I think I have figured out the booting issues. PiMAME 0.6 Beta 3 will be uploaded today.
Thanks for the feedback!
-Shea
Mar
21
Category Archives: raspberrypi
Mar
19
Video from PyCon 2013
Here are two of the videos I took at PyCon 2013:
An Incrementing Nixie Clock:
Here is Conway’s Game of Life being run in Minecraft on the Raspberry Pi.
This was made by Chuck Thier and his code is available at:
https://github.com/creiht/pilife
-Shea
Mar
16
Saturday Post: PyCon 2013 Redux!
Hey all, hoping not to make [Saturday Posts] tags a habit but I feel bad that the wireless ate my last post 🙁
So PyCon is going amazingly well. I have seen some amazing talks, I gave a small talk about PiMAME for 15 minutes in the Raspberry Pi lab. Everyone who attended got a free Pi. Sourceforge told me they could easily host my PiMAME images so that’s a plus for everyone here.
I got to hold (but not wear) a Google Glass. It feels incredibly solid. Light. Balanced. I’m excited for it. O’Reilly was giving out a ton of books, and I have my reading for the next year scheduled.
A lot of the attendees were impressed with PiMAME and I’m excited to get the next version out. I’m brain fried. I will have pictures and things and stuff to post when I get back to Florida on Monday. Woo! PyCon!
-Shea
Mar
11
PiMAME code on GitHub
Hey All,
I’ve put my PiMAME code and configurations on GitHub for anyone to look at, check out, fork, make improvements, etc, etc.
If you check out menu.py, you will see that I have a new line item for RetroPie / EmulationStation.
I am testing it out in addition to AdvanceMAME.
Enjoy!
https://github.com/ssilverm/PiMAME
-Shea
Mar
08
Friday Post: Everyone Here Rocks!
Hey All,
What a week. I’ve been working on a presentation for the University, finally showed it off, got a ton of good jobs and awesome work. Feels like a weight was lifted. I don’t know if we will move forward with the idea, but it’s been fun so far.
Next week I will be at PyCon in California. I went last year and it was amazing, and this year’s talks look great. I’m excited.
I’ve gotten tons of feedback about PiMAME 0.6b2, and I feel like it’s going in a great direction. If it wasn’t for all you giving me tons of feedback, this project wouldn’t be even 10% as good. Thank you.
On an exciting note, a book I have been a technical editor/reviewer on has made it to the printers and is available to buy at Amazon. It’s called the “Raspberry Pi Networking Cookbook”. It’s really humbling to have my name in print, and I honestly wouldn’t have been given these opportunities without everyone’s support. That’s why my part of the dedication is to the community. Here’s to you!
The FIRST Robotics regional competition in Orlando has been going on this week. I was a member of Team 108 (Go SigmaC@TS!) back in high school. FIRST is what really pushed me into the field I’m in now, and it’s always an awesome sight seeing hundreds of students working on robots, getting excited about competition, but most importantly, making friends with others from around the world. It’s not about winning, it’s about working together.
So wooo! So glad it’s the weekend. Time to sleep until Monday!
-Shea
Mar
02
PiMAME 0.6 Beta 2
Hey All,
Thanks for the heads up on some of the issues. PiMAME 0.6 Beta 2 is now available. Please let me know how it works out for you!!!
-Shea
Mar
01
Friday Post: PiMAME 0.6 Beta
Beta2 is now up!
You guys rock! I know about the slowness. Working on a Beta2 right now!
Sorry for the late post, I have been waiting on the new image to upload to my web host.
Hey All!
Today is the 1 year anniversary of the Raspberry Pi’s launch. I’m really proud of the community and environment that has sprung up surrounding this wonderful device.
I am very happy to be releasing a beta for PiMAME 0.6.
Release Notes:
- Support for the XArcade Tankstick.
- New menu at start to choose options before launching emulation.
- PIP (the Pi IP service) is available to install (but off by default).
- New admin options in the web frontend to Reboot and Shutdown your Pi.
- Smaller image should now install on most 2GB cards (with some room to spare).
I realize this isn’t a monumental release, but it’s a leap forward on the foundation. I have a lot of ideas and a lot of improvements I want to include. As I make these improvements, I’m going to release more and more. You all have been awesome at pointing me in the direction you wish PiMAME to go. Thank you! I’m eager to hear your feedback on this version.
-Shea
Feb
22
Friday Post: Baked Raspberry Pi
Full Disclosure: Seeed Studio sent me the Wireless Charging Module for free because I entered their reviewer contest.
Hey All,
So I said I had some cool hardware to show off today, and here it is: Seeed Studio’s Wireless Charging Module
This kit uses inductive charging to transfer power “wirelessly” from one coil to the other. You put in 12v 1A on the transmitter end, and on the other end you get 5v 0.6A.
I initially had some trouble getting it setup. I was trying connectors in every different position, every combination I could think of. It took me a day to realize my power supply was set to 9v rather than 12v. Once I upped the voltage, I could hold the coils an inch away from each other and still keep a charge. I also tried putting things in between the coils to see how much interference it could take. It had no problems with a coupon book, business cards, a small plastic mint case, though it did have issues being between a remote.
Now, me being me, I had to try this with the Raspberry Pi, and I knew I had to do something special. My coworker Mike has been fiddling with bare metal assembly on the Pi, and has ported NyanCat to the system. His github repo with the source assembly code and pre built binary is available here.
By connecting the receiver coil to the 5v and GND GPIO pins, I was able to wirelessly power the Pi.
I hope you enjoy!
Have a great weekend!
-Shea
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PiMAME 0.6 should be out this weekend 😀
Feb
21
3Doodler and Raspberry Pi On-Off Switch
Hey All,
You all know I’m a huge Kickstarter fan. This week has proved to be an awesome time for projects (and a sad day for my wallet). Two projects caught my eye, the first one is the 3Doodler.
The 3Doodler is a hot-glue-gun like device that uses a plastic extruder to create 3D shapes in air. The plastic extruder is one that you would normally see in a 3D printer like the Makerbot, but has been adapted to be handheld. Because the plastic cools rapidly, it can create sturdy shapes that can be drawn anywhere.
It already surpassed the million dollar mark, so I have high hopes for this project. I backed it at the $75 October level, so I hope to get mine then and be able to do a review of it. If you are into 3D Printing and artwork, you may want to consider backing this project!
Another Kickstarter I backed this week is a project for the Raspberry Pi. It’s an on/off switch that talks to the Pi via GPIO and activates a safe software shutdown before cutting power.
I’ve talked to the creator, he’s a member of the Raspberry Pi forums, and is quite excited about this project. It’s $22 for this batch of boards. If you are looking for a power switch for your Pi, this may be it.
I have a cool piece of hardware to show tomorrow. Looking forward to sharing it with you all!
-Shea
Feb
16
Quick List of Raspberry Pi Disk Images
Hey all,
A fellow Redditor , jfOIhe7Fl, has made a cool website which keeps track of pre-made Raspberry Pi Disk Images.
The site is available here: http://raspberrypidiskimages.com/ and the Reddit thread is here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/18n9w4/quick_list_of_raspberry_pi_disk_images/
There are some good ones in there, including PiMAME 😉
Hope you all enjoy it!
-Shea