Black screen on Pi 4 and hyperpixel 4
I am getting a blank screen after an installation from scratch. When I reboot the display flashes with some content which tells me that hardware is somehow working. To Reproduce What install steps did...
View ArticleFan SHIM service failing
I am trying to set up the Fan SHIM service, but am running into a bit of an error (see below). Any help would be appreciated. Some background… this is a Pi 4 with 2GB of RAM, running Volumio as the...
View ArticleBezel for my hyperpixel non touchscreen?
I got my hyperpixel 4.0 square screen the other day and I got it because I didn’t need the touchscreen aspect of it but completely gaffed on the part of it not coming with a bezel. Is there anyway I...
View ArticleLight Sensor
Hi. I have been tasked by my son to automate the opening and closing of his chicken coop doors using a Raspberry Pi. I have devised a system based on the times of sunrise and sunset which works fine...
View Article3d design files for sts camera mount
I have a couple of sts-pis and find that the camera mount is too low. The view from the camera is 1/2 floor. Does anyone have a 3d design of the camera mount. I want to modify it so that it is about...
View ArticleInky phat not updating display
Adding to the pile of others who can’t get their Inky phats to update the display. I seem to have the same setup and symptoms as the others. Installed fresh Raspbian distro (the full distro, not...
View ArticlePirate Audio Control
Hi, I have purchased a Pirate Audio 3W Stereo Amp to allow us to play steam train sound effects at our local Model Town. For many years, we’ve used an old boom box for this purpose, but it recently...
View ArticleTweaking Pantilthat to Scan and Track
I am trying to integrate my own custom model into this repository. I have successfully gotten my model to work with the “detect” and “track” commands. However, I am trying to get my pan/tilt gimbal to...
View ArticleUsing Hyperpixel displays and GPIO extenders
Hello! I was wondering if there was any harm in using a hyperpixel screen with a gpio extender/triplicator so I could also link other hardware like buttons and encoders to the same Pi? Could there be...
View ArticleInstalled Onoffshim but where has Kodi gone?
I attempted to install the onoffshim on rpi4 but discovered the 3Amp power plug doesn’t fit. An rpi3 2Amp socket fitted, but didn’t supply enough power. Uninstalled everything, only to discover the...
View ArticleInky Phat Name Badge does nothing
Using new Inky Phat Yellow. It’s running on a 4GB Pi4 using Buster Calendar = OK Weather = OK Name badge though, does nothing. No errors, no Inky display change. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. My thought was...
View ArticlePi Zero W case top not clear - SAND IT?
My case for the Zero W had a protective layer on the black bottom but the top seems to be finished in a matte white. I have picked at it with excellent fingernails from all edges and angles on both...
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Hyperpixel4 corrupted video
Hi, I tried to connect Hyperpixel4 to a 64-bit Ubuntu Server. Is there a way to fix to the output below? I am using hyperpixel4 branch 64bit-beta drivers. Thanks.IMG_02703024×4032 2.72 MB 1 post - 1...
View ArticleInkypyhat - special characters
hi, I’m just experimenting a bit with the inkypyhat. Currently I would like to display some special characters on the screen, like the ones from the pwnagotchi project or from textfac.es. But most of...
View ArticleNo Spotify on Pirate Audio
Hi all, I’ve bought an Raspberry Pi Zero W with a Pirate Audio line OUT and I set it up but Spotify doesn’t work. When I try to play a song on the server with Spotify Iris says "Mopidy: Failed to add...
View ArticleUnicornhatHD stops working forever after running code from Unicornhat regular
Encountered this the other day so I made fresh install to track down the issue. I was able to reproduce it thusly: Fresh raspberrian install full install of pimoroni unicornhathd and unicornhat from...
View ArticlePimoroni IO Expander
Can anyone tell me whether the Pimoroni IO Expander support PWM mic? The description alludes to output only but in theory it should work as an input as well. Thanks! 1 post - 1 participant Read full...
View ArticleEnviro PHAT erratic magnetometer data
Hi Pimoroni (fans)! I’ve used the (discontinued) Enviro-PHAT for it’s analog inputs and magnetometer a while back, and wanted to rebuild it (with a slightly different config, moving from a pi 3 to a...
View ArticleAutomation HAT ADC and Ground noob question
Hi guys, Love the automation HAT - made several working small projects even though I’m more of a code guy than elecronics guy :-) If I have different input sources for the ADC inputs, lets say a max...
View ArticleHyperpixel4 screen rotation, touchscreen fix - How?
This is my first post, so hello everyone. I’ve got a rectangular Hyperpixel4 and a Pi3B+. Yesterday I updated Raspbian and installed the Hyperpixel4 using the Curl command. It worked fine and it looks...
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