General discussion • Re: Pi 3 A+ prefers 6V instead of 5V?
Thanks for the replies, allMoving forward I'll either use USB adapter or power bank rather than 6V ACAnd will check the voltage my pis are getting from the adapter in the first placeStatistics: Posted...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Problem with GPS USB Device
I think that is a ublox 7 device, so well supported.If you have a windows device, laptop etc, stick it into that and get the ublox centre, see if it is working well, there may even be updates.One tick...
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SDK • CMake managing Raspberry Pi Pico W project and MAX7219 display...
I am using Raspberry Pi Pico W with RP2040 microcontroller chip. I was looking to connect the raspberry pi pico w's GP0 SDA, SCL pins to connect to send data to the MAX7219 pins. My issue currently is...
View ArticleDevice Tree • Re: evtest ?
I think you should say which rotary encoder you are using, in case the behaviour is device-specificStatistics: Posted by PhilE — Thu Jan 16, 2025 8:49 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: hard drives
Should have mentioned this above but I forgot and it does seem relevant.When using a Pi5 there is a potential gotcha with BTRFS: if there is a mismatch between page size between the kernel and...
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MicroPython • Re: Unable to allocate memory on a raspberry pico w
Would that mean gc does not get invoked during compilation of a single module?That was the basis for my view that lowering '.threshold()' might not actually achieve anything.I honestly don't know if...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: CM5 Pi OS install error
OK.. After some head scratching and doing things over and over expecting a different result, I have loaded my new CM5 with the 64-bit Pi OS.. I must say with absolutely no assistance from the...
View ArticleDevice Tree • Re: For the life of me I can't make TLV320AIC3110 Audio chip...
vcdbg has been replaced by vclog. If it's not available on Ubuntu, you can easily build and install it yourself from our utils repo: https://github.com/raspberrypi/utils/tree/master/vclogOnce you've...
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Raspberry Pi OS • Re: Pi5-16GB performance issue with NVME data disk
Yep, the newer drive is slow in the Pi5-8GB as well. Case closed, except for dealing with Kingston I'm glad the problem is sorted.I once had 42 Kingston network cards. The idea was channel-bonded 100...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Re: SSD Not Appearing
In case the OP is still looking for compatible drives: the 2230 Corsair MP600 CORE MINI 1TB M.2 SSD in combination with the RPi Hat works perfectly. As does (obviously) the RPi drives themselves. N=1,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: pi 5 3 long 3 short blink
I2C is used to initialise the PMIC. and RP1. It might be worth reflashing the bootloader, trying booting without any peripherals connected and checking the HDMI diagnostic output.If the error persists...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: MIDI (5 pin DIN) Interface
Looks okay and at £10 I'd buy that.It is possible to do what you want with just sockets, wires and a couple of resistors, but it won't be spec compliant, it won't necessarily work with all MIDI...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: Raspberry Pi 5: is there a vcgencmd...
This information is available via sysfsviewtopic.php?t=373825After starting the Linux kernel the VC firmware stops using RP1 to avoid conflicts with the OS it's not possible to do this via vcgencmd....
View ArticlePython • Re: Advice on Building a Spirit Animal Finder Tool with Python for...
The way I see it, someone asks for help building a website with a Pi using Python and the replies do not even try to be helpful.Sounds like they're trying to build a phishing website.Sure. These...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Pi not booting
As a last ditch attempt you could connect the boards to another computer via a USB-A to USB-C cable and see if you get the BCM2711 USB descriptor. If so, you might be able to update the flash via...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: Issue with MacOS RPI Boot Git hub
Thanks for that.. the libUSB installed after you sent me, but when I try to install the pkg-config I get the following:brew install pkg-config/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/version.rb:186:in...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Starting all over again
Hello,I am new to the forum and need some help! I am based in southern England, not far from Winchester.I have a Pi 3 model B which I use for receiving aircraft position data (ADS-B).I set it up about...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Issue on integrating night vision camera with RPI4
OpenCV's VideoCapture class is only applicable for simple V4L2 devices, not libcamera.https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/21653Statistics: Posted by 6by9 — Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:27 pm
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Monitor shows "NOT SUPPORT!"
Post the EDID of the display.Dom's already requested the output from "raspinfo | pastebinit" and suggested adding "video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60D" to /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt, but you haven't...
View ArticleSDK • dvi_out_hstx_encoder example strange frequency
dvi_out_hstx_encoder exampleI have just tried out the dvi_out_hstx_encoder example in pico-examples. According to my desktop monitor the output is 640x480 at 72Hz but the comment in the source code...
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