General discussion • Pi 5 New Fan case GPIU connection.
I have now replaced my Pi 3 with a Pi 5 with the new pi 5 with the new fan case. With pi 5 in case on I am unable to plug in my GPIO board as plug no longer fits through hole in the case. Is there a...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: can a 5v at 4.5A will be enough
well thank you for the insights , i should keep looking for alternatives thenStatistics: Posted by DI-HAL — Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:22 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Is Raspberry Pi Branded SD card available on Amazon?
We ALWAYS recommend buying from an official resellers - you get the correct price and the appropriate warranty.How does anyone determine what the correct price should be when official resellers appear...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: STICKY: PINN - An enhanced version of NOOBS.
It looks to me like the PINN upgrade failed. But don't worry, it should be recoverable.(If any data is critical, please backup your drive first in case something bad happens or you make a mistake).The...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Maintaining USB-power during reboot / RPI4
Hey,I have little issue with my outdoor rpi project installation. I need to upkeep power to my USB-microfone(Zoom-h1) connected to my rpi4(rpiOSdebian). I also need to have possibility to reboot rpi...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pi5 8gb v 16gb v Pi4 model B 8gb for...
I have a big collection to test. Now and after the kernel change goes through, what are the steps to test and to permanently switch on CQ for a card that passes the test?Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Maintaining USB-power during reboot / RPI4
You may try to connect the micro to an externally powered USB hub and that hub connected to the RPi. The hub should maintain the micro powered.Statistics: Posted by fprietog — Wed Jan 22, 2025 10:42 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Advice for powering a portable 3D Scanner booth made of...
I'm trying to build a portable 3d scanner booth. My current plan is to have 4 Raspberry Pi 4Bs each with the 75 degree fov camera on one vertical column and have 6 of these columns arranged in a...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: SanDisk 256GB GamePlay microSD card...
the photo seems to show it is A2 rated. That's good.extreme Pro is also rated A2.probable similar performance..... but only testing will tell.Statistics: Posted by terribleted — Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:36 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Is it safe to power the RPi 5 through GPIO?
I just need it to power it for a few minutes (1.45-2 at maximum). I am grateful for all the recommendations and I am aligned with all of them. However, none of them addresses the safety issue I was...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pi 5 most popular boot options for home office
I cheated and got a CM5 with I/O board. According to my abacus cost about £9 to get 32Gb of eMMC and sacrificing the SDcard reader. The eMMC IOzone result for 4k random read/write is 46042/69343 (yes...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • raspberry pi pico rp2040
Hello good evening everyone, I'm from Brazil, I would like to know if it is possible to connect the raspbery to the ps5 console, for example, use it as a ps4 controller and send commands to the ps5...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Advice for powering a portable 3D Scanner booth made...
What specific question do you have? Thread title is about power, but you also ask about networking and synchronisation.If you want to talk about power you can get into the ball park with a couple of...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: PI5-Move existing Ubuntu 24.04 to SSD keeping all...
You have been advised from memjr before regarding Ubuntu support.viewtopic.php?p=2280082#p2280082I suggest you follow it.Statistics: Posted by wildfire — Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:48 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Is Raspberry Pi Branded SD card available on Amazon?
CPC Farnell have stock (98 at the time of writing) and offer free tracked delivery - which seems a good deal. I just ordered one and it was dispatched within the...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Brand New Raspberry Pi 5, reboots stuck at green light...
Brand New Raspberry Pi 5.Sometimes when reboot command is issued, it stuck at green light flashing 8 times.Such scenarios, I have to pull power and put it back to get it boot again.This issue happens...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Brand New Raspberry Pi 5, reboots stuck at green...
Try updating to the latest bootloader:viewtopic.php?t=382989Statistics: Posted by rpiMike — Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:23 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Can the 27W power supply from a Rpi5 be used with a...
Yes, the Raspberry Pi 5 power supply works with the Raspberry Pi 4. Both use USB-C, and the RPi 5 supply provides more than enough power (5V 5A) for the RPi 4’s needs (5V 3A). It’s a safe and reliable...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: 3.3V 5.5V Shortage Still A problem on RPi5
Another option is to heatshrink the 3.3V pin, if you are typically only using the 5V pin... Or you could get into the habit of checking and validating your connections before applying power. There are...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Anybody know if these Are genuine?
I think if it does what you want (i.e. has a proper power connector rather than one from the Dark Ages) then buy it. It's unlikely to fail in use any more than a real RPL board. And if it arrives dead...
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