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Enviro+ No module named bme280

Hi, Recently purchased and Enviro+ unit and am having trouble getting any “weather” data from it although I can get most other sensor data including the particulate data. In particular I obtain the...

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Installing picade help

I type “curl -sS https://get.pimoroni.com/picadehat | bash” but the | is not coming out its a different character. help please, thanks! 3 posts - 2 participants Read full topic

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Microbit USB-Serial Connect Failure

Hi (Tiss the Glory we steer) Purchased a Microbit on 18 October 20 Unable to communicate through a USB cable using Ubuntu 20.04 and the Screen Application. Updated the Firmware to 0253 The Terminal...

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Picade help

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Unicorn pHAT not working/detecting

OS - DietPi pi zero w unicorn phat pogo pins 5V Power adapter Added extra ground pin CleanShot 2020-11-02 at 00.15.50@2x1026×1002 123 KB Installed connected everything else is working but I can’t get...

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Popped ESP8266 IoT pHAT

Hi I inserted my ESP8266 IoT pHAT the wrong way round into my Pi Zero W, and it appeared to release the magic purple smoke that makes it work… What component would need to be replaced in order to put...

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FanShim LED - light without daemon?

Should the LED on the FanShim light without the daemon installed? 4 posts - 2 participants Read full topic

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Cover art issue with ogg files

Hello, I encounter a strange behavior, all my local .ogg files prevent the cover from being displayed in the web interface. However the image appears well on the pirate audio display… I don’t have any...

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Inky Phat - Name badge yes, Weather/Calendar NO

So I am on my second InkyPHAT display. This one now displays the name badge example! Yay! However, that’s all it will display. I’m getting pretty efficient at installing a vanilla install of Raspbian...

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OnOffShim does blink when button pressed but not shut down

Hello, Using a Raspi3+ with an OnOffShim and a button. If i push the button the Raspi boots up ok but when i try to shut dow the PI the LED blinks but nothing happens. Installer was run and...

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Pi Zero + HyperPixel 4: Framebuffer / Pygame

Hello I’m trying to runPeppy player on Pi Zero + HyperPixel 4 touch screen. Peppy player installation and configuration processes are good. I run the HyperPixel 4 one-line installer but Pygame will...

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Pogo with Button SHIM?

Hello, I saw that for Button SHIM to work it needed to be soldered. I came here (https://pinout.xyz/pinout/button_shim) and saw that It’s needed to have a pin on 3, 4, 5, 6, and 17. Is that enough to...

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Problem with Pimoroni's micro HDMI adapter with rpi4 Pibow case

Hi, anybody else had issues with the micro hdmi adapter on the website when using with a Raspberry Pi 4 in a Pibow case? https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/micro-hdmi-to-hdmi-adapter-cable I bought...

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Pirate Radio Power Button

I just dusted this thing off and got it running again. I used the image available here: PiratePython - Pirate Radio It works pretty well, except the power button doesn’t seem to work correctly. It...

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Can I publish my wishlist?

Hello, Sorry if this is the wrong place, feel free to shift it elsewhere if so. I’m making a concerted effort to de-Amazon myself and that mainly means replacing the wishlist facility which I’ve used...

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Picade X Hat (USB-C version) up and down not working on MAME

Hi, I have an odd issue with playing MAME games on Retropie. I have the USB-C version of the Picade X HAT and an RPi4. All other emulators (that I have so far tested) work fine on Retropie, but with...

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Server timeout

I’m trying to download to my zero w but every time I get the error message “failed to connect to get.pimorini .port 443 server timed out”.I’ve updated everything first and rebooted.what am I doing...

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Control external relay with automation hat

Hi all ! I’m using the automation hat-mini to control a 12v water pump using the relay. I also need to control a 220v air pump, and since the automation hat is not 220v tolerant, I need to use an...

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HDMI 10" LCD Screen Kit (1024x768) not saving settings after power loss

Is there any way it will keep it´s settings like brightness, contrast etc. ? After a power loss it always goes to standard (100 / 50 / 50). 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic

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Retropie Not Loading Emulation Station

Hello. I set up my retropie install to use wifi and ssh then installed pimoroni software via this instructional learn.pimoroni.com Getting Started with Picade HAT - Pimoroni Yarr-niversity After...

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