MicroPython • Latching High?
Im TRYING to learn Micropython and have had a basic issue thats have had me pulling my hair out on what seems a simple problem. I'm learning from the official Micropython on Pico book, second edition....
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Mounting a Windows shared folder is ok, but not writing in
Hi!I was following a tuto to mount a Windows folder share.Mounting is ok, I can see the content, open TXT file and read the content.I use this command : sudo mount -t cifs -o...
View ArticleBeginners • Using Pi as a wifi hotspot - problem with some devices connecting...
I'm using instructions in https://www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials/h ... i-hotspot/ to create a wifi hotspot, so I can connect the Pi to a wifi network on board a ship which charges per device connected,...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • how much would it have cost per pi500 to fit the M.2...
how much would it have cost per pi500 to fit the M.2 components?I was like, sounds great if it has an M.2. it's kind of worse than finding out it did not to find out it could have had....IPO?Maybe not...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Raspberry Pi Zero 2w next step
I have been using Pi Zero 2w for a while now and I wonder what might be the upgrade for this product in the next gen?I have been thinking it would be awesome to have a disp/cam interface (for DPI...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Raspberry Pi5 Computer - An Observation Of Its 'Power'
(background)I do most of my 'computer stuff' on an old HP z600 workstation (e-mail, Web surfing) but once in awhile it's temporarily unavailable when in maintenance mode (the z600 is dual-boot with...
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Troubleshooting • The black background turned green
Hello, I played around in recalbox on my new RPI5 and all off a sudden the black background turned green, games works fine but its just annoying green. I wonder if anyone knows what wrong and if they...
View ArticleGeneral • key roll over problem
I have been making an arcade like controller/keyboard following this tutorialhttps://learn.adafruit.com/diy-pico-mec ... o-keyboardI've gotten everything to work but (from my understanding) HID...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • How is your xperience on Mosquitto and Paho
For weather station, 24/7, aim for high uptimeHow is your experience in Mosquitto broker and Paho python client?Which client for Pico Micropython? Is umqtt.simple good?Statistics: Posted by David16962...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Sharing Wi-Fi connection via Ethernet
Hi,I have a raspberry pi 5 that runs my media library via Jellyfin and a pi 4 nas. I’m going to university so my access to tinker with Wi-Fi will be limited On my pi 5 I have wlan0 as a hotspot and an...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Camera with Built-in WiFi and HTTP
All - Could anyone recommend a clean, simple wifi video camera with a built-in non-proprietary http video streamer? All the cameras I'm finding require you to install their app. I just want it to...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Is it safe and possible to by-pass apt dependence check?
For weather station, I installed mosquitto with sudo apt install mosquitto. As Debian official software list, Mosquitto version 2.0.11, year 2021 was installed. Mosquitto has race-condition/timing...
View ArticleOff topic discussion • Attracted by the narrative of good
I'm a rpi enthusiast. Why? Probably because of the narrative of good. Let me explain.RPI Foundation is a tale of geeks doing good. Not so much by stating it as an outspoken slogan like Google with...
View ArticleSDK • Failed to build 'picotool'
Code: c:\pico\picotool\build>cmake ..Using PICO_SDK_PATH from environment ('C:\Program Files\Raspberry Pi\Pico SDK v2.1.0\pico-sdk')./C:/Program Files (x86)/picotool/share/picotool/-- Using the...
View ArticleSDK • Trouble printing time_us_64()
Hi, I need to print the result of time_us_64(). I tried using %d and produces 0 (clearly wrong). I then tried %ll and %ull and in both cases is simply got nothing in the output after the string...
View ArticleGeneral • Multicore optimisations and memory use
I’m using a Pico 2 (actually a Pimoroni Pico 2 Plus) and the C/C++ SDK 2.0.0. Programming via VSCode and using the Pico Extension.I’ve got a massive project (around 20k lines of code) using both...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Ubuntu Server Can't Install Anything
Brand new Raspberry Pi 5, fresh Ubuntu server 24.04.1 LTS 64-bit install. I get this output whenever I try to install any packages or even run sudo apt upgrade. Code: update-initramfs: Generating...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • boot.txt not obeying enable_tvout=1 on a 3B
I am trying to make a RPI 3B output to a CRT via a aux 3.5 to RCA cable. For testing purposes, I connected the RCA cables to the CRT and the HDMI output to a HDTV. I added the following lines to...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 400 and 500 • m.2 Hats for Pi 400/500
Does anyone know of any hats that work well with the Pi 500 that can add m.2 storage? I found a lot online that work with the Pi 4/5 but only a few that work with the form factor of the Pi 400/500 and...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Network Installer fails after 'Starting Installer'
Having trouble booting the raspberry pi 5. I'm now trying the network installer. After seemingly downloading the installer the screen show "Starting Installer" and then proceeds to black screen. This...
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