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.
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 on petrockblock
GamepadBlock: New Firmware V1.2.0 Now Supports Amiga, C64, and Equal Joysticks
The GamepadBlock is an Arcade and Original Game Controller USB Interface for your computer. It lets you connect your favourite arcade and original game controllers to your PC via USB. With the release of the GamepadBlock a few [...]
GamepadBlock Updater: Updating the firmware of the GamepadBlock
The GamepadBlock is an Arcade and Original Game Controller USB Interface for your computer. It lets you connect your favourite arcade and original game controllers. The firmware of the GamepadBlock can be updated via USB with the tool [...]
Tutorial: Using the virtual COM port of the GamepadBlock
This tutorial explains the virtual COM port of the GamepadBlock. It can be used, for example, to switch the Controller Mode of the GamepadBlock. The Controller Mode itself is explained in more details and also [...]
GamepadBlock – Universal Game Controller USB Interface
Retro-Gaming is popular. And a lot of people are building their own arcade machines or gaming consoles as personal projects. Part of these projects is to decide which hardware to [...]
Tutorial: GamepadBlock with Debian / Ubuntu
This is a post as part of a tutorial series about getting to start with the GamepadBlock. In this tutorial we will learn how to use the GamepadBlock with Debian or Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu. Preparation [...]
Tutorial: GamepadBlock with Raspbian
This is a post as part of a tutorial series about getting to start with the GamepadBlock with various images for the Raspberry Pi. In this tutorial we will learn how to use the GamepadBlock [...]
Tutorial: PowerBlock with OSMC
Introduction This is a post as part of a tutorial series about getting to start with the PowerBlock with various images for the Raspberry Pi. In this tutorial we will [...]
Tutorial: PowerBlock with RetroPie
This is a post as part of a tutorial series about getting to start with the PowerBlock with various images for the Raspberry Pi. In this tutorial we will learn how [...]