The MagPi

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

WELCOME to The MagPi 142

How Raspberry Pi built a silicon design team • We meet Raspberry Pi's ASIC design team to talk about chip design.

Introducing Raspberry Pi Connect • Remote control Raspberry Pi from around the world.

Industrial Compute Module 4 upgraded! • New memory variants for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module family are ready for industrial applications.

sprinklR irrigation • Keen computer programmer Mark made use of Raspberry Pi to create his own automatic watering system

Thirsty work

Audiophile Pi • Alan Boris' low-cost, high-quality DIY audio streamer hits all the right notes

Mini Dexed • A microcontroller synthesiser emulator running on Raspberry Pi involved plenty of collaboration, discovers

Sounds familiar

Cat TV • Prolific maker Becky Stern chose a Raspberry Pi display to entertain her favourite feline. Rosie Hattersley wholeheartedly approves

RC plane OSD • Upgrading your RC plane is easy when you can get a Raspberry Pi Pico to give you a HUD. Rob Zwetsloot gives it a go

EpiSensor energy management • Securing energy services’ IoT infrastructure with Raspberry Pi for a more sustainable future

BUILD A RASPBERRY PI 5 MEDIA PLAYER • Free your films, videos and music from your computer with our complete guide

HARDWARE • There are a few things you can do to really make your media centre shine

SOFTWARE CHOICES • Now you have your hardware, what to run on it? Luckily there's no shortage of options

FILL UP THAT SSD • There's no point having a state-of-the-art media player with nothing to play. Here's where you can find great content

DON'T MANGEL YOUR MEDIA • Keep on top of some basic housekeeping, and you'll always be able to find what you want

BUILD A KODI MEDIA CENTRE • If you're not sure where to start, this tutorial will help you build a powerhouse Kodi media centre perfect for the living room

Part 04 Learn Python: discover data types and build a budget tracker • Storing and using data is at the heart of programming. Discover how to use various data types to build interesting programs

Part 04 Programming with Scratch 3 • Learn how to start coding using Scratch, a block-based programming language.

Part 02 CDP Studio: Control a robot arm with a Wii Remote • Use CDP Studio with a Nintendo Wii controller to manipulate a Raspberry Pi-based robot arm

Rescue your backups • Recover data from ageing floppy disks, CDs and Zip disks before it's too late!

KiCad: making an RP2040 game controller • Let's explore adapting our RP2040 layout to make a USB game controller

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Summer projects • Summer is here, so what better time to start thinking about which Raspberry Pi projects can help make the sunnier months even more pleasurable?

Garden projects • Spend less time maintaining your garden and more time enjoying all it has to offer – weather permitting, of course

Adventure projects • Raspberry Pi can be the perfect companion whether you're hiking, camping or simply looking for lots of fun outdoors

Seaside projects • Who doesn't love to be by the seaside? Use Raspberry Pi to help you make the most of your time on the beach

Crow Vi • ▶ Elecrow ▶ magpi.cc/crowvi ▶ From £92 / $115 Is this the ultimate portable monitor for Raspberry Pi? Rob Zwetsloot takes a look at this interesting display

10 amazing: Gaming accessories • Enjoy your Raspberry Pi games more with these excellent upgrades

Learn networking with Raspberry Pi • Resources to help you understand...