General • Re: Pico W USB lockup
Ya, the PICO can be finicky at times. What I do is write to a log file then if there is an exception which causes the program to end, the try/except catch renames with an ERR_ prefix. This allows me...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Connectting 220V to Raspberry PI GIO pins
I am not an electriction and I don't really know what I'm doing. But I want to be careful, that is why I'm asking for help. Normally you would tell me to stay away from mains but I am being very...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pinball back glass modification
Ok, so you want a bunch of LEDs to light up in sequence to "animate" the fountain?Firstly, how many LEDs will there be? Are you re-using the original lamp locations, or adding a bunch more?Secondly,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Connecting a waveshare MAX m8Q GNSS to Rasp Pi 5
Also, this article is quite handy:https://www.satsignal.eu/raspberry-pi/UpdatingGPSD.htmlStatistics: Posted by SpaceHusky — Thu Sep 05, 2024 10:09 pm
View ArticleAdvanced users • How to downgrade Broadcom wireless network drivers?
I have encountered a defect that I think was caused by an update to drivers made on or after 2024-08-04. So I'm looking for the easiest way to downgrade my drivers to previously installed versions,...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Connecting 220V to Raspberry PI GIO pins
If you look at how a UPS works, you will find stuff about sending a signal to the OS a few seconds before power cuts out. The OS can start a shutdown process. There are UPS projects for the Pi. You...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: Raspberry Pi 5: Host + Slave USB setup
Do some cable mods to either:1. Feed power in via the GPIO header pins and disconnect +5 volt supply to USB-C plug.2. Feed +5 volt into USB-C plug from PSU which can supply adequate...
View ArticleGraphics, sound and multimedia • Re: iMac as display for RPI5
Thanks inspector_gadget for the hint with CMD+F2, I'm using Sierra and there are some differences, but it may work with your suggestion. Now to your problem: Check on your Raspi5 the file...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Rpi5 data sheet
links to the docs are in https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-5/Statistics: Posted by DirkS — Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:04 pm
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Dip Switches on Pi Keyboard
If it is something clever going on it's almost certainly Pi specific.It is Raspberry Pi OS specific. The autodetection mechanism for the official Pi USB keyboards is a number appended to the USB...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: How to Install Blender on Raspberry Pi 4? Compilation Error...
What's wrong with simply doing:Code: sudo apt install blenderStatistics: Posted by craigevil — Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:37 pm
View ArticleGeneral • Re: what is the logic of ADC interrupt enabling?
Code: static inline void adc_fifo_setup(bool en, bool dreq_en, uint16_t dreq_thresh, bool err_in_fifo, bool byte_shift) { hw_write_masked(&adc_hw->fcs, (bool_to_bit(en) << ADC_FCS_EN_LSB)...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • How to easily be able to use push buttons with GPIO
Okay I have finally worked it out and it’s actually really simple.In case anyone else wants to wire buttons directly to GPIO…Normally every time you reboot the pi it resets any changes unless you...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Details about raspberry pi warranty claim process
With regard to the warranty process itself, the posts above are correct. Your warranty is with the supplier, so that is where you need to go for front-line support and warranty claims. We at Raspberry...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Connect • Re: rpi-connect causes 100% of memory to be used, and...
Seems like the problem is connected to `wayland` and switching to `labwc` fixes it. https://github.com/raspberrypi/bookworm ... issues/281Statistics: Posted by MarlinMr — Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:51 pm
View ArticleGraphics, sound and multimedia • Re: fruitbox MP3 jukebox
Okay I have finally worked it out and it’s actually really simple.In case anyone else wants to wire buttons directly to GPIO…Normally every time you reboot the pi it resets any changes unless you...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: How to easily be able to use push buttons with GPIO
gpio=0-27=op,pu,dh,ipYou seem to have conflicting options there.op = set to Output modepu = Enable internal Pull-Up (used for Input, pointless on Output)dh = Set Output Highip = Set to Input modeI...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: RP2350 SSP/XIP Block Transfer Examples
I also request for an example Being lazy just before midnight I recall from my memory (might be wrong), that for 2350 streaming from XIP can get as fast as QSPI interface, but turning off XIP to save...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: RP2350 E9 bug - also for other GPIOs, e.g. SPI?
I did see a report somewhere that they had a system that left the MISO floating for some of the higher-order bits of the byte and hadn't bothered to mask off the unused bits; I'm struggling to see...
View ArticleCamera board • Problem Running NVO Ninja on Bookworm Pi 5 - GstWebRtc
I am running Bookworm version 12 on a Pi 5. I want to run NVO Ninja for a web cam but have hit problems.I followed the instructions on this page, but when I ran the test python program, I got the...
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