Raspberry Pi Geek

  • Welcome to the online home of Raspberry Pi Geek, a print and digital magazine dedicated to the amazing Raspberry Pi computer. Each issue of Raspberry Pi Geek offers special projects and expert advice on configuring, programming, and hardware hacking for the Raspberry Pi, with additional coverage of other open platforms, such as BeagleBone and Arduino.

Inside Our Latest Issue

Future-proofing the Raspbian SSH Server

Recent versions of Raspbian turn off SSH in the default configuration. You'll need to start it manually if you're planning on remote access.

Backing up photos with the Raspberry Pi (Part 2)

Whenever you're traveling, there's always a chance you could lose your camera, so you should save your pictures as you go. The Pi image bank can save images and even display the pictures via a web server.

Using the BMP180 to record air pressure and temperature

The kernel module simplifies access to the BMP180 sensor, allowing you to record the temperature and air pressure with shell commands.

An active USB hub for the Rasp Pi Zero

The Rasp Pi Zero comes with minimal equipment. To build it out, you will need an OTG adapter plus a USB hub. Makerspot has an interesting solution for this.

Featured Articles

Using the RPi Cam Web Interface

You can access and control the Raspberry Pi camera module from your favorite browser using the RPi Cam Web Interface software.

Write your own drivers for Arduino

So, you have some new kit for your Arduino – maybe some sensors or ICs – but programming them is clumsy and painful. Don't despair: You can make your life easier by writing your own drivers!

Current Issue

23/2017
Back to Basics (sort of): Commandeering the Linux command line, looking at logs, and securing Secure Shell

In this issue, we study some basic, but overlooked tools running on Raspberry Pi. We also take the Pi out into the world, build a robot arm, and connect Lego Mindstorms modules directly to a Pi.

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