LiPo SHIM questions
@doctorwho8 wrote: Hello! When using this amazing widget to power a Pi device does it take over the GPIO normally assigned to ttyAMA0? In this case the one for TXD. I ask of course because the one I...
View ArticleAutomation HAT Accuracy
@Sparkletron wrote: Measuring a nominal 12V battery, I’m reading 14.60. But the Automation HAT returns 14.46. No problem with precision; the measurements are reasonably consistent. But that lack of...
View ArticlePimoroni unicorn lib does not work wit SK6805 LEDs
@patrikwey wrote: Hi I’m using successfully a “unicorn pimoroni unicorn phat”. Now because the shape is not pleasant to me for final design I made my own PCB. But instead of the WS2812 (neopixels) on...
View ArticleExtra tall male headers
@The_Handy_Andy wrote: is there any chance that you could start selling a slightly taller (2-3mm) male header to give a bit more space to solder shims? Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic
View ArticleScrollPhat HD - special characters
@Lamirah wrote: First of all - I am a beginner. I have some problems with special characters on ScrollPhatHD. If I use the code below, ä and ü are displayed as µô and µß. How can I solve this? Any...
View ArticlePimoroni bme 680 code question
@Vadi wrote: Hi there, I got the sensor up and running which is very nice, thanks to the good working python code. I still have a question about the code. In the description of the sensor from Bosch...
View ArticleCAM004 & PanTilthat
@calleblyh wrote: I would like to use Cameramodule CAM004 with Pantilthat, Is there an extension cable (15 -20cm long) available ? Or any addonkit ? Appreciate any help Calleblyh Posts: 3...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Which type of battery connector?
@L0cutus wrote: I have just purchased this: shop.pimoroni.com MP2636 Power Booster & Charger Module — Pimoroni Power boost and LiPo battery charging on one board! now i need to find a suitable...
View ArticleEureka Small Machines > Build your own Lion kit
@barratt wrote: hi there - having a problem with my small machines ‘build your own lion’ kit recently purchase from you I have email small machines and had no reply - please help original message...
View ArticlePython script Executable
@badboybubby wrote: Hi, It’s there a simple way to turn a Python script into an Executable file than CRON can run automatically at boot. I’m very much a novice but keen to automate several scripts I...
View ArticlepHat-Beat technical question
@The_Handy_Andy wrote: what values of speaker impedance can be used with the pHat-Beat? Thanks Andrew Posts: 4 Participants: 2 Read full topic
View ArticleDisplay-O-Tron HAT - touch button callbacks programatically?
@4eyes wrote: Is there a recommended method for setting and clearing callback functions to respond to button presses on the Display-O-Tron HAT? I’m looking to use this instead of the decorator...
View ArticleOn off shim pins
@aplocher wrote: Does the On/Off Shim actually use all 12 pins that it gets soldered to? In other words, if I were to not attach it directly to the Pi, and not use headers (so I’m soldering individual...
View ArticleSimple way to display a variable on Unicorn Hat HD
@badboybubby wrote: Hi, I’ve got my BME680 set up on a PHAT STACK with my Unicorn HAT HD. I want to combine the two and display the air quality reading on my Unicorn Hat HD. Typically the number will...
View ArticleBlackhat hacker
@The_Handy_Andy wrote: has the original blackhat hacker been discontinued? Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic
View ArticlePirate Radio / pHAT BEAT -- can't control LEDs
@JonR wrote: I’ve just set up a Pirate Radio but can’t control the PhatBeat LEDs from Python. If I set up using pHAT BEAT tutorial, the speaker-test works fine (audio plays, VU meter works) but test...
View ArticleEnviro phat combination with unicorn
@Kosmo wrote: Anyone knows how i can combine The enviro phat with the unicorn phat What is the difference between hat and phat Posts: 2 Participants: 2 Read full topic
View ArticleClik here to view.
[bmp280 issue] detached metal canopy
@rqz wrote: Hi, Last evening, I finally unpacked my enviro phat and plugged it on a brand new install (Rasbian) of my raspberry pi Zero W. While following your great tutorial page I encountered the...
View Article2 phats at once
@Farwest wrote: I want to run an automation phat and a speaker phat on the same Pi zero. I know that they both use a few GPIO lines in common, but I wondered if there might be a workaround. Or would...
View ArticleScroll phat HD gamma table
@markf wrote: Hello. I’d like to propose a set_gamma() method on the scrollphathd object. I’m experimenting with different gammas and will eventually need to set a gamma on a finished project. If/when...
View Article