Welcome!
This site is about various topics from the world of microelectronics, tinkering, software development, and other related topics. You can find our popular Raspberry Pi add-on boards ControlBlock and PowerBlock here as well as the GamepadBlock, our multi-platform USB interface for arcade and original game controllers.
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!
Recent Posts
Ice Tower Cooler for Raspberry Pi together with Add-on Boards
The Raspberry Pi 4 makes a big step in comparison to the Pi 3 when it comes to hardware specifications: A faster CPU, Gigabit network, USB 3 ports, and 4K dual display support are [...]
Minimal Power Button for Raspberry Pi
Are you looking for a minimal power button solution for your Raspberry Pi that provides safe shutdowns? You only want a small button to turn off and on your Raspberry Pi without the need [...]
ExtensionBlock: A three-way GPIO distributor for the Raspberry Pi
Did you ever want to use two add-on boards for the Raspberry Pi at the same time? That was not possible, because the boards were not stackable? We might have something for you then! [...]
PowerBlock: A Safe Power Button for Emteria.OS
If you are looking for a power button solution for your Emteria.OS project that makes use of a Raspberry Pi then look no further: The PowerBlock now supports Emteria.OS. Emteria.OS describes itself [...]
PowerBlock and ControlBlock also Support Momentary Buttons
Many of you have asked for the possibility to support toggle as well as momentary buttons for safely switching your Raspberry Pi on and off. We are glad to announce that the ControlBlock and the [...]
PowerBlock and ControlBlock are fully compatible with Raspberry Pi 4 now!
Our popular add-on boards for the Raspberry Pi “PowerBlock” and “ControlBlock” are fully compatible with the Raspberry Pi 4 now. In a recent post we wrote about the observation that the current ControlBlock [...]
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 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 [...]
New Online Course “Getting Started with Window 10 IoT Core Development” is out now
I am happy to announce the new online course “Getting Started with Windows 10 IoT Core Development”, a course that gives an introduction to all needed topics for getting started with the application development for [...]