Enviro+ LCD doesn't work. Backlight lights up but nothing else
As title says, the backlight turns on but nothing is displayed. Am running the example scripts, namely the lcd.py and noise-amps(…) one and it runs fine just isn’t displaying anything. Might not be...
View ArticleUninstall UnicornHATHD?
Is there a clever way to remove the Unicorn HAT HD files from a PI? pip3 list shows that unicornhathd 0.0.4 is installed sudo pip3 uninstall unicornhathd returns Not uninstalling unicornhathd at...
View ArticleHow do I make a USB stick bootable?
How do I make a USB stick bootable? 3 posts - 3 participants Read full topic
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PMS5003 gas measurement with an enviro+ on a Raspberry
Hi, I have a small question regarding information provided on this link: https://learn.pimoroni.com/tutorial/sandyj/getting-started-with-enviro-plus I got the reading for the different type of gases...
View ArticleArcade buttons and the Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board
Hi, Can I use an arcade button to trigger a song on the Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board? Thanks! Peter 3 posts - 2 participants Read full topic
View ArticleSending "odd" scan codes with Keybow?
Hi! I’ve been trying for a while to use my Keybow in conjunction with Keyboard Maestro on my Mac. To avoid collisions with other key usage, I’d like they Keybow to send unique (or at least unusual)...
View ArticlePhat beat change VU color
Hello. I’ve got the Phat Beat working fine and looking totally boss next to a microdot phat in the cyberdeck I made, but is there a way to control the color of the VU? Mine goes from Green to yellow...
View ArticleKeybow: extra_f_keys.lua maybe doesn't work with macOS?
Keys 6,7,8,9 don’t work when running the layouts/extra_f_keys.lua. I believe this may be a limitation of macOS - it doesn’t register fn21-fn24. Just leaving a note for others so they don’t waste their...
View ArticleHome School WebCam
Hi, Don’t need night vision telescopic or anything too fancy but would like advice on what camera would be ‘best’ for a 5year old to connect to her school with. Will be using a Raspberry pi 3. Is the...
View ArticleHiFive Inventor
Just a quick “hi” to anyone else playing around with the HiFive Inventor. My initial thoughts: Good fun introduction for youngsters to embedded hardware Not the cheapest toy, but nice to have proper...
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Pirate Audio Display error
Maybe someone can help me I bought Pimoroni Pirate Audio hat a year ago and a couple of times tried and it worked. then it was lying a year and I tried again to install different programs but all the...
View ArticleIssue with wifi and Aluminium case
Hello all, I have been using a RPi4 with Octoprint to control my 3d printer. Has been working fine for several months. I have now installed the Aluminium heatsink case from Pirimoni, and since then, I...
View ArticleSound working but dead Pi VU Meter
Hi, I have just bought a lovely pirate radio and installed the software from GitHub - pimoroni/phat-beat: Python library for PHAT BEAT - A stereo DAC, AMP and VU for the Raspberry Pi The installation...
View ArticlePirate audio / mopidy Can't find local files
Hi. Relative Noob (owned various pi since 2012) Trying pirate audio amp with mopidy to use as home made ‘boombox’. My mopidy Iris can not find the music I have placed in /pi/home/Music I have searched...
View ArticleHow to wipe SD card?
Anyone has an issue with wiping SD card? I am having a difficult to get clean the sd card from Samplerbox image. Just got a Pirate Audio Headphone Amplifier. By the way, the amplifier board is...
View ArticlePirate Pirate Audio Python 3 st7789
Hello Pirate buddies, Just wanted to share my experience by setting up Pirate Audio Headphone Amplifier. Some trials and errors. -Reinstalled to new OS- Buster -Installed Pimoroni Audio Software...
View ArticleWill Hyperpixel and new Audio DAC SHIM (Line-Out) work together?
Hoping someone could guide me here. I’m trying to figure out if the new Audio DAC SHIM (Line-Out) shim work with a Hyperpixel square screen. The new Shim says it uses “ Audio DAC SHIM uses GPIO 18,...
View ArticleDRV2605L setup with Adafruit Feather nRF52840 Express
Hi there, I am starting with programming and electronics and need some help on setting up the Feather with a DRV2605L haptic sensor. The Feader is setup for circuitPython (I have manually included the...
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Inky Phat issue following Raspbian update
Hello I wonder if you can help me. Yesterday I did a Raspbian OS update and my Inky Phat, which has been working flawlessly for two months, now hangs the Pi and displays garbage (see attached). Any...
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Enviro+ PMS5003 particulate sensor showing zero readings
We’ve had out Enviro+ setup outside through lockdown for an experiment with the kids. All was working fine, but the particulate bit just seems to have stopped working. IMG_1549 13024×4032 3.03 MB I’ve...
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