Pico Explorer Base - schematic?
Just got the board - is the schematic available? Just want to see how the stuff is connected, and what is NOT connected (RUN pin?), etc 3 posts - 2 participants Read full topic
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Hi, My enviro hat (not plus) is working in a weird way. From the examples folder I can only run lcd.py sucessfully none of the other examples work. i2cdetect -y 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 00: –...
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I am making the “Do not disturb sign” that was published in the March 21 edition of “the Magpi” on the raspberry pi zero. I have soldered the Scroll pHat to the pins and run the following “curl...
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View ArticlePico explorer with BME280
How do I get the BME breakout board to work with Pico explorer. How do I import the libraries into the pico? Basically, I’m trying to get BME 280 output to the pico explore the display 2 posts - 2...
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Recently started a project with a friend of mine to do some aerial photography, works fine with the rc gear I had lying around but we wanted more. So instead of going the FPV route with a maximum...
View ArticleScroll Hat on Pico: Get_Pixel()
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View ArticleMCP9600 Help
Hi I’ve got a Raspberry PI 4, a breakout board and the MCP9600 board (oh and a K type thermocouple). I’ve got it all connected, installed the relevant python libraries and got the test code running....
View ArticlePico Displays and fonts
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View ArticlePlasma buttons are they garbage? Don’t stay in
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I’ve got a virtualman image and I am trying to get wifi set up and install the pihat drivers but every minute or two the dang thing replays the opening cinematic and comes back to the menu with a...
View ArticleAdafruit DC & Stepper Motor HAT
Recently purchased but not sure of which of my Pi combinations it will work with. Will it work with a Pi Zero? If not I will need either 2x13 extra-tall header to work with Pi 2. If that is soldered...
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Pihat keeps rebooting picade
So I have found if I removed the pihat it works fine. Of course just not as a picade lol. As soon as it is connected it boots but then the white LED turns off and the pi reboots and then comes back...
View ArticleUnicorn pHAT RGB wrong way round
Have a Unicorn pHAT as part of the mood light kit. Used a Hammer Header on the pHAT + Pi Zero WH. If use set_pixel command RGB seems to work fine (ie first number sets red etc). However if use a for...
View ArticleDead inkyphat?
I have a 2018 era inkyphat installed on a pi zero and which has been working fine since it was installed (updating once an hour).It now seems to have died, in that the code runs without error, but the...
View ArticlePimorni YouTube Video on PICO and where they are with it
For those that are wondering where things are with Micro Python and drivers etc, I highly suggest you watch this video. Pirate Radio 0x00 - Raspberry Pi Pico software support - where we’re at! -...
View ArticleHelp with programmable ws2812 LED
I have hooked up a programmable ws2812 LED . The Datasheet says “Default power on does not light up” Using the hook up guide and a breadboard I have a single LED where … DIN is attached to GPIO 10 on...
View ArticleSPI 1.3 TFT has no reset
I’m trying to patch mirroring HDMI onto the TFT, so I can monitor booting etc on a pi zero. However, all the previous st7789 driver examples have all had a reset pin assigned - but there isn’t one on...
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