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Inky pHAT version

@pi_dummy wrote: Dear Pimoroni, So there is a new library to support InkypHAT, but that new version does not support V1 InkypHAT… this trigger a few obvious questions: How do you recognise if you have...

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Can you talk to a Pi with a PiUART cable and a mobile phone?

@WorldTripping wrote: OK, so title says it all really. I have a project in mind where I want to be able to communicate with a Pi (or Zero) via a cable and an Android mobile phone. Will this Adafruit...

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Hyperpixel 4.0" Portrait, Raspbian Stretch Lite

@helium-three wrote: Attempting to use a Hyperpixel 4.0" on Raspbian Stretch Lite in a portrait configuration but touch is always orthogonal to the display. Normal instructions here...

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How to change pin for control automation phat board in library

@SungdongKim wrote: I want to use automation phat board library on another board(eagleye 530s), not raspberry pi. Eagleye 530s has 40 pins just like the rasp pi, but the pin roles are different....

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Why does the Lipo-Shim have 2x6 header pins?

@ednl wrote: I have a Lipo-Shim that I want to solder onto a Pi Zero W and I want to use a header of 2x4 pins because it seems that only physical pins 1, 2, 6 and 7 are used (3V3, 5V, GND, GPIO4)....

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Inky pHAT Yellow very dark

@kayohtie wrote: I’m having an odd issue with my new Inky pHAT Yellow, ordered from Adafruit due to being a US tinkerer. Unfortunately it seems whenever I use the included code from Pimoroni and...

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Hyperpixel4 CPU Usage

@helium-three wrote: Hello, Figured I’d ask a dumb question before spending too much time on this. I have a Hyperpixel4 on Raspbian Jesse Lite running on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. I’m running an app...

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Can I replace rpi.gpio to other gpio library on automation-hat library?

@SungdongKim wrote: I tried to use automation hat library on eagleye 530s than raspberry pi board. Eagleye 530s doesn’t support rpi.gpio library so I have to use other library that control gpio. Is it...

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Pirate radio blutooth

@noveltysite wrote: Hi I have built the pirate radio kit and installed the vlc internet radio and wondered if anyone could tell me how to bluetooth the audio to my bluetooth hifi system Chris Posts: 2...

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VL53L1X (ToF) Sensor Problem to understand some script stuff

@pete wrote: Hi, I modified the example python script which I find after installation of the breakout garden SW. I don’t understand the following config line item pos = 80 - (rb_20.getsize(str(cm))[0]...

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No video from newish PiZero

@Avvy60 wrote: I had a new PiZero sent to me quite recently as a replacement for one that died, and I’m using it for a small project. Anyway, I noticed a couple of times that it wasn’t working as it...

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Hyperpixel Touch Rotate Screen - current status?

@splitbrain wrote: I’ve read through Hyperpixel 4.0 Touchscreen Rotate with Display and HyperPixel 4 - Touch screen dimensions are swapped but I’m not sure what the exact state of display rotation...

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LiPo Shim and Adafruit OLED Bonnet GPIO Conflict

@BeauSlim wrote: Both use Pi pin 7 (BCM 4). On the OLED Bonnet this is the momentary switch in the centre of the joystick and on the LiPo Shim it’s the Low Battery signal. This isn’t a problem...

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2 Button Shims?

@BeauSlim wrote: I really want 10 buttons for decimal input on a Pi Zero, and if 2 button shims could coexist, that would fit the bill nicely. If someone were to carefully cut pin 1 on the chip and...

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Enviro Phat C Library

@BudDog wrote: Is there a C library available for the Enviro Phat? Actually, better yet, can you point me to the specifics of accessing the various sensors myself? I read somewhere here that they are...

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Stacking on top os an Authomation phat?

@Lumute wrote: Hi, I want to stack an Inky pHAT on top of an Automation pHAT. I saw the pHAT Stack and looks really cool but due to space constrains I need to do it vertically… If I get one of those...

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Scrollphat Hd issues

@aigore wrote: Hello, I’m new to the forum. I just received my Raspberry Pi 3+ and a Scrollphat Hd. When I run the test py scripts, or any py script, I get weird patterns on the led matrix. for...

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Pi Zero Stem help needed

@welcombe2000 wrote: Hi, I’ve soldered the pi zero stem to the pi zero and tried to follow the instructions in this link: https://gist.github.com/gbaman/975e2db164b3ca2b51ae11e45e8fd40a I do not...

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BME680 Humidity Calibration

@DaveH wrote: I’ve recently purchased a few of the BME680 sensors for a thermostat project. I can see that I need to calibrate the temperature by using the offset function. On the one I’m working with...

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Hyperpixel display show nothing

@Ptruckstar wrote: I have hyperpixel 3.5” screen , i have intall the drive on raspberrypi zero with oneline intaller but the display screen goes black and show nothing. I have chack...

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