raspberry pi prototyping kit from adafruit arrived today

I already have a project in mind - an internet connected security door buzzer so I can open the front door to my apartment block with my iphone. Stay tuned for construction details

RaspberryPi

Today I was excited to find my RaspberryPi in my mailbox months after I placed my order with RS.

I checked the serial and unfortunately I didn't score the upgraded chip with 512 Mb memory.
I also didn't realize that it needs a micro USB cable to connect the power... of the myriad of computer cables I have collected over the years, I had never managed to aquire one of those, so it had to wait for a trip to my local computer store.

Anyway, that gave me time to setup an SD card with linux so it would actually boot and when I finally I powered it up I had the joy of watching the linux boot sequence as she booted up. When running, these things draw only 3W of power and my big plan for this baby is for a remote internet enabled door opener, so my first step was to get an IO module with some relays off ebay.

More news as it follows