Author Archives: Barnaby Kent

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Pi-Cars appears in Raspberry Pi For Dummies!

Posted on May 5, 2013

Pi-Cars appears in the new book Raspberry Pi For Dummies by Sean McManus and Mike Cook, in a chapter at the end that outlines some inspiring Raspberry Pi projects. Co-author Sean McManus told us: “The book gets people up and … Continue reading →

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Pi-Cars python GPIO handler for Scratch configuration

Posted on April 28, 2013

This details how to install and configure the Python Scratch handler for the Pi-Car and get it working with Scratch. You can download the software for doing this from the Pi-Store or buy one of our SD cards which is … Continue reading →

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Pi-Cars Showroom

Posted on April 10, 2013

Welcome to the Pi-Cars showroom. We plan to showcase any radio controlled cars in here that have been converted to Pi-Cars and also some of the things they get up to. If you have created a Pi-Car with our Tool … Continue reading →

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Setting up a wireless connection on the Raspberry Pi

Posted on April 8, 2013

To setup the wireless connection on the Raspberry Pi you will need to: Buy a USB wireless adapter such as this one Plug it into the USB slot on your Raspberry Pi Configure it to join a wireless network To … Continue reading →

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Python while loops – Driving lesson #5

Posted on March 4, 2013

Pre-driving checks If you are here you should be able use an editor to write Python code to control  your Pi-Car and understand what we mean when we talk about constants, variables and print statements. If not by all means … Continue reading →

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Python if else statements – Driving Lesson #4

Posted on March 3, 2013

Pre-driving checks If you are here you should be able use an editor to write Python code to control  your Pi-Car and understand what we mean when we talk about constants, variables and print statements. If not by all means … Continue reading →

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Python variables and commenting – Driving Lesson #3

Posted on March 1, 2013

Pre-driving checks If you are here you should be able use an editor to write Python code to control  your Pi-Car. If not by all means have a go at this lesson but if you get stuck try Driving Lesson#1 … Continue reading →

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Example Pi-Cars Python Code

Posted on February 28, 2013

This code will be incorporated into the Driving Lessons in due course but in the meantime here is some Python code that will work with your Pi-Car. How to get the code onto your Raspberry Pi and run it To … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Python, constants and print statements – Driving Lesson #2

Posted on February 15, 2013

Pre-driving checks If you are here you should have set up your Raspberry Pi,  understand how to connect your Pi-Car to your Raspberry Pi and know how to use IDLE or another editor to write Python code and run it. … Continue reading →

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Pi-Cars Factory – Tool Kit

Posted on January 24, 2013

Welcome to the factory: Welcome to where you will learn how to build a Pi-Car, we call it the Pi-Cars Factory. We hope that this page contains all you need to know as well as linking to resources to let … Continue reading →

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