General • SD card codes and microSD card module altogether working with
Hi,I am planning to write a program that runs on Raspberry Pi Pico, MP3 and wav audio player.The audio files will be stored in microSD card (SDHC 32GB with FAT32) which is SPI connection.There is SD...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Heatsinks
I just received a RPi 4b with 3 small heatsinks attached to it. I assume the big one goes on the Broadcom chip, but where do the other other two go?Statistics: Posted by Lindsayinleander — Sat Sep 14,...
View ArticleBeginners • Blink Home Cameras
Hello,Has anyone has success integrating blink home cameras into a magic mirror type device on a raspberry pi 3? New to Pis and seeing what I can make.Statistics: Posted by Butchi3To3 — Sat Sep 14,...
View ArticlePython • What is the official Raspberry Pi library for accessing GPIO ports ?
So far I succesfully used RPi.GPIO library to work with the GPIO ports of a Raspberry Pi 4. But after getting the latest Raspberry OS updates, RPi.GPIO is not working anymore. I get `Failed to add...
View ArticleBeginners • Is my pi zero 2w broken?
I don't know if this is the right place to ask but i just got a raspberry pi zero 2w as a gift and when i plugged it in to power and hdmi it didn't do anything. If it is a software issue how can i fix...
View ArticleBeginners • Minimize all windows/show desktop in Bookworm?
Kind of embarassing to ask such a basic question but I've tried searching and even more recent results just say Ctrl-Alt-D, which does not work. One guide to keyboard shortcuts pointed to a menu...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • bookworm, rpicam* to DRM/mipi-dbi-spi...
Hello,on a headless bullseye lite, i can use a spi display (ST7789VW) connected to a RPZ2W with a HQ Cam for preview, e.g. with libcamera-still -t 0. FBCP is used and in config.txt vc4-fkms-v3d.I...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Non Pi question RS485 related
Hi, I bought a machine I need to control with RS485 to use their softwareThey want 500+ for a USB to RS485 converter optically isolated convertorIs RS485 like RS232?I'm hoping I just need to connect...
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General • PT52-Lua The Modern Retro computer
Hello Everyone, Some time ago I started a little project to make a serial terminal on the RP2040 and then the project grew and I added a simple operating system and then a C programming language...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • WM8960 Audio Issues
Hello all, I recently purchased a WM8960 hat for a hobby project, I simply just want to play an audio file (.wav or .mp3) decently loudly through a speaker. It is mounted onto a Raspberry Pi 3B+ with...
View ArticleOther projects • Controlling LCD backlight via transistor
I've hooked up a 1602 LCD display via that ubiquitous I2C attachment board to a Raspberry Pi 400 (works fine). Now I want to control the backlight of the display from a GPIO pin. I found that the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Pi5 weak WiFi compared to Pi4 and has difficulty connecting...
I just moved from a RPi 4 to a RPi 5 and I'm having a problem with the Wifi connections.Pi5 is running the latest "Bookworm" versionI actually thought I had a defective Pi5 and ordered a second one....
View ArticleGraphics, sound and multimedia • Applepi on an apple 2 monitor
I recently bought an Apple 2 monitor, and I wanted to connect my rpi 3B with the Applepi emulator to it. is that possible, or should i try another method?Statistics: Posted by snandrew — Sun Sep 15,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • RPi fan not working
Hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction here. I have an RPi 4 and the case fan randomly stopped working. I thought the fan was toast so I ordered a new one. Brand new fan out...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Kiosk Mode stops after roughly 6 or 7 hours
Hi everyone. I just bought my first rasberry pi few days ago and I set it up about 2 days ago to work as a little kiosk in my room for some grafana dashboards and prayer times.I followed this...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • PulseAudio Playback on Server and Client
I have seen plenty of discussion on sending audio data from one PulseAudio server to another, and have done that successfully. While this is nice, I'm trying to play music on both "server" and...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • 7" raspberry pi display
I recently purchased a raspberry pi 7" display. When I turn it on it works great after about 20 minutes or so it times out and goes to a black screen ( I don't know if that is normal or not) any way...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Reseting the settings on the Pi OS to something else
Hello!I frequently run my devices headless, that is with nothing connected to the display port for the HDMI enabled displays or with a keyboard attached. Can the next release of Pi OS be setup out of...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • I had some sort of bad crash with pi 4 / network manager /...
Hi.Pi 4 4GB,with Pi OS Bookworm 64 bit (No OC)Argon Neo case (temps look good).Strontonics 5.1V 3A PSUSSD to USB3 cable running a 120GB SSD.I was at the local library with my Pi 4 and had some sort of...
View ArticleDevice Tree • Using TI PCM3168A audio codec on RP5
Hi,I am trying to connect a TI PCM3168A analogue audio codec to a RP5. My goal is to do multichannel recording with this chip. The drivers of this codec (https://www.ti.com/tool/PCM3168ASW-LINUX) are...
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