My ADSL connection went down for quite a while recently, but I managed to use a Telstra 4G USB Stick with my Raspberry Pi as a secondary internet link to tide me over until my ADSL was restored.
Oct 222017
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I wrote a post about ExaGear Desktop a while ago where I looked at using it to run some basic X86 apps on a Raspberry Pi. It looked interesting, but I lost access to the Raspberry Pi 3 I was using to test it so I was unable to do too much with ExaGear.
However, with the release of ExaGear Desktop 2.0, I have my own Raspberry Pi 3 to play around with so I can give it some decent testing.
ExaGear Desktop 2.0 gives users the power to run OpenGL applications on the Raspberry Pi.
What this means, is that you can now play x86 games on the Raspberry Pi, or even run some applications that require OpenGL on the Pi.
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Mar 142017
Arrow.com is currently doing a promotion while supplies last so you better get in quick!
Dec 222016
If you’ve ever wanted high quality sound from the Raspberry Pi, look no further than this High End Audio Bundle from Allo.com.
This bundle includes the following boards:
There’s also an option to include a 3A 5V power supply with the bundle.
This bundle plugs directly onto the Raspberry Pi like any other hat, and then you can set the audio as per normal with Alsamixer.
With the Kali hat plugged in, you can power the Pi from the Kali hat rather than needing another power supply. The Kali also powers the Piano DAC.
The Piano DAC can be setup in a 2.0, 2.1, or a 2.2 setup with crossover settings in the GUI. It uses dual PCM5142 DACs with integrated DSP, and comes preset as a 2.1 setup, but can be reconfigured via the PurePath software.
The last part of the bundle is the Volt Amp which uses a TPA3118 chip. It has 4 output filters, 4 EMI Snubbers, 4 bootstrap capacitors and gain setting components.
This whole bundle can be purchased from the Allo Website and for a limited amount of time, you can get a 5% discount by using the coupon code SIRLAGZ5
Oct 272016
Following on from my last post about ExaGear, I’m going to run some benchmarks on my Raspberry Pi 3 to see how ExaGear performs against native applications.
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