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I’ve added a new branch to rpi-buildroot. The 3.8 branch uses the new 3.8.6 Linux kernel provided by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. This distro is based on Buildroot, that means it very flexible and well suited for numerous customized embedded… Read More »
I found this little console while lounging around a Walmart as I waited for a movie to start at the cinema. I should point out it was a Mexican Walmart, I’m not sure if the US ones would/could actually carry… Read More »
Mission I recently found myself with a surplus of Adafruit Industries components, I decided to put a few of them to good use by making a custom NES controller. Objectives Use a thru-hole 5-way navigation switch. Use some square tactile… Read More »
RPI-Buildroot My custom Raspberry Pi distro is now sporting an up-to-date userland along side a 3.6.10 kernel and a few more tweaks (including that colorful /etc/issue you see above). This distro is based on Buildroot, that means it very flexible… Read More »
Introduction I was planning on replacing the 72-pin connector in an NES, since my NES has been doing the red square of death tango for a while now, but after busting it open I found that the contacts where in… Read More »
Idea Today I decided to do something fun, I went to my local flea market for inspiration and found it! It came in the form of a dead but in good-condition NES controller. After closer inspection, the problem was a… Read More »
Back when I was a kid, I decided I wanted to make my own game console. Granted I also wanted to be an astronaut and the first man on Mars, but I had to draw the line somewhere. [Marshmallow Game… Read More »
Right after I finished soldering I noticed a flaw that made me bust out laughing, durp. Can you spot it? (it’s not the power jack, I ran out so I hacked something else in it’s place)
As tasty as it might sound, it seems to not be a nutritious partnership, at least not yet. Performance ranges from 60 fps to 40 fps at times, I’m fairly sure I can tweak it to work faster since the… Read More »
Introduction After speaking with other Adafruit fans I decided to purchase an Adafruit Pi Box. But since I don’t like waiting for stuff to arrive, I decided to build my own enclosure out of Legos. Lego Pi It works as… Read More »
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