TV Hat with Fanshim
Hi, I recently installed the Fanshim on my Pi 3b along with the software. Fanshim works fine with no other hardware, but when I install a TV Hat it no longer works. Pinout.xyz doen’t have the TV hat,...
View Article12V AC Input on Automation HAT
Hi, Does the Automation HAT also support 12V AC input/output on the relays and inputs? I have a door communication system which supplies 12V AC and provides some dry outputs which are triggered...
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EnviroPlusWeb won't rerun after few days without mains power
I have had my Enviro+ with PMS5003 working perfectly for a week or so until a major failure that I don’t understand. I use EnviroPlusWeb running sudo python3 app.py. It is outside the house (in the...
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Unicorn HAT - Dead pixel or bad soldering?
Hi, I brought my Unicorn HAT out of retirement today for a play, but one of the pixels is playing up. I was coding the board to light up the full 8x8 matix, but it stops at that unlit one in the...
View ArticleIdle does not save files
Developing code for raspberry pi zero on idle, I have a problem. For some reason idle no longer saves my file on shutdown as it used to do, so all my work is lost. How can I cure this problem and get...
View ArticlePicade 10 inch screen does not work on RPI 4
hello, i can not for the life of me get the 10 inch screen kit to display anything when being booted from a raspberry pi 4 (this screen...
View ArticleScroll PHAT HD and Geekwork x735 in project
Hey all, I am building a project with a Pi 4, Geekwork x735 power-management board and the Scroll PHAT HD. According to the Pinout page, the ScrollPHATHD(SPH) uses Pins 2, 3 and 5. So i connected...
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Skywriter (Fullsize) unresponsive
I’ve just installed full size Skywriter on my Pi4B and it has clearly installed and is connected OK as running the test program I get some taps / touches / airwheels. However, it is highly erratic -...
View ArticleEnviroplus and noise
Warm welcome awesome Pimoroni community I tried to add noise level to my sensor tower project. I am using enviroplus with RaspberryPi3 B+ and I tried to run noise example but I hit an error:...
View ArticleGPIO cabling to Rain and Wind Sensors
I am adding a rain gauge and possibly a wind direction/strength sensor to my weather PI. They both work by a magnet making and breaking a reed switch. The easiest way to connect them would be by...
View ArticleEnviroplus install errors
Hi Pimoroni team, I am trying to get my Enviro+ working, but facing some problems. Using a Pi Zero W with a clean Buster install. When I try to install the python libraries I get the following error:...
View ArticleSPI LCD 1.3 inch display
I need some help with the 1.3 inch LCD (ST7789) display please. The system crashes after writing an exact number of frames ( in my case about 9,300 frames of 5 lines of monochrome text). I tested it...
View ArticleProblem installing Enviro software on Pi zero
Hi I am having problems getting my Enviro to work with a Pi Zero WH which appears to otherwise work OK. I have used a new up to date installation of Symbian and followed your instructions for...
View ArticleE-mail from pimoroni@discoursemail.com going to my Spam folder?
Anybody else having issues with Forum e-mails going to Spam? No matter what I do they all go to my Spam folder. I’ve added discoursemail to my safe senders list. Marked them as “Not Spam”. Doesn’t...
View ArticleInkyPHAT noob help
Hello! Finally got to play with the inkyphat I bought last year, but having little luck. Started from a fresh raspbian installation and followed the steps on https://github.com/pimoroni/inky clean.py...
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Inky pHAT compatibility issues with Raspberry Pi 4B
Hey everyone, I’ve bought a Raspberry Pi Model 4B for a few different projects, one of which is to use an Inky pHAT display on it. When the display arrived, I attached it to the Pi’s GPIO pins (yes,...
View ArticleKeybow Mini middle key not working
I got a Keybow Mini for Christmas, with the intention of setting it up for a Copy, Cut and Paste keypad. I left it for a bit (like 2-3 months) until I had a chance, so I’m not sure if it was always...
View ArticleHyperpixel 4 Rotation
Hi All, Hopefully someone can help me here. I am not a PI or Linux expert, I just dabble and use them for small projects when I need to. I wanted to create an Octoprint server for my 3D printer and a...
View ArticleInky phat and what: Creating an image smaller than the screen
Hello everyone, I am fairly new to the inky phat and inky what. I was able to create an image and convert it to the proper palette and display it on the screen. I am trying to add text above an image...
View ArticleUnicorn pHAT, Pi Zero W & rpi_ws281x Library
I’ve seen this problem crop up from time to time around the net, but was wondering if there is a definitive way to fix it. Basically when trying to run commands for the Unicorn pHAT I get errors along...
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