HiPi Modules 0.80 Released

Updated alternate function names for Raspberry Pi 4.
Adjusted default SPI speed settings for MFRC522 near field reader.

HiPi Modules 0.79 Released

There's a new release of the modules that handles the new peripheral blocks in the Raspberry Pi 4 for Pull Up / Pull Down settings correctly.

On the RPI 4, current Pull Up/Down settings for gpio pins can now be retrieved.

There is also a new release of HiPi::BCM2835 updated for new peripheral addresses in the RPI 4 and Pull Up / Pull Down changes.

HiPi Modules 0.78 Released

Updated to support the Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspbian Buster.
Pre-built deb packages are now for Rasbpian Buster.

HiPi Modules 0.77 Released

HiPi 0.77 release fixes 7 byte tag UID handling for the MFRC522 NFC module.

HiPi::Interface::MFRC522 supports read and write for MiFare Classic 1K and 4K tags with both 4 byte and 7 byte UIDS.

The UID can be read for any 13.56 Mhz ISO/IEC 14443-4 compliant tag.

HiPi Modules 0.76 Released

Latest release adds support for MFRC522 NFC modules:

HiPi Modules 0.75 Released

This release fixes some problems with MAX7219 IC LED strip control. The modules included in the last release only worked with with strips of 8 units. They now work with any number of units.

Also added an interface to the Huawei E3531 mobile USB stick that allows SMS communication and data connection management.

HiPi Modules 0.74 Released

Extending use of the MAX7219 IC, a module to control MAX7219 based LED strips has been added.

Documentation at HiPi::Interface::MAX7219LEDStrip