General discussion • Re: Powering RPi 3B in a remote area
Unless space is critical, I would install lead-acid batteries of suitable capacity, and a good quality dc to dc converter to provide the 5V to the Pi.I would tend to avoid lithium batteries,...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Learning Python and the Raspberry Pi in general
Currently I am the 'lead learner' and facilitator. I have learned a lot here in 4 years but have not been teaching the Pi consistently all that time. Now that I have new RPi5s...They're the same as...
View ArticleC/C++ • Re: WiringPi replacement?
Hello guys,Im super ecxited- I managed to work with the lg c library on the Pi 5 with the help of chat gpt. https://github.com/joan2937/lghttps://abyz.me.uk/lg/lgpio.html Featuresreading and writing...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: adc_read() spurious longer execution (PICO)
Just an idea: can you try recording the ADC timings into an array and only printing after doing the measurements?Statistics: Posted by jags84 — Thu May 02, 2024 11:28 pm
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Getting audio to play on bluetooth speaker with sudo
you most likely have screwed up permissions since you ran sudo.system(root/sudo) & user have there own setup. the system is designed to work as user, sudo is for admin tasks.pipewire is the front...
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Other projects • Pi 4 Wind Simulator
Hello Everyone,I would like to simulate the wind that blows in different directions. The reason I want to accomplish this is to make my plant stronger.Here is a draft of what I would like to...
View ArticleOther projects • Re: Pi 4 Wind Simulator
Yes, it's possible.Step 1: Learn electronics and programming.Step 2: Build literally anything you want.Sorry, there's no shortcut, other than getting someone else to do it for you.In this case I'd...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi 5 / Official 7" Touchscreen
Hi - wondering if this worked for you? I have the 7" touchscreen and a rpi 5, cables facing the correct way and no luck...Statistics: Posted by PiGuy666 — Fri May 03, 2024 10:18 pm
View ArticleSDK • Could use a sanity check of this code
Hello Everyone, I'm trying to set up a PWM to do pulse counting I'm not sure I have this correct could use a proof read.Code: // PWM configuration parameters#define FAN_TACH 5 // Sense Pin GPIO...
View ArticleOfficial Display • Re: 7" Official Touch Display connection to Pi5
Thank you. Out of curiosity, what is the difference in the two cables?Statistics: Posted by PiGuy666 — Fri May 03, 2024 10:23 pm
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Automation, sensing and robotics • Re: Can't measure resistors
Code: import boardimport busioimport timeimport adafruit_ads1x15.ads1115 as ADSfrom adafruit_ads1x15.analog_in import AnalogInimport RPi.GPIO as PiGPIOi2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)ads =...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Bluetooth audio issue
I also have the same issue. Audio sounds like a scratched record on a monophone 45 player. The same speaker works great on a Raspberry Pi 4. Altec Lansing Lifejacket Jolt.It worked well until I did...
View ArticleMicroPython • Re: Slicing bytearray without copying it, possible?
There's 'MemoryView' or something like that. I have never used it and am not convinced it doesn't copy. And I am not convinced there is what you want from when I last dipped into looking at doing...
View ArticleCamera board • Recording audio with libcamera-vid gives poor sound quality?
I am using a stereo condensor Samson Go mic.With this command I get crystal clear audio:Code: arecord -D hw:3,0 -d 5 -f cd test.wav -c 2However, with this command I get low quality audio ( lacks highs...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Re: Best C++ replacement for pigpio on Pi...
Not a Pi engineer, but I've been down this road recently and have simply decided to use to kernel interface through ioctl() for accessing peripherals. Works fine for SPI using sysfs directly (no...
View ArticleOff topic discussion • Re: I leave
i was involved in an incident a few months back, where one mod moved a post, and accidentally appended it to a thread, necro'ing iti tried to defend the user, but nope"Mods are always right".i won a 2...
View ArticleOther • Re: Pi 5 8GB and Rocky Linux 9.x?
Looks like the beta is having some issues with PCIe NVME booting, which is what I need to do so.... we wait for a bit more...Statistics: Posted by dbhosttexas — Fri May 03, 2024 11:19 pm
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Problems with HD permission to save files.
Giving you the benefit of the doubt that you're torrenting legitimate content not pirating movies, music, software, etc. I'll chip in.Gonna need more details.How are you mounting the drive?Where are...
View ArticleBeginners • Help me,how do I compile a specific version of the Raspberry Pi...
How do I compile a specific version of the Raspberry Pi kernel? For example, the kernel version I want to compile is "6.6.20+rpt-rpi-v8" ;I'm cross-compiling on Ubuntu 20.04 for Raspberry Pi 5 and...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: RPi cannot see Xfinity wifi
So as indicated in my last reply (possibly sent after your last reply?), I'd previously disabled the router's 5GHz band. The router ("XFI advanced gateway (XB6)) doesn't seem to have a 6GHz band.One...
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