General discussion • WPS Chinese Clone
I bought a Raspberry Pi 4 a few years ago and installed Libre Office, which worked fine then. I shelved my Pi for a couple of years and when I retrieved it Libre no longer works so I searched for an...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • likely failure points in rpi 3B
Hello there!Long time user of rpi's --- I've got a 3b, multiple 4s, and now a 5 purchased just recently. They just work, haven't had any particular problems. Used them as light desktop replacements,...
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General discussion • Re: Raspberry pi 5 Power adapter
Maybe.... Pi 5 requires at least 5V@3A and would like 5V@5A. It is a USB-PD sink device and will negotiate with a USB-PD source device for the appropriate mode. It is up to you to determine what modes...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: use GPU in raspberry pi 5
You can use libraries for OpenGLes with python as Pi supports OpenGLes 3.1 and an early version of OpenGl. I’ve not attempted Vulkan with Python but that is supported by Pi too.If writing shaders is...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: likely failure points in rpi 3B
Yes.Recommend Sandisk for SDs and Raspberry Pi for PSUs.Statistics: Posted by epoch1970 — Wed May 08, 2024 11:36 am
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Bulding a project for the Pico W
I'm making a line following robot with the Pico W and I want to switch from the Arduino IDE and start using the Pico SDK, but when I was doing some tests, I discovered something that is bugging me:...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: STICKY: PINN - An enhanced version of NOOBS.
PINN auto updated to today's version (3.8.9.p) and now it enters the configuration menu at each boot without me touching anything.Statistics: Posted by gn77b — Wed May 08, 2024 8:22 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Pico W Web Server HTML With Js and Css Micropython
So I'm trying to host a web server on my raspberry pi pico, I have a .py script (using micropython btw) on it along with all of the files for the webpage, it loads up index.html but wont load either...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Bulding a project for the Pico W
You have to use appropriate compiler optimization flags (-O, -O2, -O3, etc.) to optimize the generated machine code for speed. Sometimes, optimization flags can make a significant difference in...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pico W Web Server HTML With Js and Css Micropython
You can update your script like the following:Code: import usocket as socketimport network# Set up WiFi connectionssid = 'name'password = 'pass'station =...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Set 1280 x 720 resolution RPi Bookworm
I have a old Sinoteq TV measuring 5780mm x 3250mm screenThe closest resolution I get in the options is 1024 x 728. This causes images to show stretchedI am running MagicMirror on it showing imagesHow...
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General discussion • Re: Set 1280 x 720 resolution RPi Bookworm
Code: sudo nano /boot/firmware/cmdline.txtadd to frontCode: video=HDMI-A-1:1280x720 vc4.force_hotplug=1Statistics: Posted by kerry_s — Thu May 09, 2024 7:22 am
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Current measurement of pi5 using multimeter
Hi , I would like to know how i could measure the pi5 current consumption .ie the Pin that should be used in Pi5 to measure current while it runs a 4K video .Or ,is there any software on pi5 that...
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General discussion • Re: Question about updates icon on taskbar
I use the cli method to update and, as somebody already mentioned , the gui icon as a reminder. Following a cli update, on my desktop the gui updater icon still shows as an update required. Is there a...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Battery cost
Similar to these I tested/used "many moons** ago"Yes mine says 1200mAh 5V 1A lolStatistics: Posted by neilgl — Thu May 09, 2024 6:50 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • A3144 hall sensor vs reed switch
Hi.I make a chess board time ago with reed switchs that open and close if a piece is in a square or not (the piece have a magnet below)Then i have 64 reed switchs one for each square.and i connect...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Current measurement of pi5 using multimeter
Some of the internal rail currents and voltages can be provided byCode: vcgencmd pmic_read_adcYou could add up all the powers (voltage X current) and then work out the EXT5V_V equivalent current, it...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: A3144 hall sensor vs reed switch
I do not think there will be a problem with using A3144 instead of your existing reed switches. The hall sensor has GND,VCC and a digital output pin. The digital output pins of all hall sensors should...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Raspberry Pi 5
Once you start the OS using the SD card, is it possible to remove it?That is the equivalent of asking if you can remove the HDD/SSD from a PC after you boot from it.Statistics: Posted by W. H. Heydt —...
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General discussion • UART TX is always high (3.3V) and doesn't get to 0V
Hello,I configured UART on GPIO 14 and 15 pins, it used to work fine till it stopped. I connected an oscilloscope and noticed the TX pin is always high. When I send data to the UARTecho 0123456 >...
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