How Do I Connect A Mouse To My Raspberry PI? Looking for information on how to connect your mouse or keyboard to your Raspberry PI? Check out the easy instructions below. Mouse or Keyboard New high spec Model B has 2 USB ports and the basic Model A PI has a single USB port. All… Continue reading How Do I Connect A Mouse To My Raspberry PI?
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Articles on Electronics – Hardware,Software and Development including Hints and Tips
What is the size of the Raspberry PI?
What is the size of the Raspberry PI? Looking for the size of the Raspberry PI? Check out the information below. Note these are the raw sizes of the PCB, it does not include any case you might have fitted. Raspberry PI Size 85.60 mm Long 56 mm Wide 21 mm Tall Raspberry PI… Continue reading What is the size of the Raspberry PI?
What Is The Password For My Raspberry PI?
What Is The Password For My Raspberry PI? The below information applies to most distributions on Linux that are currently being used on the Raspberry PI, if it does not work then you will need to get the documentation for your exact distribution. e.g search on bing for “Default password” and then your Linux distribution… Continue reading What Is The Password For My Raspberry PI?
How Do I Install A Camera on to My Raspberry PI?
How Do I Install A Camera on to My Raspberry PI? Looking at fitting a camera to your raspberry pi? Luckily it is actually quite simple to do. Just follow the Easy and straight forward instructions below to install your camera. Installing the camera Before installing the camera make sure you are not carrying a… Continue reading How Do I Install A Camera on to My Raspberry PI?
How Do I add an VC-1 license key to my Raspberry PI?
How Do I add an VC-1 license key to my Raspberry PI? Before purchasing your License from the raspberry pi shop you will need your Pi’s serial number. This is quite simple to do. Get Your Raspberry PI Serial Number Boot UP your PI. Goto system > system info > network. Note your serial number… Continue reading How Do I add an VC-1 license key to my Raspberry PI?
Videos Keep Locking up During Playback on OpenELEC?
Videos Keep Locking up During Playback on OpenELEC? Below are some hopefully fairly simple instructions to fix this problem. Quite often this problem is caused by using a DHCP IP address e.g. OpenELEC is automatically getting an IP address from your router / Access point. The fix for this is quite simply swapping to a… Continue reading Videos Keep Locking up During Playback on OpenELEC?
How do I Setup a fixed IP on OpenELEC on my Raspberry Pi?
How do I Setup a fixed IP on OpenELEC on my Raspberry Pi? Setting up a Fixed IP address on OpenELEC on your Raspberry Pi is actually fairly straight forward, but you will need to get some information before we start. You will need your Subnet Mask. The IP address of you router. The IP… Continue reading How do I Setup a fixed IP on OpenELEC on my Raspberry Pi?
How do I setup Live TV on OpenELEC?
How do I setup Live TV on OpenELEC? Below are some basic and straightforward instructions to get Live TV set-up on your Media centre, computer or Raspberry PI in just a few minutes. The below instructions assume you have a media box, Raspberry PI or pc etc setup with OpenELEC Frodo or later and have… Continue reading How do I setup Live TV on OpenELEC?
How Do I Install Open Elec To My Raspberry PI?
How Do I Install Open Elec To My Raspberry PI? OpenELEC is an embedded version of the Open Source media center software XBMC that has been designed to run like any other set top box you connect to your TV like a DVD player or PVR. It is a great piece of software to get… Continue reading How Do I Install Open Elec To My Raspberry PI?
How do i change the Skin on OpenElec for my Raspberry PI?
How do i change the Skin on OpenElec for my Raspberry PI? Changing from the default Skin to a custom skin on your Raspberry Pi is actually fairly straight forward, just follow the instructions below. You should be aware that some skins are more resource intensive than others and as you are probably aware the… Continue reading How do i change the Skin on OpenElec for my Raspberry PI?