Raspberry Pi Official Magazine #136

We’ve got a lot of Raspberry Pi 5 coverage this month. From in-depth heating, cooling and thermal testing (page 66) to benchmarking (page 72). We’ve also got an in-depth guide to Overclocking (page 42). Once you’re done speed testing and overclocking your new Raspberry Pi 5 you’ll want to make something with it. Check out our Buyer’s Guide (page 32). This is packed with present ideas for the holiday season. From dynamic robots to weather trackers this feature is packed with gifts that will put a smile on any maker’s face. Happy holidays! EDITOR Lucy Hattersley Lucy is editor of The MagPi and has thoroughly enjoyed overclocking her Raspberry Pi. Next up is a seriously fast retro gaming project. magpi.cc…

MAKER Raju Subramanian Software engineer Raju loves tinkering with tech, assembling classic characters from LEGO and helping kids get to grips with code magpi.cc/worldradio Most of the maker-interviewees who feature in The MagPi’s project showcase pages have a deep love of technology and, often, a career in computing. Retro Pi World Radio creator Raju Salubramanian is just such a fellow, but he is also on a mission to teach the next generation to code: something that exactly chimes with why Raspberry Pi exists in the first place. Raju describes himself as an AFOL (adult fan of LEGO) and, as well as building his own Optimus Prime, Hulkbuster and other complex kits, he has used the brightly-coloured bricks in his mission to teach his kids and their friends how to code.…

MAKER Hazal Mestci Hazal Mestci is a Turkish technologist and artist who lives in NYC. Her day-to-day life involves building fun robots, coding, drawing, reading, doing sports, and cooking. magpi.cc/confettibot If you’re going to celebrate, then you should do so in style. So what better way than sending a stream of confetti flying through the air at a press of a button? That’s the premise behind the Confetti Bot, a small cannon that shoots small pieces of coloured paper (biodegradable, of course) skywards with a decent amount of power. With a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ at its heart, it’s a relatively inexpensive way to get a party started. The device was created to mark the public launch of Viam, a software platform for smart machines. The company’s project manager, Fahmina…

MAKER Aula Jazmati Aula has a doctorate in electronic engineering and uses her Raspberry Pi projects to inspire other makers magpi.cc/aulaj Syrian electronic engineer Aula Jazmati was amazed when she encountered her first Raspberry Pi in 2014. “It was like a miracle in a country suffering from difficult circumstances”, so much so that Aula set about sharing the joy with students and children as a means to inspire their love of making. Many Raspberry Pi and Hexabit projects later, Aula decided to take on a more whimsical creation – a Pico Bubble Machine – figuring “soap bubbles have always fascinated children and adults alike. They bring joy and excitement, creating beautiful floating spheres that reflect light in mesmerising colours.” This DIY project also offers an exciting opportunity for children to…

MAKER Dmitry Grinberg Dmitry is a tinkerer from Austin, TX who specialises in squeezing every cycle out of microcontrollers magpi.cc/repalm You can’t run Raspberry Pi OS on a RP2040 microcontroller, but that doesn’t mean Raspberry Pi Pico is too underpowered for an operating system. As Dmitry Grinberg has shown, it’s capable of running a port of the classic PalmOS 5 – the mobile operating system unveiled in 2002 – although it’s not been without considerable effort. PalmOS 5 was the first version of Palm’s operating system to support ARM devices. Before that, the OS, which dates back to 1996, ran on the Motorola 68K processor line. “The move to ARM was a bit more interesting,” Dmitry says. “There were rumours about the large internal re-architecting of the OS at the…

Warning! Working with animals Please be mindful when creating devices that interact with animals. Read the RSPCA’s guide on deterrents and animal population control rspcadeterrents magpi.cc/ MAKER James Milward James is a software engineer for a company that manages data and uses AI and enjoys 3D printing and creating electronic projects medium.com/@james.milward Moving house is stressful enough; unpacking only to discover your new garden is favoured by unexpected local wildlife that doesn’t respond to unsubtle hints is unsettling too. Software engineer James Milward decided on a technology-based approach to tackling his night-time visitors, creating a Badger and Fox Deterrent based around Raspberry Pi 4 and some machine learning. With a day job involving data and AI, James already had a fair clue of how to go about it. He had…