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Welcome at petrockblock!

At petrockblock you can find various topics from the world of microelectronics, tinkering, software development, and other related topics. You find our popular Raspberry Pi add-on boards ControlBlock and the PowerBlock here.

PowerBlock
Top-view of the ControlBlock
PowerBlockling
ExtensionBlock

This site is also the birth-place of RetroPie, the popular retro-gaming project for the Raspberry Pi. You can find articles about the original idea and articles of the first years of the project here.

Enjoy your stay on our sites!

petrockblock team

 

Recent Posts on petrockblock

  • PowerBlock RPi 4 compatible

Our Boards Compatibility with the Raspberry Pi 4

The Raspberry Pi 4 was recently released. This post is about our boards and their compatibility with the Raspberry Pi 4. Are our extension boards like the PowerBlock or the ControlBlock compatible with it? The [...]

  • powerblock_video_instruction

PowerBlock now with Support for Windows 10 IoT Core

Windows 10 IoT Core is Microsofts offer for developing embedded devices while staying within the whole Microsoft ecosystem. Besides various other hardware platforms you can find the Raspberry Pi as one of those boards that [...]

Xarcade2Jstick supports new Tri-Mode Tanksticks

X-Arcade Dual Joystick If you happen to own an X-Arcade Tankstick this post might be of interest for you: I have updated Xarcade2Jstick such that it now supports the recently released Tri-Mode PCBs and Tanksticks [...]