Trying to break the land-speed record with a Pi-powered car
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LEARN TO CODE
ContentsIssue 53 January 2017 raspberrypi.org/magpi
COVER FEATURETUTORIALS
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> NEWS 06> TECHNICAL FAQ 66> BOOK REVIEWS 84> FINAL WORD 96
REGULARS
> MIROBOT 78> PROTOBOARD 80> MOTE PHAT 81> LIBREELEC 82
REVIEWS
COMMUNITY
> THIS MONTH IN PI 86Other goings-on in the world of Raspberry Pi
> COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT 88We talk to robot-wrangler Jillian Ogle
> EVENTS 90Find a community event near you
> LETTERS 92We answer your letters about the magazine and Pi
IN THE NEWS
This classic wooden organ is Pi controlled
PI PIPE ORGAN 36
Learn how to use the x86 release of Raspbian
on your PC, included on our cover disc!
THE BIG FEATURE
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> PI 101 – CONNECT WITH SSH 42Learn how to remotely access your Raspberry Pi
> PI 101 – USING THE PI CAMERA 44An introduction to the Raspberry Pi Camera Module
> MAKE A GPIO MUSIC BOX 46Program push buttons to make different sounds
> INTRODUCTION TO C PART 7 48Learn how to use arrays and strings in C
> CREATE A HORSE RACE GAME 50Get yourselves to the derby with Pi Bakery
> SHARE YOUR PI POWER 56Use BOINC to donate your Pi’s resources to science
> TAKE DEEPDREAM PHOTOS 58Use Google’s DeepDream with Raspberry Pi
> STRETCH MUSIC SAMPLES 60Sonic Pi returns this issue with sample stretching
> RASPBERRY PI SPY CAM 62See if anyone’s been going into your room
> BOUNCY HEDGEHOG GAME 64Put a hedgehog on a trampoline in Scratch!
The IoT platform now supports Pi
PARTICLE CLOUD
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PIXEL FOR DESKTOPS
PEGASUS
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11 MILLION PIS SOLD
Another milestone for the Raspberry Pi, next stop the C64
Eben Upton receives his
CBE after being placed
on the honours list in June
EBEN HONOURED
11The teen programme from Raspberry Pi has launched!
PIONEERS
The PIoT challenge winner shows us his project
AUTOMATED 38 WATER TANK
A dress that reacts to social media
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