The MagPi

The MagPi The official Raspberry Pi magazine, showcasing amazing projects from our community

WELCOME to The MagPi 137

This Amiga is not an Amiga • The name says it all. This project looks like an Amiga. It functions like an Amiga. But there's a very different computing hidden inside, as David Crookes discovers

Working with a non-Amiga

Volcano-monitoring Ultraviolet PiCam • Volcanic activity is dramatic but often devastating for nearby communities. Rosie Hattersley finds out about a Raspberry Pi-based alert system

Glowing report

BlueROV2 R4 • This Raspberry Pi-powered submarine ROV safely explores the depths.

World's First Raspberry Pi 5 tablet • Putting Raspberry Pi 5 inside a RasPad 3.

Smart Vertical Farming • Rather than grow crops horizontally across large fields, plants can be cultivated vertically too. And, as David Crookes discovers, it doesn't need to cost the earth

Giant Fine-Art Game Boy • The iconic handheld console can now be treated as fine art, especially when you deconstruct it and rebuild it six times larger, like Connor Gottfried. Rob Zwetsloot plays it loud

More than Game Boys

CinePI XL • CinePI is an open-source cinema camera that lends itself to DIY design, including larger sensors, learns Rosie Hattersley

Extraordinary scenes

Fixing Galaga • The arcade classic itself doesn't need fixing, but Nick Bild found his copy in need of maintenance. Rob Zwetsloot finds out how he went above and beyond a simple repair

PiArtFrame • Display fractal art with this art frame project.

Clinical IT device: EKORA • Clinical IT makes clever use of Raspberry Pi to securely manage patient data

START YOUR RASPBERRY PI ADVENTURE • SO YOU SEEK THE POWER OF RASPBERRY PI, ADVENTURER? LOOK NO FURTHER, LET US SHARE ANCIENT (AND NOT-SO-ANCIENT) WISDOM.

A TOUR OF RASPBERRY PI 5

SETTING UP YOUR RASPBERRY PI 5 • YOUR FIRST ADVENTURE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT! YOU CAN'T TAKE ON QUESTS WITHOUT A WORKING RASPBERRY PI

Accessories • IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE, TAKE THESE!

10 SIDE QUESTS FOR THE ROOKIE ADVENTURER • LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION? YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR TREASURE. CONSIDER THESE 10 QUESTS YOU CAN UNDERTAKE TO TRULY BEGIN TO MASTER THE RASPBERRY PI. ALL ARE WITHIN YOUR REACH, NOBLE TRAVELLER…

ANCIENT WISDOM OF THE ELDERS • WE ASKED EXPERIENCED RASPBERRY PI USERS WHAT THEY WISHED THEY HAD KNOWN WHEN THEY BOUGHT THEIR FIRST ONE. HERE'S OUR FAVOURITES…

Install an operating system with Imager • Discover the new version of Raspberry Pi Imager with an updated installation process based on which Raspberry Pi board you use

Part 01 Beepy: Make a DIY palmtop computer • Turn a Beepy handheld computer kit into a fully functional palmtop PC with our guide to ultimate terminal-based productivity

Design a circuit with KiCad • Design an electronic circuit for controlling high-power LED lights or model railway lighting

Making music on Pico • Use CircuitPython to create complex sounds

Raspberry Pi BEGINNER'S PROJECTS • We all need to START somewhere. Here's some of those wheres…

Programming PROJECTS • START CODING WITH THESE GREAT PROJECTS

Electronics PROJECTS • MAKE YOUR FIRST CIRCUITS WITH THESE ELECTRIFYING PROJECTS

Robotics PROJECTS • CREATE AN AUTOMATON WITH THESE EXCELLENT ROBOT PROJECTS

Media Centre PROJECTS • IMPROVE HOW YOU GET YOUR MEDIA WITH THESE GROOVY PROJECTS

Home Automation PROJECTS • AUTOMATE YOUR HOME WITH THESE IOT PROJECTS

MyCobot 280 Pi • This high-quality, robust robot arm has a range of optional attachments

10 Amazing: Raspberry Pi Pico projects • You can do incredible things with Raspberry Pi Pico...