Beginners • Which Raspberry Pi Model Should I Use for a Home Automation Project?
I'm planning to work on my first project using Raspberry Pi, where I want to create a basic smart home automation system to control lights and fans via Wi-Fi. In the future, I also plan to expand this...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • USB power supply for external HDD
Can anyone explain me one very strange thing about the raspberry pi 5 PC. Why, when connecting an external hard drive via the usb 3.0 port, the hard drive does not have enough power to initialize...
View ArticleBeginners • Running Pi 3B+, Controlblock, MiniAmp and fan - ok solution?
I am looking to an arcade emulator using a Pi 3B+. I am thinking about a Controlblock HAT to handle the buttons and a MiniAmp HAT because my speakers are passive. The heat that might be created made...
View ArticleGeneral • Different behavior between run/flash/debug (newbie)
I'm just getting started with the RP2040 so I might be overlooking something really basic here.I'm in Linux using VS Code with the official plugin and SDK 2.1.I have a really basic program that I just...
View ArticleOther projects • Security camera with Raspberry Pi?
Hello,I've been having an issue where things of mine keep getting stolen and would like to do something about it, by turning my Raspberry Pi into a security camera. My questions for you all:- I've...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Raspberry Pi 5 turning on automatically
I have a project involving a Raspberry Pi 5 connected to a power bank via a 51Pi power distribution board. My issue is that when shut down, it sometimes powers up again spontaneously. It just happened...
View ArticleBeginners • Three week course
I recently got a pi 5 and I'm very new to raspberry pi in the instruction manual it says there is a three week course so I went to the link and there was nothing there can someone direct me?...
View ArticleOther projects • Surveillance_Client
I am looking for a software like Surveillance_Client for windows to run on a raspi. We have 3 NVR's that is needed to be monitored regularly and they want to free up their computers so they can do...
View ArticleGraphics, sound and multimedia • X11 screen tearing in latest raspberrypiOS...
Okay, so i hadnt updated my system in like 6 months or more. Do to a failed update recently, i decided to start from scratch instead of just using a backup image. Updated system, what could go wrong?...
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General discussion • Raspberry pi 500 rechargeable battery?
The Raspberry Pi 500 seems like a great new product. I only wish, however, that it had a built-in, rechargeable battery, so you become even more portable and avoid the charger like a laptop. Could...
View ArticleBeginners • Raspberry Pi 5 came with no SD card
My Raspberri Pi board arrived with no SD card. Although I was able to copy the OS files to one of my own SD cards, the card was too large to fit into the slot on the board.Should I now purchase a card...
View ArticleCamera board • Correct Timing for GS Dual Camera Capture with External...
Hello everyone,I am working on a project using Raspberry Pi 5 to capture images of products on a production line. The setup involves two GS cameras (IMX296 modules) connected to the Pi. A hardware...
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Troubleshooting • I can't ssh to my pi 5
So my pi is 5 l was installing by pi hole and wiredgurd after finishing up to set up I restarted my pi then I cannot do ssh or VBC. But the pi hole admin website shows online and everything's working...
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Troubleshooting • I can't flash an OS - has my Raspberry Pi SD card gone...
I bought a Rasp Pi 5 bundle, and the SD card came with it, so it is an official Raspberry Pi SD card.After many changes done on my side, I am now stuck with the SD card.In Pi imager on Windows, any...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 400 and 500 • PINOUT command does not work on PI500
I tend to use the Code: pinout command to check what RAM my Pis are using, I tend to run them headless and find that a useful command. And it was a quick way to see the GPIO pinsOf course the Pi500 is...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 400 and 500 • Any music player like iTunes PiOS
Anything I can run on the Pi500 that's like iTunes I don't want a media server just a app that is inside a window that can play music stored on the Pi along the lines of iTunes.I know VLC can do this...
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Beginners • Hardware setup for multiple containers
Hi all,I'm brand new to this and have not even bought any Pis yet, mainly because I'm not 100% sure on what to do.Right now I'm in the middle of setting up a little internal sandbox network within our...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Log from 4 channels using MCP3008...
I have successfully set up my Raspberry Pi that can log voltages to a csv file using the MCP3008 installed on a breadboard viewtopic.php?p=2247421#p2245977However, my question is how does one wire up...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • I can’t access my rbp5
Hi co- pi users, wizards, I have a problem with my pi5. I booted it with a usb and all went fine. Then I turned it off for a day or 2 and wanted to start it up again and it starts, gives me the rbpi...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Raspberry pi 5 power delivery
I recently bought a RPI 5 8 gbTried with the official power adapter for raspberry pi 4, the square one, 15 wCan't boot from usb withouth editing a file to allow the warning to go awayTried with my...
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