Les Pounder
@biglesp
Content Editor at Pimoroni I've worked with Tom's Hardware Raspberry Pi Foundation BBC No Starch Press TechRadar The MagPi Hackspace Electromaker Linux User & Developer Linux Voice Linux Format No Starch Press All views are my own
Starting a new series of @pimoroni.com learn guides covering Tiny FX a #LEGO ®-compatible light, sound and sensor platform. Part 1: Getting to know the board and how to use it. learn.pimoroni.com/article/what...
I've been tinkering with #FreeCAD and a recently acquired Prusa CoreONE+ 3D printer to deisng and build layered trays that pack your electronics projects inside @pimoroni.com brand loot boxes! www.printables.com/model/177490... Yes, I am remarkably happy with how they came out!
Making wedges to go with dinner tonight. Paprika, garlic granules, majoram, oregano, salt and black pepper. Crinkle cut with my poundstore cutter :)
Made a barra brith tea loaf with muscavado sugar, cherries, honey, and fruit soaked in earl grey tea.
Today marks three months at Pimoroni! It has been great and the team are lovely, but I knew that before I started. Really greatful that I can keep writing maker content, something that I have been doing for 13 years now! Blog: blog.pimoroni.com/author/les/ Learning guides: learn.pimoroni.com
New tutorial! Build a thermal camera with a @pimoroni.com Tufty 2350 and an MLX90640 thermal camera breakout. Now your conference badge can do more than tell everyone your name! learn.pimoroni.com/article/buil...
I recently made an RGB doorbell with a Stellar Unicorn and Home Assistant, but it was missing something. A stand! So I learnt a little #FreeCAD and 3D printed one. Here is my journey and you too can download a print your own stand! blog.pimoroni.com/my-stellar-u... #HomeAssistant #RP2350
Today @pimoroni.com I'm learning FreeCAD because I want a nice stand for my new Stellar Unicorn RGB doorbell. I'll be writing a blog post, blog.pimoroni.com on my findings and the process that I took.
Today I had the pleasure of taking this distinguished gentleman out for a 4 mile walk. Duke is a working cocker spaniel and is five years old. He lives down the road and we know his owners very well. He enjoys long walks, sniffing everything and randomly changing direction.
I've dipped my toe into #smarthome #homeassistant and built a 256 RGB LED doorbell using @pimoroni.com Stellar Unicorn, Home Assistant Green and a Zigbee button. Learn how to connect Zigbee to MQTT via Home Assistant. learn.pimoroni.com/article/rgb-... www.youtube.com/shorts/qXdv8...
This week I've been building a custom media playback controller with SPOKE. Powered by the RP2040, SPOKE is a capacitive touch controller that can be used to make music, control art and interact with your computer. learn.pimoroni.com/article/spok... www.youtube.com/shorts/9APfa...
I've just opened the box and plugged in SPOKE for the first time and somehow I made the beat from the Sega MegaDrive game Streets of Rage title screen. Anyway. I'm tinkering with this today, full write up will be on Pimoroni very soon. youtube.com/shorts/9APfa... shop.pimoroni.com/products/spo...
New @pimoroni.com tutorial based on Presto, a lovely 4 inch IPS display with an RP2350 at its heart. Get the latest news headlines direct to your desktop every 30 seconds,and with embedded QR codes to take you straight to the story www.youtube.com/shorts/o3atn... learn.pimoroni.com/article/buil...
The good @drfootleg.bsky.social has been busy, creating a "hardware abstraction framework" to run MicroPython games on any hardware! His first task? Porting Asteroids to the Tufty 2350! Read all about it on the @pimoroni.com blog! blog.pimoroni.com/dr-footleg-s...
£4.50 for an A1 sized piece of foamcore board from Hobbycraft, £1 for Poundland "Command Strips" and we have the start of a sticker wall.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL...it's an impact driver that I picked up for £28 at Morrisons supermarket. What I like: Price, weight, build quality, easy to use. What I dislike: Battery charging via DC jack on top of battery!
Learn how to use APIs with your @pimoroni.com Badger 2350. In this tutorial, I show you how to connect to a free API and get live status updates on the London Underground. learn.pimoroni.com/article/badg...
Luckily I don't need to take the District or Hammersmith and City tube today... Largely because I live in Blackpool. Today I'm writing up a new @pimoroni.com Badgeware tutorial. Demonstrating how to use APIs and data with your badge.
Been busy @pimoroni.com and here is a sneak peek at an upcoming tutorial. Using Tufty 2350 to control RGB LEDs connected to Plasma 2350 W via the magic of MQTT. www.youtube.com/shorts/-ijFh...
A couple of months ago, Linus Media Group got in contact, asking me to review its range of screwdrivers. After many weeks of testing (fixing two PCs, 3D printer and some shelves), my review of the #LTT screwdrivers is now live! bigl.es/ltt-screwdri...
Currently at 3365 words in a review of three screwdrivers. Coming soon to bigl.es
I'm calling this a win! Printed a quick Star Trek commbadgie (benchy to just test that it works, and I can give to a Star Trek fan.) 6 minutes in rapid PLA.
Bed levelling is a pass! Now input shaping and PID tuning before I run a test print.
Currently taking my Elegoo Centauri Carbon 3D printer to pieces to check levelling sensor wiring. Not the funnest job ever, but I keep getting a 502 error regarding bed alignment and I've tried many other "fixes".