Troubleshooting • Re: USB Power Adapters, why do some not work?
It is usually the 5V cable that is too thin and has too much voltage drop. Likewise using an adapter with a USB A socket can have a significant voltage drop at the connector.If it is using a separate...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Should I buy the rpi 5, mini pc, or a cheap Chromebook?
The Pi 6 will be available next MarchReally......where have you heard that? Normally such info is not available....However, depending on OPs needs/usage, which machine will be best for them cannot be...
View ArticlePython • Re: Python Program Freezes With SPI Enabled
Can you post the python code here so we can test it / fix it. Use code tags around the script.Statistics: Posted by neilgl — Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:32 am
View ArticleBare metal, Assembly language • Re: Additional network drivers for Circle?
Minor bad news. The RTL8153 doesn't work.Currently each type of USB CDC Ethernet adapter must be manually added here with its vendor/device ID combination.The other thing that I noticed was the dwhci...
View ArticleAndroid • Lineage has no encription enabled
I with to use my Pi5 as an Android tablet but I found some security issue.(I will bring my Pi5 with me on train, bus, office, beach and I it's microSD can be lost or stolen).It seemes that encription...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: Turning a DLSR camera on, connected to...
Better yet, those cameras can be both controlled via their USB port and will wake up that too. If it actually powers down the servo + camera thing will need to be implemented just the same, and if...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Battery Power for RPI5?
Does anyone know of a battery bank that will power a Raspberry Pi 5?Also is there any way to request that future RPIs support USB-PD so any USB-C power source would work? I'm finding it near...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: pi5 using 480i
Maybe, I have serious doubts this will ever work. Like the Pi 4 is super flawed.Statistics: Posted by ColdSpike — Sat Sep 21, 2024 5:48 am
View ArticleGeneral discussion • 40mm 5v Green LED Fan for Raspberry Pi 5
I am building a project which needs 2 x 40mm 5v Green LED Fan's for my raspberry pi 5. It doesnt seem to begenerally available in the UK. I found a company in the US hwhich supplies them but the cost...
View ArticleUbuntu • Re: No gfx acceleration on Ubuntu on rpi5?
Thank you again for the reply. I'm indeed running Wayland, at 4k/60. I changed the res to 1080p, things became faster, but not really smooth as I'd expect it on some apps (the UI did get better...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Disable sudo
Why do you want to disable sudo ? Is it that you want to use 'root' ? If so, that is easy, just run:Code: sudo passwd rootEnter a password for root (twice) and then log out and login again as root.No...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: rsync backups may create inconsistent backups with...
Frankly I'm shocked the way binNMU packages are handled when they are updated. rsync is a common tool to create backups and fails to handle binNMU packages correctly - if not option -c is used - and...
View ArticleMicroPython • Re: Pico W Bluetooth Advertising
I tried Pico W with micropython 1.23 from https://micropython.org/download/RPI_PICO_W/ plugged it into USB and measured current between VBUS and VSYS.- when just pluggged in it draws 17.7mA- when I...
View ArticleFrançais • Re: Comment redémarrer le service dns du RPI4
Bonjour,Sur un Rpi installé basiquement, il n'y a pas de service DNS et donc aucun service DNS à redémarrer. Le service "named" (par exemple) ne concerne que les serveurs DNS (pas les clients).Sur les...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Question about bootloader update.
Thank you for all the suggestions!Statistics: Posted by a_ioan — Sat Sep 21, 2024 9:31 am
View ArticleSDK • Re: Setting SCL,SDA pins for Serial2
thanks, having a real debugger is another reason I want to get out of IDE, though real-time hardware control like I'm doing often not too amenable to being stopped and stepped by a debugger. I think a...
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MicroPython • MicroPython OLED library for Raspberry Pi Pico
I would like to share the MicroPython SSD1306 OLED Library that can works with Raspberry Pi Pico boards.Features:Supports degree character ( ° )Supports text, numbersSupports drawing shapesSupports...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Procedure for protecting code on Pico 2
That's quite easy to locate where the code checks the key stored in OTP and make it pass the checks, without knowing any keys. All that is needed is to debug the code on other unlocked chip and look...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: Raspberry Pi 4B pinout expansion,...
How about port expanders - is there any instructions how can I communicate via expanders? which one should be optimal?And AC detector - how to build it?Using the MCP23017 port expander is pretty easy....
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: raspberry pi imager formating my sd cards wrong
if the imager doesn't work, the pi is uselessStatistics: Posted by mfmayes49 — Wed Sep 25, 2024 1:05 am
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