Hacker News with Generative AI: Raspberry Pi

The Xenon Death Flash: How a Camera Nearly Killed the Raspberry Pi 2 (magnus919.com)
I’ve seen plenty of weird computer bugs in my time, but nothing quite like what Peter Onion discovered in February 2015. He was proudly photographing his brand new Raspberry Pi 2 when something bizarre happened—every time his camera flash went off, his Pi instantly powered down.
Hardware, Raspberry Pi, Computer Bugs, Photography
233 points by DamonHD 34 days ago | 89 comments
Raspberry Pi Reduces Prices on 4GB and 8GB Compute Module 4 (linuxgizmos.com)
This month, Raspberry Pi announced a price reduction for two of its most widely used Compute Module 4 variants. As of May 1, 2025, the 4GB RAM version is now $5 cheaper, while the 8GB RAM version has been reduced by $10. These discounts apply to standard temperature models purchased through Raspberry Pi Approved Resellers.
Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Pricing, Computing
11 points by teleforce 42 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Xenolab – Rasp Pi monitor for my pet carnivourus plants (github.com/blackrabbit17)
The Xenolab Rasp Pi Monitor is a cutting-edge, semi-autonomous biosurveillance module engineered for the precise care and observation of exotic carnivorous flora.
Raspberry Pi, Carnivorous Plants, DIY Projects, Technology, Open Source
132 points by malux85 48 days ago | 55 comments
Building a bare-metal bootable game for Raspberry Pi in C# (migeel.sk)
With the addition of native AOT in .NET 7, it became possible to compile C# into native code that doesn’t need a virtual machine to run.
.NET, Raspberry Pi, Game Development, C#
8 points by shakna 49 days ago | 0 comments
Oberon Pi (hansotten.com)
Oberon Pi is a port of Peter de Wachter’s Project Oberon emulator to the Raspberry Pi OS by Richard Gleaves.
Raspberry Pi, Operating Systems, Emulation
207 points by tosh 54 days ago | 45 comments
Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering (arstechnica.com)
Combining both the big and little solder jobs made a big difference.
Raspberry Pi, Manufacturing, Hardware, Electronics
11 points by rbanffy 57 days ago | 2 comments
Raspberry Pi Cuts Product Returns by 50% by Changing Up Its Pin Soldering (arstechnica.com)
Combining both the big and little solder jobs made a big difference.
Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Manufacturing, Electronics, Supply Chain
8 points by m463 58 days ago | 0 comments
My new Raspberry Pi Zero web server (paulcapewell.com)
Had a lovely sunny weekend of first birthday parties (three of them!) in the park and some gardening. But I've also been metaphorically squirrelled away working on a little project I've been semi wanting to do for years now: set up a self hosted web server.
Raspberry Pi, Web Servers, Personal Projects
6 points by speckx 60 days ago | 1 comments
I designed my LED matrix PCB with code (tscircuit.com)
This tutorial will walk you through building a 3x5 LED matrix controlled by a Raspberry Pi Pico using tscircuit.
Electronics, Raspberry Pi, Tutorials, Programming
104 points by imrishabh18 63 days ago | 64 comments
Kaleidoscopico: A demo for Raspberry Pi Pico 2 RISC-V (youtu.be)
Raspberry Pi, Microcontrollers, Hardware, RISC-V, Demo
8 points by robin_reala 67 days ago | 0 comments
Raspberry Pi Lidar Scanner (github.com/PiLiDAR)
LiDAR: custom serial driver for LDRobot LD06, LD19 or STL27L
Robotics, Hardware, Raspberry Pi, LiDAR, Open Source
686 points by Venn1 69 days ago | 185 comments
A Pi-based Lidar scanner (hackaday.com)
Although there are plenty of methods for effectively imaging a 3D space, LiDAR is widely regarded as one of the most effective methods.
Robotics, Hardware, 3D Scanning, Raspberry Pi
8 points by ikbdsk 70 days ago | 0 comments
Force Devices to use Pi-hole (serverless.industries)
Setting up Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi or as Docker Container is not hard.
Network Security, Raspberry Pi, Docker
9 points by perryflynn 73 days ago | 1 comments
My brief attempt at learning about Software Defined Radio on Ubuntu (mendhak.com)
When my previous office building shut down, I ‘inherited’ a Pi-aware which had been set up many years ago. I was vaguely aware that it made use of something called RTL-SDR, but I didn’t actually understand what that meant. I thought it was just for tracking aircraft, but it turns out the receiver is a general purpose radio receiver and can be used for other things. The SDR simply stands for Software Defined Radio, of which there are many implementations.
Ubuntu, Hardware, Programming, Raspberry Pi
5 points by speckx 73 days ago | 3 comments
Raspberry Pi cluster spotted inside $6k audio processor (jeffgeerling.com)
People often ask me whether Pi clusters are useful besides just tinkering. I've built my fair share, including my most recent 'Lamp Rack' Kubernetes-in-a-Lamp cluster.
Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Audio Processing, Kubernetes
16 points by voxadam 77 days ago | 5 comments
Train and Weather Tracker with Raspberry Pi and E-Ink (sambroner.com)
I finally built a Raspberry Pi project my wife loves: an e-ink train and weather tracker! If you want to build one yourself, the Github & instructions are here.
Raspberry Pi, DIY Projects, Weather, E-Ink Displays
135 points by tosh 90 days ago | 41 comments
DIY PTP Grandmaster Clock with a Raspberry Pi (jeffgeerling.com)
tl;dr: I set up an open source Time Pi project to build a stratum 1 PTP and NTP timeserver using a Raspberry Pi.
DIY, Raspberry Pi, Timekeeping, Networking, Open Source
104 points by ingve 91 days ago | 33 comments
Pi Pico Rx – A crystal radio for the digital age? (readthedocs.io)
The Pi Pico Rx - may be the answer to that question. While it may not be quite as straightforward as the crystal radio, the Pi Pico Rx presents a remarkably simple solution. Armed with just a Raspberry Pi Pico, an analogue switch, and an op-amp, we now have the power to construct a capable SDR receiver covering the LW, MW, and SW bands. With the ability to receive signals from halfway around the globe.
Radio, Electronics, Raspberry Pi, SDR, DIY
145 points by nolist_policy 96 days ago | 24 comments
Raspberry Pi RP2350 Now Available for Purchase, Stacked Memory Variant Coming (phoronix.com)
Raspberry Pi last year announced the RP2350 second-generation micro-controller that debuted within their $5 Raspberry Pi Pico 2 single board computer. Today they announced the RP2350 micro-controller is now available to purchase for your own micro-controller needs.
Microcontrollers, Hardware, Raspberry Pi, Electronics
154 points by rbanffy 102 days ago | 67 comments
Rust on the RP2350 (2024) (thejpster.org.uk)
Today sees the announcement of the latest additions to Raspberry Pi's microcontroller line-up - the RP2350 family. I've had prototype units for a while, and you can run Rust code on it today. To my knowledge this is the first ever microcontroller launch with Rust support out-of-the-box.
Rust, Microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi
148 points by fanf2 103 days ago | 51 comments
Raspberry Pi powers briefcase-sized PiEEG 'Bio Lab' project (tomshardware.com)
Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Bioengineering, DIY Projects
11 points by wafremret 109 days ago | 0 comments
Smart talking winter cat shelter with Pi and ESP32 tech (reddit.com)
I made a smart talking winter cat shelter with extreme tech. There is a pi in there along with some esp32 sub systems (v.redd.it)
Hardware, Pets, Raspberry Pi
6 points by gnabgib 112 days ago | 1 comments
Is an Intel N100 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? (jeffgeerling.com)
About one year ago, I bought an Intel N100 mini PC (specifically the GMKtec N100 NucBox G3) and compared it to the Raspberry Pi 5 8GB.
Hardware, Raspberry Pi, Intel, Computing, Value
7 points by mikece 116 days ago | 3 comments
Raspberry Pi Pico audio player (blogspot.com)
For an index to all my stories click this text.After all the proceeding stories the time has come to build a complete stand-alone audio player with the Raspberry Pi Pico. The audio quality is not Hifi but it is really good !! Good enough as a player in your mancave, bedroom or even as a portable player. I have made a permanent setup and using it to play music and podcasts.
Raspberry Pi, Audio, DIY Projects
158 points by zdw 117 days ago | 41 comments
Windows 11 Arm VMs on a Raspberry Pi, with BVM (jeffgeerling.com)
With the release of a Windows 11 for Arm ISO, it's easier than ever to get an officially-supported install of Windows on many different Arm PCs—now including a Raspberry Pi.
Windows 11, Raspberry Pi, Arm, Virtual Machines
7 points by rbanffy 118 days ago | 2 comments
Progress on Intel and Nvidia GPUs on Raspberry Pi (jeffgeerling.com)
Nvidia GPUs have been running fine on Arm for a while now—I just upgraded the System76 Thelio Astra to an RTX 4080 Super and am testing it now.
Nvidia GPUs, Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Computer Hardware
29 points by ingve 120 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: Slime OS – An open-source app launcher for RP2040 based devices (github.com/abeisgoat)
Slime OS is an app launcher for the PicoVision (and soon other RP2040 and RP2350 devices). It was originally designed for the Slimedeck Zero, a mini cyberdeck project. However I hope to expand it to other devices and form factors.
Open Source, Raspberry Pi, Hardware, Programming, Cyberdeck
154 points by abeisgreat 126 days ago | 7 comments
The Raspberry Pi RP2040 Gets a Surprise Speed Boost, Unlocks an Official 200MHz (hackster.io)
Raspberry Pi has released a new version of its pico-sdk software development kit for the RP2040 and RP2350 microcontroller families — and it comes with a speed boost for the RP2040, bumping its maximum rated clock speed to 200MHz.
Raspberry Pi, Microcontrollers, Software Development, Hardware, Speed Boost
36 points by todsacerdoti 128 days ago | 2 comments
Mt32-pi developer quits due to community harassment (github.com/dwhinham)
A work-in-progress baremetal MIDI synthesizer for the Raspberry Pi 3 or above, based on Munt, FluidSynth and Circle.
Music, Raspberry Pi, Open Source, Community, Harassment
44 points by zdw 130 days ago | 54 comments
Portable drone jammer uses a Raspberry Pi tactical Software Defined Radio (tomshardware.com)
Drones, Raspberry Pi, Security
103 points by protik49 131 days ago | 45 comments