Generating random colours (unicornhat)
@Bootnut wrote: I am trying to generate random colours on my unicornhat using the following code from random import randint r = randint(0, 255) g = randint(0, 255) b = randint(0, 255)...
View ArticleMicro Dot Phat GPIO pins
@tim7 wrote: Hi,Which GPIOs are used by the Micro Dot pHAT? Aside from SDA1 and SCL1 (and power), are any other pins used? I'd like to have a go at running two displays off one RPi. I suppose it's not...
View ArticleEnviroPhat LEDs don't work
@zimmermann-darmstadt wrote: After assembling the EnviroPhat, I tried the test program. Everything worked fine, only the leds did not blink, they remained black..I tried to control them directly via...
View ArticlePhat DAC + johnny-five
@fluppe wrote: Hi guys, I'm working on a project which runs on a pi zero and a phat dac, and uses a physical interface based on the johnny-five framework for node.js. I can get the phat dac...
View ArticleControlling Sparkfun Beefcake Relay with Explorer Hat Pro
@mamvcivm wrote: I'm trying to switch a Beefcake relay via the output pins of the ExplorerHat Pro (EHP). I'm thus far having no success. I connected the 0v and 5v to the relevant pins on the EHP, the...
View ArticleScroll PHat - Cyrillic font?
@evgre wrote: Hello everyone, I'm currently working on making Pi Zero parse news titles and show them on this awesome Scroll PHat screen. Everything works almost perfectly now; my only concern is that...
View ArticlePicon zero stopped working after one day
@pasoftdev wrote: Hello, I've started a project using a picon zero and a Raspberry Pi B+,I'm using a 6v battery (actually four 1,5volt batteries in series)everything was working fine both using servos...
View ArticlePropellerhat not working!
@chanakaya wrote: hi, Got the propeller hat today. Installed on Rpi - jessie. IDE installed and it can compile program. Unfortunately, when I try to download, I get error. SoI tested with p1load and...
View ArticlePassthru pins on Unicorn HAT?
@gnurph69 wrote: I have a GPIO extender on my Unicorn HAT / Pi 3 because of how I have it mounted; now I want to add an additional device in using some set of unused GPIO pins. I thought I remembered...
View ArticleBlinkt MQTT
@dansmith wrote: I am wanting to get a Blinkt to flash in a specific continuous pattern depending on a message received over MQTT. Is there a simple way that I am missing in Python to get it to run...
View ArticleOrder cancellation
@coded_disaster wrote: Ahoy Pirates!I mixed together 2 orders and would therefore like to cancel order #PI107719. Could you please do that before it ships? I also used the contact field on the...
View ArticleCamera HDMI Extension Cable - 12 volts?
@jarrah wrote: Do you know if I could send 12 volts down the HDMI cable using the extra a, b, c, d pins by any chance please? I'd like to power a 48-led IR board alongside the Pi Camera and just...
View ArticleSoldered headers to wrong side of Explorer pHat
@cinnabar wrote: I have managed to solder the headers to the wrong side of my Explorer pHat (inexperienced!) - I'm assuming therefore that it's unusable as the holes in the header (technical term?)...
View Article(URGENT) order cancellation
@leomcc wrote: Hi, i accidentally purchased a raspberry pi zero from you and I was hoping that you would understand that I do not wish to proceed with this order. I would be very grateful if you could...
View ArticlePimoroni Console Joystick Issue
@PatrickUS wrote: I purchased your Pimoroni Console Kit (PSK) from Adafruit Ind. on 02 July, and finally had time to sit down and assemble it. Unfortunately, I am another customer who has an issue...
View ArticlePi0 Pibow and right-angled headers
@The_Handy_Andy wrote: Hi, does the Pi0 Pibow work with a zero with a right-angled header?ThanksAndrew Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic
View ArticleMote on Ubuntu 16.04
@john wrote: Hi, Just got my Mote kit the other day, have plugged it in to my Ubuntu powered laptop and unfortunately it doesn't seem to be able to 'see' the Mote (I get IOError: Unable to find Mote...
View ArticleHow to use Sparkfun Beefcake relay from Raspberry Pi
@Vickie wrote: Hi,I would like to use a Sparkfun Beefcake for mains switching. I have seen conflicting reports that say I could connect the +5 on the Beefcake to the +5 on the PI, and Gnd to Gnd. And...
View ArticleUsing Blinkt pinouts isnt working
@David wrote: Hi,I plug the blinkt directly to Pi 3 GPIO pins & all works fine. Because I want to position the Blinkt a short distance from the Pi, I attach breadboard wires between 3V, GND 23, 24...
View ArticleScroll Phat, smbus and UbuntuMate
@robwlakes wrote: Hi folks,I have set up a RPi3 with Ubuntu Mate 2 weeks ago and I am very pleased with the OS and its polished development so far. However I recently bought a Scroll Phat and would...
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