Raspberry Pi

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Adafruit’s Raspberry Pi workbench, part by part.

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Raspberry Pi follows Adafruit’s product table as new Pi boards, HATs, bonnets, sensors, cables, and tools get explained in plain technical language. The appeal is hands-on: what the part does, where it fits, and what kind of project it can unlock.

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Raspberry Pi is an Adafruit show about the parts, boards, and build ideas surrounding the Raspberry Pi world. It stays close to the bench. The excerpts are full of concrete hardware: Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 3B+, Compute Module changes, BrainCraft HAT, voice bonnets, TFT screens, e-ink displays, fan shims, Perma-Proto boards, I2C helpers, sensors, connectors, and cables. Each item gets treated as a working object rather than a headline. The explanations often move from physical layout to electrical behavior to project use. A display is not just a display; it becomes a calendar, weather panel, tiny interface, robotics screen, or Pico-8-sized experiment. A fan is not just a fan; it is a practical answer to throttling during machine learning, emulation, or sustained processing. The Raspberry Pi board releases give the show its clearest platform moments. The discussions compare ports, power needs, Ethernet, wireless, HDMI, camera and display connectors, certification, and compatibility in the matter-of-fact way builders need. Around that core, the show keeps picking up adjacent maker material. CircuitPython, Python, Arduino support, plug-in connections, capacitive touch material, Lorawan gateways, soldering irons, security charging cables, and electronics books all appear in the same practical orbit. The pacing is brisk. It can be enthusiastic without becoming vague. The speakers move quickly through stock status, testing, signups, small demos, compatibility cautions, and the occasional aside about masks, cookies, aliens, or desk-protecting animatronic eyes. That loose energy matters because the subject matter is dense. Raspberry Pi gives hardware shoppers and project builders a sense of how components behave in the real world: what plugs in, what needs code, what fits old hardware, what changed, and what might be worth building next. It is product copy, field note, and maker-table tour at once.

Made for: Suits a listener who builds with Raspberry Pi hardware or wants practical context before choosing boards, displays, sensors, cables, and add-ons. It also fits technically curious makers who like product detail delivered with shop-floor looseness.

What sets it apart: The show stands apart from broad tech commentary by staying unusually close to the physical hardware: ports, pinouts, connectors, code support, heat, power, mounting, and project use. It treats every product as something that should earn its place in a build.

In their own words

Adafruit’s goal to help the world learn & share electronics and computer programming continues with our line of products made just for the Raspberry Pi®. What is the Raspberry Pi® ? A low-cost ARM GNU/Linux box.

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  • to follow a Raspberry Pi boot-up without wondering whether the wall of text means trouble
  • to turn a joystick demo into an actual plan for trying the games already on your Pi
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Raspberry Pi boards and upgradesHATs and bonnetsCircuitPython and Python projectsDisplays and e-ink buildsSensors and I2C accessoriesAudio and voice add-onsCooling and power considerationsPrototyping hardware

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New Products 9/16/2020 featuring Adafruit BrainCraft HAT - Machine Learning for Raspberry Pi 4!Sep 17, 2020

A practical bench-side review that runs from longer I2C links to custom recognition.

This single-episode review works best when it stays close to the bench. It opens with the practical case for an LTC4311 active terminator, framing it around the familiar headaches of longer I2C runs: cable resistance, capacitance, pull-ups, and that sawtooth-looking bus…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Tutorial: Magic AI Storybook with ChatGPT, Raspberry Pi and Voice Recognition with Open AI

    May 24, 2023·6m
  2. 2

    RGB Matrix Cubes

    May 3, 2022·3m
  3. 3

    Raspberry Pi 400 CYBERDECK Plate

    Mar 30, 2021·2m
  4. 4

    Raspberry Pi Machine Learning Camera

    Nov 10, 2020·3m
  5. 5

    Raspberry Pi 400 - a complete personal computer, built into a compact keyboard

    Nov 2, 2020·8m
  6. 6

    New Products 10/21/2020 Featuring Adafruit Voice Bonnet for Raspberry Pi - Two Speakers + Two Mics!

    Oct 22, 2020·14m
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    New Products 9/16/2020 featuring Adafruit BrainCraft HAT - Machine Learning for Raspberry Pi 4!

    Hidden gem

    Raspberry Pi's September 16, 2020 product roundup centers on Adafruit's BrainCraft HAT and a run of maker hardware, including an LTC4311 active terminator and a BQ24074 universal charger.

    Sep 17, 2020·22m·1 clip
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    New Products 8/12/20 featuring Adafruit 2.13" Monochrome E-Ink Bonnet for Raspberry Pi - THINK INK!

    Aug 13, 2020·13m
  9. 9

    Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Case

    Jun 5, 2020·3m
  10. 10

    New Products 5/27/20 featuring Adafruit 2.23" Monochrome OLED Bonnet for Raspberry Pi!

    May 28, 2020·6m
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    New Products 5/6/2020 featuring 16mm 10MP Telephoto Lens for Raspberry Pi HQ Camera!

    May 7, 2020·3m
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    New Products 2/12/2020 featuring 1.3" Color TFT Bonnet for Raspberry Pi - TFT + Joystick Add-on

    Raspberry Pi's February 12, 2020 product roundup ends with a 1.3-inch TFT bonnet featuring a five-way joystick and two buttons.

    Feb 13, 2020·13m
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    MACHINE LEARNING MONDAY - MobileNet V2 SSD Lite on Raspberry Pi 4

    Sep 9, 2019·6m
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    Machine Learning Monday! BrainCraft HAT for Raspberry Pi preview!

    Sep 2, 2019·8m
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    New Products 8/28/2019 Featuring Perma-Proto 40-Pin Rasp Pi PCB Kits w/ 2x20 Header

    This Raspberry Pi product roundup introduces a PDM microphone with a JST-SH cable and a Seeed Grove Feather Wing with 10 Grove connectors.

    Aug 29, 2019·15m·1 clip
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    Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is here!

    Jun 24, 2019·11m
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    Adafruit CRICKIT HAT for Raspberry Pi

    Dec 4, 2018·8m
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    New Products 4/25/2018 Featuring Adafruit Animated Eyes Bonnet for Rasp Pi

    Apr 26, 2018·13m
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    NEW! Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

    The host announces the new Raspberry Pi 3B+ and details its upgraded features and specifications.

    Mar 14, 2018·11m
  20. 20

    BIG LED Sand Toy – Raspberry Pi RGB LED Matrix

    Feb 27, 2018·2m
  21. 21

    New Products 2/14/2018 Featuring RGB Matrix Bonnet for Raspberry Pi!

    The hosts discuss new products including Blinkit temporary tattoos and the Pycom GPY board with LTE cellular module.

    Feb 15, 2018·11m
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    3D Printed Google AIY Voice Kit for Raspberry Pi

    Dec 12, 2017·4m
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    LIVE! ADABOX005: BREAK FOR PI 9/21/17 PM

    An unboxing of Adabox 005, a Raspberry Pi-themed subscription box from Adafruit, including a free MagPi magazine.

    Sep 21, 2017·35m·2 clips
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    JOHN PARK'S WORKSHOP LIVE 9/14/17 Haunted Portrait with Pi Zero

    John Park presents a living portrait of his great-great-grandfather, Reverend William Edgar Park, running as a slideshow on a 32-inch TV.

    Sep 14, 2017·1h 3m·2 clips
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    Portable HDMI Display for Raspberry Pi

    May 31, 2017·3m
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    Fusion 360 Tutorial – Joy Bonnet Pi 3

    A tutorial on designing the lower half of a case for the Adafruit Joybonnet and Raspberry Pi Zero using CAD software.

    May 4, 2017·21m·1 clip
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    How to CNC – Raspberry Pi 3 Case

    May 3, 2017·5m
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    How to CNC – Joy Bonnet Case for RaspberryPi Zero

    Apr 27, 2017·6m
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    Layer by Layer – Adafruit Joy Bonnet for Raspberry Pi

    Layer by Layer’s Joy Bonnet tutorial turns Adafruit’s Raspberry Pi add-on into a Fusion 360 component model.

    Apr 21, 2017·14m·1 clip
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    Pi Zero W FAQ (Frequently asked questions)

    Mar 9, 2017·5m
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    #DeskOfLadyada Pi RTC @Raspberry_Pi raspberrypi 1/21/17 LIVE

    Lady Ada discusses why you might want a real-time clock for your Raspberry Pi and her work on a small add-on.

    Jan 20, 2017·23m