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Pi-Cars appears in Raspberry Pi For Dummies!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Barnaby Kent

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 by Barnaby Kent

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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Python variables and commenting – Driving Lesson #3

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Barnaby Kent

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 by Barnaby Kent

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 by Barnaby Kent

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 and Python – Driving Lesson #1

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Barnaby Kent

Pre-driving checks If you are here you should have set up your Raspberry Pi and also understand how to connect your Pi-Car to your Raspberry Pi. If not don’t worry: For more information on setting up your Raspberry Pi click here. … Continue reading →

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