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MadView3D 0.5.0 released

JeGX — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:31:42 +0000

MadView3D 0.5.0 is available for Windows and Linux. MadView3D is a free 3D model viewer that can load many 3D formats (gltf, 3ds, obj, etc...).

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YAFFplayer 0.2.0: Yet Another FFmpeg-based Video Player (Updated v0.2.7)

JeGX — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 18:25:15 +0000

Downloads YAFFplayer for Windows 64-bit YAFFplayer for Linux 64-bit YAFFplayer for Raspberry Pi (Raspbian Buster) Forum thread (EN) Overview YAFFplayer is a video player based on FFmpeg library. YAFFplayer is an application made with GeeXLab. YAFFplayer can play all video formats supported by FFmpeg but I essentially tested the .mp4 format because MP4 files are very common, especially when you download videos from youtube with… … Continue reading YAFFplayer 0.2.0: Yet Another FFmpeg-based Video Player (Updated v0.2.7) »

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How to Create a Shortcut on the Raspbian Desktop

JeGX — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:14:21 +0000

Sounds a weird question for any Windows / macOS user but on Raspberry Pi / Raspbian, it’s not an intuitive task. Fortunately, it’s actually easy, the only required skill is to know how to use a text editor. To add a shortcut on the Raspbian desktop, create a file with the .desktop extension and name it as you want: MyKoolApp.desktop. Here is the content of … Continue reading How to Create a Shortcut on the Raspbian Desktop »

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GL-Z 0.5.0 released, Raspberry Pi CPU and GPU Monitoring Improved (Updated: 0.5.0.1 for Linux with GLIBC 2.23)

JeGX — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:34:08 +0000

GL-Z 0.5.0 for Windows 64-bit GL-Z 0.5.0.1 for Linux 64-bit (GLIBC 2.23) GL-Z 0.5.0 for Raspberry Pi (Raspbian Buster) Forum thread (EN) 1 – Release Notes A new version of GL-Z is available for Windows 64-bit, Linux 64-bit and Raspberry Pi (for Raspbian Buster only). GL-Z is a CPU / GPU monitoring and OpenGL / Vulkan information utility made with GeeXLab. This new version of … Continue reading GL-Z 0.5.0 released, Raspberry Pi CPU and GPU Monitoring Improved (Updated: 0.5.0.1 for Linux with GLIBC 2.23) »

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Discovering the Tinker Board: ASUS’ Reply to Raspberry Pi 3

JeGX — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:30:35 +0000

Article Index 1 – Overview 2 – Gallery 3 – First Impressions 4 – 3D Support: OpenGL and OpenGL ES 5 – Thermal Imaging 6 – Conclusion 7 – Links 1 – Overview The Tinker Board is an SBC (Single Board Computer) that has been launched back in 2017 by ASUS. The Tinker Board directly targets the popular Raspberry Pi 3: it has the same … Continue reading Discovering the Tinker Board: ASUS’ Reply to Raspberry Pi 3 »

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Raspberry Pi Sense HAT: a Simple Weather Station

JeGX — Fri, 05 May 2017 11:14:45 +0000

In this article we have discovered the Sense HAT. Now let’s see how we can program it. In this article, we will see how to get data from the environmental sensors (temperature, pressure, humidity) to create a simple weather station. The Sense HAT comes with a Python library developed by the Raspberry Pi team. This Python library, called sense_hat, is available HERE. The API reference … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Sense HAT: a Simple Weather Station »

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Discovering the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT

JeGX — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:26:59 +0000

The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT is a really cool piece of hardware: it’s an all-in-one board that comes with several sensors and even a LED matrix. Let’s discover it. 1 – Meet the Sense HAT According to the homepage, the Sense HAT is an add-on board for Raspberry Pi, designed and developed for the Astro Pi mission. The Sense HAT comes with the following sensors: … Continue reading Discovering the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT »

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Drawing Simple Graphics on a RGB LED Matrix Panel with a Raspberry Pi and GeeXLab

JeGX — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:46:43 +0000

In previous articles (HERE and HERE), we have talked about the RGB LED matrix panel as well as the RGB Matrix HAT which is the hardware interface between the LED panel and the Raspberry Pi. Today we will cover how to draw simple graphics on the LED panel. Once the RGB Matrix HAT is connected to the Raspberry Pi and to the RGB LED matrix … Continue reading Drawing Simple Graphics on a RGB LED Matrix Panel with a Raspberry Pi and GeeXLab »

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Adafruit RGB Matrix HAT: the Raspberry Pi can talk with the RGB LED Matrix Panel

JeGX — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 13:51:37 +0000

Here the second article (first one is HERE) about how to render real time 3D stuff on a RGB LED matrix panel with a Raspberry Pi. In this article, we’ll look at the hardware interface between the Raspberry Pi and the RGB LED matrix display: the RGB Matrix HAT. The RGB Matrix HAT is an additional card designed to drive RGB LED matrix panels with … Continue reading Adafruit RGB Matrix HAT: the Raspberry Pi can talk with the RGB LED Matrix Panel »

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Minoca OS: an Open Source Operating System for x86 PC, Raspberry Pi and More

JeGX — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:45:59 +0000

Minoca OS is a new and open source operating system that targets x86 and ARM architectures: x86 PC, Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 1, BeagleBone Black / PandaBoard (Texas Instruments), Galileo (Intel) and ASUS C201 (a chromebook). Minoca OS is a general purpose operating system written from scratch. It aims to be lean, maintainable, modular, and compatible with existing software. It features a POSIX-like … Continue reading Minoca OS: an Open Source Operating System for x86 PC, Raspberry Pi and More »

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Raspbian Jessie Updated with a new Desktop Environment called PIXEL

JeGX — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:25:00 +0000

The Raspberry Pi team has released a new version of Raspbian Jessie that comes with a new desktop environment called PIXEL. PIXEL stands for Pi Improved Xwindows Environment, Lightweight. PIXEL follows OS X or Windows 10 desktop with a flat-design approach. Jessie has an OpenGL 2.1 driver and the version is still 2.1 Mesa 11.1.0 like on previous Jessie versions. This new version of … Continue reading Raspbian Jessie Updated with a new Desktop Environment called PIXEL »

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Raspbian Jessie May 2016 Available (Linux Kernel 4.4 + OpenGL 2.1 Mesa 11.1)

JeGX — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:03:20 +0000

The Raspberry Pi team has updated Raspbian, the official operating system for Raspberry Pi. This new version comes with Linux kernel 4.4.9 as well as an updated version of desktop OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1 Mesa 11.1.0. The OpenGL version of the previous Raspbian was OpenGL 2.1 Mesa 8.0.5 (see this article). The new Raspbian includes now Geany, a text editor for programmers. It’s part of my … Continue reading Raspbian Jessie May 2016 Available (Linux Kernel 4.4 + OpenGL 2.1 Mesa 11.1) »

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(Test) MiniMAD: Raspberry Pi based Video Mapping Device

JeGX — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:43:08 +0000

1 – Overview The MiniMAD is a small device designed for simple video mapping and intended for MadMapper users. In short, a project including one or several videos is exported from MadMapper and saved on a SD-card which is consumed by the MiniMAD to project the videos. The MiniMAD is made up of two components: a Raspberry Pi 2 and an extension board with few … Continue reading (Test) MiniMAD: Raspberry Pi based Video Mapping Device »

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Raspberry Pi OpenGL 2.1 Support Tested with GeeXLab 0.9.6.0

JeGX — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:06:11 +0000

The latest GeeXLab 0.9.6.0 is available with a new support: Raspberry Pi with OpenGL desktop (OpenGL 2.1). So far, the Raspberry Pi platform was supported by GeeXLab with OpenGL ES 2.0 only. The OpenGL ES support has a limitation: the lack of GPU accelerated window support. It’s not possible to create an OpenGL context attached to a window like we can do on Windows (WGL), … Continue reading Raspberry Pi OpenGL 2.1 Support Tested with GeeXLab 0.9.6.0 »

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Raspberry Pi: New Version of Raspbian Jessie with OpenGL 2.1 Support

JeGX — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:03:59 +0000

I must say that’s a very nice news: the new update of Raspbian Jessie (February 2016) is available with an experimental support of OpenGL for the desktop: In this release we are shipping an experimental OpenGL driver for the desktop which uses the GPU to provide hardware acceleration. This is turned off by default – if you want to enable it, you can find it … Continue reading Raspberry Pi: New Version of Raspbian Jessie with OpenGL 2.1 Support »

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GeeXLab Latest News: v0.9.5.0 released, NanoVG, Direct3D 12 and more…

JeGX — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 18:24:21 +0000

A new version of GeeXLab is available for all platforms: Windows (32-bit, 64-bit), Linux (64-bit), Mac OS X and Raspberry Pi (Raspbian). GeeXLab 0.9.5.0 comes with an up to date Python plugin (I’m too lazy to update the Python plugin for each minor release), various small bugfixes and the support of NanoVG. NanoVG is a great library for building user interfaces or for drawing 2D … Continue reading GeeXLab Latest News: v0.9.5.0 released, NanoVG, Direct3D 12 and more… »

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Clock Demo for the Raspberry Pi

JeGX — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:50:49 +0000

Don’t know what to do with the 7-inch touchscreen display you bought for your Raspberry Pi? Transform it in a clock. Here is a ready-to-use GeeXLab demo (OpenGL ES 2.0), that displays a clock. The clock is based on this Shadertoy demo and is a pure procedural clock: it’s 100% rendered with a GLSL pixel shader. On a Raspberry Pi 2, the clock demo runs … Continue reading Clock Demo for the Raspberry Pi »

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GLSL Hacker Stopped, GeeXLab 0.9.1.0 Released with Direct3D 12 Support

JeGX — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 21:51:11 +0000

The GLSL Hacker project is now officially stopped. To make a long story short, the support of Direct3D 12 as well as the upcoming support of Vulkan (when it will be available) are the main reasons that have led to a change of name. Yes, GeeXLab is back and it’s simply the new name of GLSL Hacker. I detailled the transition and the choice of … Continue reading GLSL Hacker Stopped, GeeXLab 0.9.1.0 Released with Direct3D 12 Support »

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Raspberry Pi 7-inch Touchscreen Display Tested

JeGX — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:44:24 +0000

I received last week the official touchscreen display for the Raspberry Pi. This 7-inch display has a resolution of 800×480 pixels, 140° horizontal viewing angle and supports 10-finger touch. The latest version of Raspbian integrates all necessary drivers for full functionality. Let’s test it. 1 – Unboxing The box: The bundle includes the touchscreen display, a daughter board to convert the RPi’s DSI (Display Serial … Continue reading Raspberry Pi 7-inch Touchscreen Display Tested »

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UP: A Raspberry Pi like Computer with an Intel CPU/GPU

JeGX — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:43:23 +0000

The UP is an upcoming credit card size computer, just like the Raspberry Pi. The UP embarks an x86 processor, an Intel Cherry Trail Atom X5-Z8300. This is a quad-core CPU with an HD Graphics Gen 8 GPU. This GPU has 12 EUs (Execution Units). For comparison, other Gen 8 GPUs are the HD Graphics 6000/6100 (Broadwell arch) GPUs which have more EUs: 48. An … Continue reading UP: A Raspberry Pi like Computer with an Intel CPU/GPU »

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