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Pete Gallagher

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App Architect Manager Avanade. 5x MVP+MCT. Pluralsight Author. Organise Notts IoT ,NET Notts, Notts Dev Workshop, LATi, Agile Engineering Podcast, Azureish Live and IoTeaLive.

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Latest posts by Pete Gallagher @petecodes.co.uk

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Give Any Computer Raspberry Pi-Style GPIO Pins Many of us want Raspberry Pi GPIO pins on our "regular" computers and e14 Presents' Clem Mayer made that happen with his GimmeGPIO project.

"Give Any Computer Raspberry Pi-Style GPIO Pins" via @hacksterio.bsky.social

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04.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP John Virgo... What a legend...

04.02.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Using Azure Device Provisioning Service with Self Signed X.509 Certificates – Part 1 - Pete Codes Learn how to use Self Signed X.509 Certificates with the Azure Device Provisioning Service in this step by step series of blog posts.

Working with Self-Signed X. 509 certificates in @azure.microsoft.com Device Provisioning Service can be complicated.

Follow along with this 7 part series to learn how!

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#MSIoT #IoT #mvpbuzz

25.01.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Look! More AI stuff!
Look! More AI stuff! YouTube video by Jeff Geerling

Raspberry Pi has a new AI HAT. This time with built-in 8 GB of RAM, so you can run machine vision + LLM inference all without touching the Pi's CPU. It's $130 and a little bit of a niche item. Find out why in my video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRQa...

15.01.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2: Generative AI on Raspberry Pi 5 - Raspberry Pi Unlock large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs) on Raspberry Pi 5 with the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2: on sale now at $130.

Announcing the @raspberrypi.com AI Kit+ 2!

Now with onboard Gen AI capability...

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15.01.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hands On WIth The Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero We are all familiar enough by now with the succession of boards that have come from Raspberry Pi in Cambridge over the years, and when a new one comes out we’ve got a pretty good idea what to…

"Hands On WIth The @raspberrypi.com Compute Module Zero" via @hackadayofficial.bsky.social

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06.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Install and use Microsoft Dot NET 10 with the Raspberry Pi In this blog post I'll take you through how to install and use Microsoft Dot NET 10 with the Raspberry Pi and get started with using .NET with your IoT Projects.

I've updated my @raspberrypi.com Dot NET Installer Script and Blog Post for .NET 10!

You can follow along in the blog post here...

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04.01.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Unusual Pi Boot Process Explained If you’ve ever experimented with a microprocessor at the bare metal level, you’ll know that when it starts up, it will look at its program memory for something to do. On an old 8-bit ma…

"The Unusual @raspberrypi.com Boot Process Explained" via @hackadayofficial.bsky.social hackaday.com/2025/12/21/t...

22.12.2025 11:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to this one! See you there!

27.09.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Off To The Races With ESP32 And EInk Off to the races? Formula One races, that is. This project by [mazur8888] uses an ESP32 to keep track of the sport, and display a β€œlive” dashboard on a 2.9β€³ tri-color LCD. β€œβ€¦

"Off To The Races With ESP32 And EInkc via @hackaday-feed.bsky.social hackaday.com/2025/09/15/o...

16.09.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One ROM: The Latest Incarnation Of The Software Defined ROM Retrocomputers need ROMs, but they’re just so read only. Enter the latest incarnation of [Piers]’s One ROM to rule them all, now built with a RP2350, because the newest version is 5V ca…

"One ROM: The Latest Incarnation Of The Software Defined ROM" via @hackaday hackaday.com/2025/09/03/o...

04.09.2025 18:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Someone built an amazing Raspberry Pi-powered automatic piano player, and you can request songs for it to play Play me a song, PianoPi.

"Someone built an amazing Raspberry Pi-powered automatic piano, and you can request songs for it to play" via @xdadevelopers.bsky.social

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03.09.2025 06:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Raspberry Pi-powered mirror feels like it comes straight out of an old sci-fi movie A magical fusion of old and new as cutting-edge AI breathes life into a mirror. It's a worthy adventure but fraught with challenges.

"This Raspberry Pi-powered mirror feels like it comes straight out of an old sci-fi movie" via @xdadevelopers.bsky.social

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02.09.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The DSpi Is a Fully 3D-Printable Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5-Powered Take on the Nintendo DS Dual touchscreens, an Xbox-style dual-analog controller powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2040, and a fully-printable clamshell chassis impress.

"The DSpi Is a Fully 3D-Printable Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5-Powered Take on the Nintendo DS" via @hacksterio.bsky.social

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02.09.2025 21:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Homebrew Tire Pressure Monitoring System When [upir] saw that you could buy tire valve stem caps that read pressure electronically, he decided to roll his own Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) like the one found on modern cars. An ES…

"Homebrew Tire Pressure Monitoring System" via @hackaday-feed.bsky.social hackaday.com/2025/08/27/h...

30.08.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub Copilot app modernization for .NET enters public preview - GitHub Changelog GitHub Copilot app modernization for .NET aims to help enterprises migrate their .NET applications to Azure with confidence and efficiency, covering assessment, code remediation, and validation, power...

"GitHub Copilot app modernization for .NET enters public preview" via @github.com

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22.07.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W project startles everyone who visits me (and I love it) While I typically try to keep my tinkering focused on practical purposes, sometimes I just have to pull a good prank

"This Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W project startles everyone who visits me (and I love it)" via @xdadevelopers.bsky.social

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21.07.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Build HAT firmware now fully open source - Raspberry Pi The Raspberry Pi Build HAT helps you bring LEGO and Raspberry Pi together. Its firmware is now fully open source.

"Build HAT firmware now fully open source" via @raspberrypi.com

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16.07.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very proud and honoured to have been renewed for my 6th year as a Microsoft #MVP in the Azure IoT Services and Development category!

#MVPBuzz

10.07.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How does a PowerApp become a fully-fledged software application?

@luisefreese.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/992 about fully onboarding a PowerApp built by an individual into a governed process!

09.07.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sewing with LEDs and Raspberry Pi Pico - Raspberry Pi Who says a handy storage pouch has to be boring? Bling up your sewing projects with a Raspberry Pi Pico and some light-emitting silicon.

"Sewing with LEDs and Raspberry Pi Pico" via @raspberrypi.com

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09.07.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dev ported DB coded in SAP’s ABAP to a ZX Spectrum emulator : The mighty Z80 processor ran the code at astounding speed, proving retro-tech got a lot of things right

"Microsoft developer ported vector database coded in SAP’s ABAP to the ZX Spectrum" via @theregister.com

www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/s...

09.07.2025 03:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hellbender On-Edge AI Stereo Camera Targets VINS, Robotic Vision with a Raspberry Pi and Hailo-8 Compact rugged camera packs Raspberry Pi's Compute Module 4 and a 26-TOPS Hailo-8 accelerator for on-device AI.

"Hellbender On-Edge AI Stereo Camera Targets VINS, Robotic Vision with a Raspberry Pi and Hailo-8" via @hacksterio.bsky.social

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24.06.2025 04:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Super proud to have my work featured in this coming month's official @raspberrypi.com Magazine!

As part of the Avanade Intelligent Garden at the #ChelseaFlowerShow, I created a Pi 5 & Hailo based AI Pollinator Camera Trap.

This 4 page feature describes the project.

23.06.2025 10:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting started with GitHub Copilot coding agent is now easier - GitHub Changelog Last month, we launched GitHub Copilot coding agent (Public Preview), allowing users with Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise to delegate tasks to Copilot to work on in the background. Users…

"Getting started with GitHub Copilot coding agent is now easier" via @github.com

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21.06.2025 05:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Bringing Blazor to Meadow.Desktop" via @wildernesslabs.bsky.social

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20.06.2025 05:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The difference between coding agent and agent mode in GitHub Copilot We’ll decode these two toolsβ€”and show you how to use them both to work more efficiently.

"The difference between coding agent and agent mode in GitHub Copilot" via @github.com

github.blog/developer-sk...

19.06.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cassette Data Storage From The 1970s When home computers first appeared, disk drives were an expensive rarity. Consumers weren’t likely to be interested in punch cards or paper tape, but most people did have consumer-grade audio…

"Cassette Data Storage From The 1970s" via @hackadayofficial.bsky.social

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15.06.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pedro Robot – A fully open-source robotic arm for hands‑ Pedro 2.0 is a compact, 3D‑printable, open‑source robotic arm designed to democratize robotics education. By Almtzr.

"Pedro Robot – A fully open-source robotic arm for hands" via @hacksterio.bsky.social

www.hackster.io/almtzr/pedro...

15.06.2025 08:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Piko, Your ESP32 Powered Fitness Buddy Over on Hackaday.io there’s a fun and playful write-up for a fun and playful project β€” the Piko, an ESP32 powered smartwatch. Our hackers [Iloke Alusala], [Lulama Lingela], and [Rafael …

"Piko, Your ESP32 Powered Fitness Buddy" via @hackadayofficial.bsky.social hackaday.com/2025/06/05/p...

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