The Raspberry Pi Model B+ was just released, and now everyone who picks one of those up has a few more GPIO pins to play around with.

Raspbian, the de facto operating system on the Raspberry Pi, got a big update today. The update’s based on the most recent version of Debian, called “ ...

Which is amazing. Too much interface: the ports on the Raspberry Pi This led me to thinking of an analagous digital parallel: the miniaturizationism of the interface in software.

Once you get these sensors, all you have to do is interface them with your Raspberry Pi and use software like Home Assistant or OpenHAB to run automations based on the sensors' readings.

As for UARTs, the Raspberry Pi’s one-and-a-half UART interface has long been an issue in robotics and home automation applications.

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts looking for a Raspberry Pi industrial interface may be interested in a new system called the Monarco HAT which has been specifically designed as a Raspberry Pi HAT.