Dual Raspberry Pi power</h2>
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473 <p>The two Raspberry Pis communicate with each other using the <a href="https://mqtt.org/">MQTT protocol</a> — a standard messaging protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT) that’s ideal for connecting remote devices with a small code footprint and minimal network bandwidth.<br><br>One of the Raspberry Pis checks at which location in the world a sunrise or sunset is happening and streams the closest CCTV camera.</p>
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477 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1440" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_01-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-63226" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_01-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_01-500x281.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_01-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_01-800x450.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><figcaption>The insides of the sleek display screen…</figcaption></figure></div>
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481 <h2>Beam me out, Scotty</h2>
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485 <p>The big screens are connected with the I2C protocol to the Arduino, and the Arduino is connected serial with the second Raspberry Pi. Dries also made a custom printed circuit board (PCB) so the build looks cleaner.</p>
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489 <p>All that hardware is powered by an industrial power supply, just because Dries liked the style of it.</p>
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493 <figure class="wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="500" height="333" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_03-500x333.jpg" alt="" data-id="63218" data-full-url="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_03-scaled.jpg" data-link="https://www.raspberrypi.org/?attachment_id=63218" class="wp-image-63218" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_03-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_03-800x533.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="500" height="333" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-500x333.jpg" alt="" data-id="63217" data-full-url="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-scaled.jpg" data-link="https://www.raspberrypi.org/?attachment_id=63217" class="wp-image-63217" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-800x533.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></figure></li></ul><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-caption">…and the outside</figcaption></figure>
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497 <h2>Software</h2>
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501 <p>Everything is written in Python 3, and Dries harnessed the Python 3 libraries <code>BeautifulSoup</code>, <code>Sun</code>, <code>Geopy</code>, and <code>Pytz</code> to calculate sunrise and sunset times at specific locations. Google Firebase databases in the cloud help with admin by way of saving timestamps and the IP addresses of the cameras.</p>
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505 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2560" height="1920" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-63227" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-500x375.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h_SunriseSunset_MakingOff_Dries_Depoorter_PhotoBy_Dries_Depoorter_02-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></figure></div>
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509 <h2>Hardware</h2>
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513 <ul><li><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/">Raspberry Pi 3B+</a> ×2</li><li><a href="https://store.arduino.cc/arduino-nano-every">Arduino Nano Every</a></li><li>Industrial power supply</li><li>Vacuum fluorescent (VFD) displays</li><li>LEDs</li><li>Lasercut metals & custom PCB</li></ul>
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517 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h-Dries.jpg" alt="The artist stood infront of the two large display screens" class="wp-image-63213" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h-Dries.jpg 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h-Dries-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h-Dries-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h-Dries-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h-Dries-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/24h-Dries-800x533.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><figcaption>Image of the artist with his work by <a href="https://www.fotoswiss.com/">fotoswiss.com</a></figcaption></figure></div>
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521 <p>And, lastly, Dries requested a shoutout for his favourite local Raspberry Pi shop <a href="https://www.gotron.be/">Gotron</a> in Ghent.</p>
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525 <p>If you’d like to check out more of Dries’ work, you can find him <a href="https://driesdepoorter.be/">online here</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/driesdepoorter/">on Instagram</a>. </p>
526 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/global-sunrise-sunset-raspberry-pi-art-installation/">Global sunrise/sunset Raspberry Pi art installation</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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535 <title>How young people can run their computer programs in space with Astro Pi</title>
536 <link>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-young-people-run-computer-programs-in-space-astro-pi/</link>
537 <comments>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-young-people-run-computer-programs-in-space-astro-pi/#comments</comments>
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539 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Given]]></dc:creator>
540 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
541 <category><![CDATA[Astro Pi]]></category>
542 <category><![CDATA[space]]></category>
543 <category><![CDATA[astro pi]]></category>
544 <category><![CDATA[Thomas Pesquet]]></category>
545 <category><![CDATA[Mission Space Lab]]></category>
546 <category><![CDATA[Mission Zero]]></category>
547 <category><![CDATA[european astro pi challenge]]></category>
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550 <description><![CDATA[<p>Do you know young people who dream of sending something to space? You can help them make that dream a reality! We’re calling on educators, club leaders, and parents to inspire young people to develop their digital skills by participating in this year’s European Astro Pi Challenge. The European Astro Pi Challenge, which we run…</p>
551 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-young-people-run-computer-programs-in-space-astro-pi/">How young people can run their computer programs in space with Astro Pi</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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554 <p>Do you know young people who dream of sending something to space? <strong>You</strong> can help them make that dream a reality!</p>
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558 <p><strong>We’re calling on educators, club leaders, and parents</strong> to inspire young people to develop their digital skills by participating in this year’s European Astro Pi Challenge.</p>
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562 <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
563 <iframe title="Send your code to space with astronaut Thomas Pesquet | European Astro Pi Challenge" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OYGgcevyqWg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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568 <p>The European Astro Pi Challenge, which we run in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.esa.int/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">European Space Agency</a>, gives young people in 26 countries* the opportunity to write their own computer programs and run them on two special Raspberry Pi units — called Astro Pis! — on board the International Space Station (ISS). </p>
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573 <div class="wp-block-button is-style-outline"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://astro-pi.org/"><span style="color:#00aa55" class="has-inline-color">I want to get started with the Astro Pi Challenge</span></a></div>
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578 <p>This year’s Astro Pi ambassador is ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet. Thomas will accompany our Astro Pis on the ISS and oversee young people’s programs while they run.</p>
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582 <p>And the young people need <strong>your</strong> support to take part in the Astro Pi Challenge!</p>
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586 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="500" height="334" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/ATHENS_CODE_CLUB_029-500x334.jpg" alt="A group of young people and educators smiling while engaging with a computer" class="wp-image-63316" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/ATHENS_CODE_CLUB_029-500x334.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/ATHENS_CODE_CLUB_029-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/ATHENS_CODE_CLUB_029-768x513.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/ATHENS_CODE_CLUB_029-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/ATHENS_CODE_CLUB_029-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/ATHENS_CODE_CLUB_029-800x534.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></figure></div>
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590 <h2><strong>Astro Pi is back big-time!</strong></h2>
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594 <p>The Astro Pi Challenge is back and better than ever, with a brand-new website, a cool new look, and the chance for more young people to get involved.</p>
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598 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium"><a href="http://astro-pi.org"><img loading="lazy" width="190" height="250" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/astro-pi-logo-new-190x250.jpg" alt="Logo of the European Astro Pi Challenge" class="wp-image-63292" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/astro-pi-logo-new-190x250.jpg 190w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/astro-pi-logo-new-500x660.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/astro-pi-logo-new-768x1013.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/astro-pi-logo-new-1164x1536.jpg 1164w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/astro-pi-logo-new-800x1055.jpg 800w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/astro-pi-logo-new.jpg 1260w" sizes="(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px" /></a></figure></div>
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602 <p>During the last challenge, a record 6558 Astro Pi programs from over 17,000 young people ran on the ISS, and we want even more young people to take part in our new 2020/21 challenge.</p>
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606 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="500" height="332" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/06/Tim_Peake_spacewalk_training-500x332-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60508" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/06/Tim_Peake_spacewalk_training-500x332-1.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/06/Tim_Peake_spacewalk_training-500x332-1-300x199.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /><figcaption>British ESA astronaut Tim Peake was the ambassador of the first Astro Pi Challenge in 2015.</figcaption></figure></div>
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610 <p>So whether your children or learners are complete beginners to programming or have experience of Python coding, we’d love for them to take part!</p>
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614 <p>You and your young people have two Astro Pi missions to choose from: <strong>Mission Zero</strong> and <strong>Mission Space Lab</strong>.</p>
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618 <h2>Mission Zero — for beginners and younger programmers</h2>
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622 <p>In Mission Zero, young people write a simple program to take a humidity reading onboard the ISS and communicate it to the astronauts with a personalised message, which will be displayed for 30 seconds.</p>
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626 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium"><a href="https://astro-pi.org/mission-zero/"><img loading="lazy" width="250" height="250" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new-250x250.jpg" alt="Logo of Mission Zero, part of the European Astro Pi Challenge" class="wp-image-63294" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new-250x250.jpg 250w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Zero-logo-new.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></a></figure></div>
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630 <p>Mission Zero is designed for beginners and younger participants up to 14 years old. Young people can complete Mission Zero online in about an hour following a step-by-step guide. Taking part doesn’t require any previous coding experience or specific hardware.</p>
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634 <p>All Mission Zero participants who follow the simple challenge rules are <strong>guaranteed</strong> to have their programs run aboard the ISS in 2021.</p>
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638 <p>All <strong>you</strong> need to do is support the young people to submit their programs!</p>
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642 <div class="wp-block-buttons aligncenter">
643 <div class="wp-block-button is-style-outline"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://astro-pi.org/mission-zero/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="color:#ea07b9" class="has-inline-color">I want to get started with Astro Pi Mission Zero</span></a></div>
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648 <p>Mission Zero is a <strong>perfect activity for beginners</strong> to digital making and Python programming, whether they’re young people at home or in coding clubs, or groups of students or club participants.</p>
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652 <p>We have made some exciting changes to this year’s Mission Zero challenge:</p>
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656 <ol><li>Participants will be measuring humidity on the ISS instead of temperature</li><li><strong>For the first time, young people can enter individually</strong>, as well as in teams of up to 4 people</li></ol>
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660 <p>You have until <strong>19 March 2021</strong> to support your young people to submit their Mission Zero programs!</p>
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664 <h2>Mission Space Lab — for young people with programming experience</h2>
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668 <p>In Mission Space Lab, teams of young people design and program a scientific experiment to run for 3 hours onboard the ISS.</p>
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672 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium"><a href="https://astro-pi.org/mission-space-lab/"><img loading="lazy" width="250" height="250" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new-250x250.jpg" alt="Logo of Mission Space Lab, part of the European Astro Pi Challenge" class="wp-image-63293" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new-250x250.jpg 250w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Mission-Space-Lab-logo-new.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></a></figure></div>
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676 <p>Mission Space Lab is aimed at more experienced or older participants up to 19 years old, and it takes place in 4 phases over the course of 8 months.</p>
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680 <p>Your role in Mission Space Lab is to mentor a team of participants while they design and write a program for a scientific experiment that increases our understanding of either life on Earth or life in space.</p>
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684 <p>The best experiments will be deployed to the ISS, and teams will have the opportunity to analyse their experimental data and report on their results.</p>
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689 <div class="wp-block-button is-style-outline"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://astro-pi.org/mission-space-lab/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color">I want to get started with Astro Pi Mission Space Lab</span><span class="has-inline-color has-light-green-cyan-color"></span></a></div>
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694 <p>You have until <strong>23 October 2020</strong> to register your team and their experiment idea.</p>
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699 <iframe title="How to plan your Mission Space Lab experiment | European Astro Pi Challenge" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vCFF_e1rSTI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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704 <p>To see the kind of experiments young people have run on the ISS, check out <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/winners-astro-pi-mission-space-lab-2019-20/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our blog post congratulating the Mission Space Lab 2019/20 winners</a>!</p>
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708 <h2><strong>Get started with Astro Pi today!</strong></h2>
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712 <p>To find out more about taking part in the European Astro Pi Challenge 2020/21, head over to our new and improved <a href="http://astro-pi.org">astro-pi.org</a> website.</p>
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716 <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://astro-pi.org/"><img loading="lazy" width="500" height="288" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-15.48.10-500x288.png" alt="screenshot of Astro Pi home page" class="wp-image-63300" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-15.48.10-500x288.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-15.48.10-300x173.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-15.48.10-768x443.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-15.48.10-1536x885.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-15.48.10-2048x1180.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-15.48.10-800x461.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></figure>
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720 <p>There, you’ll find everything you need to get started on sending young people’s computer program to space!</p>
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725 <div class="wp-block-button is-style-outline"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://astro-pi.org/"><span style="color:#00aa55" class="has-inline-color">I want to find out more about the Astro Pi Challenge</span></a></div>
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734 <p>* ESA Member States in 2020: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. Other participating states: Canada, Latvia, Slovenia, Malta.</p>
735 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-young-people-run-computer-programs-in-space-astro-pi/">How young people can run their computer programs in space with Astro Pi</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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744 <title>Coding for concentration with Digital Making at Home</title>
745 <link>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/coding-for-concentration-with-digital-making-at-home/</link>
746 <comments>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/coding-for-concentration-with-digital-making-at-home/#respond</comments>
747
748 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></dc:creator>
749 <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
750 <category><![CDATA[Digital Making at Home]]></category>
751 <category><![CDATA[digital making]]></category>
752 <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63367</guid>
753
754 <description><![CDATA[<p>September is wellness month at Digital Making at Home. Your young makers can code along with our educators every week to create projects that focus on their well-being. This week’s brand-new projects are all about helping young people concentrate better. Through Digital Making at Home, we invite parents and kids all over the world to…</p>
755 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/coding-for-concentration-with-digital-making-at-home/">Coding for concentration with Digital Making at Home</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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758 <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
759 <iframe title="Digital Making at Home: Look after yourself" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M1GEG1v-YGQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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764 <p>September is wellness month at <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/at-home">Digital Making at Home</a>. Your young makers can code along with our educators every week to create projects that focus on their well-being. This week’s brand-new projects are all about helping young people concentrate better.</p>
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768 <div class="wp-block-buttons aligncenter">
769 <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/at-home/posts/renew-your-focus-with-code/" style="background-color:#b51240">I want my kids to start coding now</a></div>
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774 <p>Through Digital Making at Home, we invite parents and kids all over the world to code and make along with us and our <strong>new projects, videos, and live streams every week</strong>.</p>
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778 <p>This week’s live stream will take place on Wednesday at <strong>5.30pm BST</strong> / <strong>12.30pm EDT</strong> / <strong>10.00pm IST</strong> at <a href="http://rpf.io/home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">rpf.io/home</a>. Let your kids join in so they can progress to the next stage of learning to code with Scratch!</p>
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782 <p>If you’re in the USA, your young people can join Christina on Thursday at 3.30pm PDT / 5.30pm CDT / 6.30pm EDT for an <strong>additional US-time live stream</strong>! Christina will show newcomers how to begin coding Scratch projects. Thanks to our partners <a href="http://www.infosys.org/infosys-foundation-usa/">Infosys Foundation USA</a> for making this new live stream possible.</p>
783 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/coding-for-concentration-with-digital-making-at-home/">Coding for concentration with Digital Making at Home</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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792 <title>What the blink is my IP address?</title>
793 <link>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/what-the-blink-is-my-ip-address/</link>
794 <comments>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/what-the-blink-is-my-ip-address/#comments</comments>
795
796 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
797 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
798 <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
799 <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
800 <category><![CDATA[headless]]></category>
801 <category><![CDATA[LED]]></category>
802 <category><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi Zero W]]></category>
803 <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63121</guid>
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805 <description><![CDATA[<p>Picture the scene: you have a Raspberry Pi configured to run on your network, you power it up headless (without a monitor), and now you need to know which IP address it was assigned. Matthias came up with this solution, which makes your Raspberry Pi blink its IP address, because he used a Raspberry Pi…</p>
806 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/what-the-blink-is-my-ip-address/">What the blink is my IP address?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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809 <p>Picture the scene: you have a Raspberry Pi configured to run on your network, you power it up headless (without a monitor), and now you need to know which IP address it was assigned. </p>
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813 <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
814 <iframe title="Make Raspberry Pi blink its IP address" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XbJ5vT8FvXU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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819 <p>Matthias came up with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbJ5vT8FvXU">this solution,</a> which makes your Raspberry Pi blink its IP address, because he used a <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-zero-w/">Raspberry Pi Zero W</a> headless for most of his projects and got bored with having to look it up with his DHCP server or hunt for it by pinging different IP addresses. </p>
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823 <h2>How does it work?</h2>
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827 <p>A script runs when you start your Raspberry Pi and indicates which IP address is assigned to it by blinking it out on the device’s LED. The script comprises about 100 lines of Python, and you can <a href="https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/pi_blink_ip">get it on GitHub</a>. </p>
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831 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2880" height="1454" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.12.54.png" alt="A screen running Python" class="wp-image-63149" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.12.54.png 2880w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.12.54-300x151.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.12.54-500x252.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.12.54-768x388.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.12.54-1536x775.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.12.54-2048x1034.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.12.54-800x404.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px" /><figcaption>Easy peasy GitHub breezy</figcaption></figure></div>
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835 <p>The power/status LED on the edge of the Raspberry Pi blinks numbers in a Roman numeral-like scheme. You can tell which number it’s blinking based on the length of the blink and the gaps between each blink, rather than, for example, having to count nine blinks for a number nine.</p>
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839 <h2>Blinking in Roman numerals</h2>
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843 <p>Short, fast blinks represent the numbers one to four, depending on how many short, fast blinks you see. A gap between short, fast blinks means the LED is about to blink the next digit of the IP address, and a longer blink represents the number five. So reading the combination of short and long blinks will give you your device’s IP address. </p>
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847 <p>You can see this in action at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbJ5vT8FvXU&t=2m1s">this exact point</a> in the video. You’ll see the LED blink fast once, then leave a gap, blink fast once again, then leave a gap, then blink fast twice. That means the device’s IP address ends in 112. </p>
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851 <h2>What are octets?</h2>
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855 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2248" height="946" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.03.15.png" alt="" class="wp-image-63142" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.03.15.png 2248w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.03.15-300x126.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.03.15-500x210.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.03.15-768x323.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.03.15-1536x646.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.03.15-2048x862.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.03.15-800x337.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2248px) 100vw, 2248px" /></figure></div>
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859 <p>Luckily, you usually only need to know the last three numbers of the IP address (the last octet), as the previous octets will almost always be the same for all other computers on the LAN.</p>
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863 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="587" height="250" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/octets.png" alt="" class="wp-image-63140" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/octets.png 587w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/octets-300x128.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/octets-500x213.png 500w" sizes="(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px" /></figure></div>
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867 <p>The script blinks out the last octet ten times, to give you plenty of chances to read it. Then it returns the LED to its default functionality.</p>
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871 <h2>Which LED on which Raspberry Pi?</h2>
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875 <p>On a Raspberry Pi Zero W, the script uses the green status/power LED, and on other Raspberry Pis it uses the green LED next to the red power LED.</p>
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879 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2878" height="1176" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.07.01.png" alt="" class="wp-image-63144" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.07.01.png 2878w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.07.01-300x123.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.07.01-500x204.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.07.01-768x314.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.07.01-1536x628.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.07.01-2048x837.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-13.07.01-800x327.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2878px) 100vw, 2878px" /><figcaption>The green LED blinking the IP address (the red power LED is slightly hidden by Matthias’ thumb)</figcaption></figure></div>
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883 <p>Once you get the hang of the Morse code-like blinking style, this is a really nice quick solution to find your device’s IP address and get on with your project.</p>
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887 <p></p>
888 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/what-the-blink-is-my-ip-address/">What the blink is my IP address?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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896 <item>
897 <title>Turn a watermelon into a RetroPie games console</title>
898 <link>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/turn-a-watermelon-into-a-retropie-games-console/</link>
899 <comments>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/turn-a-watermelon-into-a-retropie-games-console/#comments</comments>
900
901 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
902 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
903 <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
904 <category><![CDATA[GameBoy]]></category>
905 <category><![CDATA[retropie]]></category>
906 <category><![CDATA[raspberry pi 3]]></category>
907 <category><![CDATA[Pokemon]]></category>
908 <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=62959</guid>
909
910 <description><![CDATA[<p>OK Cedrick, we don’t need to know why, but we have to know how you turned a watermelon into a games console. This has got to be a world first. What started out as a regular RetroPie project has blown up reddit due to the unusual choice of casing for the games console: nearly 50,000…</p>
911 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/turn-a-watermelon-into-a-retropie-games-console/">Turn a watermelon into a RetroPie games console</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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913 <content:encoded><![CDATA[
914 <p>OK Cedrick, we don’t need to know why, but we have to know <em>how</em> you turned a watermelon into a games console.<em> </em></p>
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918 <p>This has got to be a world first. What started out as a regular <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/search/retropie">RetroPie</a> project has blown up reddit due to the unusual choice of casing for the games console: nearly 50,000 redditors upvoted <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DiWHY/comments/ifrvrn/made_a_watermelonboy_and_tested_it_out_in_public/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share">this build</a> within a week of <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/cedishappy/">Cedrick</a> sharing it.</p>
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922 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2350" height="996" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-12.39.39.png" alt="" class="wp-image-62963" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-12.39.39.png 2350w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-12.39.39-300x127.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-12.39.39-500x212.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-12.39.39-768x326.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-12.39.39-1536x651.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-12.39.39-2048x868.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-12.39.39-800x339.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2350px) 100vw, 2350px" /><figcaption>See, we’re not kidding</figcaption></figure></div>
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926 <h2>What’s inside?</h2>
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930 <ul><li><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b/">Raspberry Pi 3</a></li><li>Jingo Dot power bank (that yellow thing you can see below)</li><li>Speakers</li><li>Buttons</li><li>Small 1.8″ screen</li></ul>
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935 <iframe title="I Made and Played Pokemon Emerald on a Watermelon in Public!" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dqgjozNR3W8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
936 </div><figcaption>Cedrick’s giggling really makes this video</figcaption></figure>
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940 <h2>Retropie</h2>
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944 <p>While this build looks epic, it isn’t too tricky to make. First, Cedrick flashed the <a href="https://retropie.org.uk/download/">RetroPie image</a> onto an SD card, then he wired up a Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins to the red console buttons, speakers, and the screen. </p>
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948 <p>Cedrick achieved audio output by adding just a few lines of code to the <code>config</code> file, and he downloaded libraries for screen configuration and button input. That’s it! That’s all you need to get a games console up and running. </p>
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956 <h2>Now for the messy bit</h2>
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960 <p>Cedrick had to gut an entire watermelon before he could start getting all the hardware in place. He power-drilled holes for the buttons to stick through, and a Stanley knife provided the precision he needed to get the right-sized gap for the screen.</p>
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964 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2880" height="1424" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-11.51.35.png" alt="A gutted watermelon with gaps cut to fit games console buttons and a screen" class="wp-image-63111" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-11.51.35.png 2880w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-11.51.35-300x148.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-11.51.35-500x247.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-11.51.35-768x380.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-11.51.35-1536x759.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-11.51.35-2048x1013.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-07-at-11.51.35-800x396.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px" /></figure></div>
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968 <p>Rather than drill even more holes for the speakers, Cedrick stuck them in place inside the watermelon using toothpicks. He did try hot glue first but… yeah. Turns out fruit guts are impervious to glue.</p>
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972 <p>Moisture was going to be a huge problem, so to protect all the hardware from the watermelon’s sticky insides, Cedrick lined it with plastic clingfilm. </p>
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976 <h2>Infinite lives</h2>
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980 <p>And here’s how you can help: Cedrick is open to any tips as to how to preserve the perishable element of his project: the watermelon. Resin? Vaseline? Time machine? How can he keep the watermelon fresh? </p>
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988 <p>Share your ideas on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DiWHY/comments/ifrvrn/made_a_watermelonboy_and_tested_it_out_in_public/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share">reddit</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqgjozNR3W8&feature=youtu.be">YouTube</a>, and remember to subscribe to see more of Cedrick’s maverick making in the wild.</p>
989 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/turn-a-watermelon-into-a-retropie-games-console/">Turn a watermelon into a RetroPie games console</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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998 <title>It’s a brand-new NODE Mini Server!</title>
999 <link>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/its-a-brand-new-node-mini-server/</link>
1000 <comments>https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/its-a-brand-new-node-mini-server/#comments</comments>
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1002 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
1003 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
1004 <category><![CDATA[Your Projects]]></category>
1005 <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
1006 <category><![CDATA[NODE]]></category>
1007 <category><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi 4]]></category>
1008 <category><![CDATA[mini server]]></category>
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1011 <description><![CDATA[<p>NODE has long been working to create open-source resources to help more people harness the decentralised internet, and their easily 3D-printed designs are perfect to optimise your Raspberry Pi. NODE wanted to take advantage of the faster processor and up to 8GB RAM on Raspberry Pi 4 when it came out last year. Now that…</p>
1012 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/its-a-brand-new-node-mini-server/">It’s a brand-new NODE Mini Server!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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1015 <p><em>NODE has long been working to create open-source resources to help more people harness the <a href="https://internethealthreport.org/v01/decentralization/">decentralised internet</a>, and their easily 3D-printed designs are perfect to optimise your Raspberry Pi. </em></p>
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1019 <p>NODE wanted to take advantage of the faster processor and up to 8GB RAM on <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/">Raspberry Pi 4</a> when it came out last year. Now that our tiny computer is more than capable of being used as as a general Linux desktop system, the <a href="https://n-o-d-e.net/node_mini_server3.html">NODE Mini Server version 3</a> has been born. </p>
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1024 <iframe title="Turning the Raspberry Pi 4 into a Mini Server" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vgjVps6etYA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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1029 <p>As for previous versions of NODE’s Mini Server, one of their main goals for this new iteration was to package Raspberry Pi in a way which makes it a little easier to use as a regular mini server or computer. In other words, it’s put inside a neat little box with all the ports accessible on one side. </p>
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1033 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2866" height="1256" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.36.48.png" alt="" class="wp-image-62936" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.36.48.png 2866w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.36.48-300x131.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.36.48-500x219.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.36.48-768x337.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.36.48-1536x673.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.36.48-2048x898.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.36.48-800x351.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2866px) 100vw, 2866px" /><figcaption>Black is incredibly slimming</figcaption></figure></div>
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1037 <h2>Slimmer and simpler </h2>
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1041 <p>The latest design is simplified compared to previous versions. Everything lives in a 92mm × 92mm enclosure that isn’t much thicker than Raspberry Pi itself. </p>
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1045 <p>The slimmed-down new case comprises a single 3D-printed piece and a top cover made from a custom-designed printed circuit board (PCB) that has four brass-threaded inserts soldered into the corners, giving you a simple way to screw everything together. </p>
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1049 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2854" height="1468" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.38.31.png" alt="" class="wp-image-62937" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.38.31.png 2854w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.38.31-300x154.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.38.31-500x257.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.38.31-768x395.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.38.31-1536x790.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.38.31-2048x1053.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.38.31-800x411.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2854px) 100vw, 2854px" /><figcaption>The custom PCB cover</figcaption></figure></div>
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1053 <h2>What are the new features?</h2>
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1057 <p>Another goal for version 3 NODE’s Mini Server was to include as much modularity as possible. That’s why this new mini server requires no modifications to the Raspberry Pi itself, thanks to a range of custom-designed adapter boards. How to take advantage of all these new features is explained <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgjVps6etYA&t=1m14s">at this point in NODE’s YouTube video</a>. </p>
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1061 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2842" height="1390" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.41.43.png" alt="" class="wp-image-62939" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.41.43.png 2842w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.41.43-300x147.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.41.43-500x245.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.41.43-768x376.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.41.43-1536x751.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.41.43-2048x1002.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.41.43-800x391.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2842px) 100vw, 2842px" /><figcaption>Ooh, shiny and new and new and shiny</figcaption></figure></div>
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1065 <p>Just like for previous versions, all the files and a list of the components you need to create your own Mini Server are available for free on the <a href="https://n-o-d-e.net/node_mini_server3.html">NODE website</a>. </p>
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1069 <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgjVps6etYA">Leave comments on NODE’s YouTube video</a> if you’d like to create and sell your own Mini Server kits or pre-made servers. NODE is totally open to showcasing any add-ons or extras you come up with yourself. </p>
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1073 <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" width="2862" height="1332" src="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.35.00.png" alt="" class="wp-image-62935" srcset="https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.35.00.png 2862w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.35.00-300x140.png 300w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.35.00-500x233.png 500w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.35.00-768x357.png 768w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.35.00-1536x715.png 1536w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.35.00-2048x953.png 2048w, https://www.raspberrypi.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Screenshot-2020-09-02-at-11.35.00-800x372.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2862px) 100vw, 2862px" /></figure></div>
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1077 <p>Looking ahead, making the Mini Server stackable and improving fan circulation is next on NODE’s agenda. </p>
1078 <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/its-a-brand-new-node-mini-server/">It’s a brand-new NODE Mini Server!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a>.</p>
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