Christmas Tutorials
It'll soon be Christmas once again and as First Coding likes to offer free tutorials to download, I'm busy working on some great little projects for all to enjoy. Last…
The Motor Control Kit
The school talks I recently gave on electronic toy hacking highlighted a problem that motor control for the Raspberry Pi and Microbit could be made a great deal simpler (and…
Spy Month
We will shortly be posting theme related projects and ideas for people of all ages and abilities to get stuck in and have a go on our Facebook page. There…
The Finished Cabinet
Here is the arcade cabinet, powered by a tiny Raspberry Pi Zero in its finished state and I really like the way it turned out. I've learnt a great deal…
A Working Cabinet
This was my favourite stage of the build as I now had a working model. It was nice to play the cabinet in its entirety as it highlighted a few…
Controls for the Arcade Cabinet
Although the Retro Gaming Pi Kit comes with a USB controller, this wasn't ideal for the arcade cabinet. The hunt was on for a set of USB arcade buttons and joystick…
Building the Arcade Cabinet
The gaming cabinet is being built without any plans and this is going to make for an interesting project indeed. All dimensions for the cabinet are being based around the…
Building A Low Cost Retro Arcade Cabinet
I love retro gaming, my collection of old consoles will testify to that but there has always been one thing that I've never had the opportunity to own due to the…