Problems with plasma/examples /rgb-led-and-buttons.py
Sorry, yes, looking at wrong chip. Interesting…both Plasma 2350 W boards are A2… This suggests: problem with button on the previous board…need to investigate further the new board has the A2 stepping...
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(Sorry, I missed the part in your post where USER_SW was misbehaving!) I’m not in the office today to test but if the first Plasma 2350 W has a RP2350 with A2 stepping I reckon that could explain why...
View ArticleGrow Herbs/Chillies Kits disappeared?
That’s correct, we’re not making the seed kits any more. Looks like that product description needs updating - I’ll get on that! You can still get a Grow Kit and add your own seeds though :) Grow -...
View ArticleGrow Herbs/Chillies Kits disappeared?
Are the Grow kits not for sale anymore? They were still shown (but out of stock) a week ago…
View ArticlePicade X - Turn LED off
You sometimes have to hover over the text to see that it’s a link. ;) It’s linked too from the product shop page,
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Problems with plasma/examples /rgb-led-and-buttons.py
kelvinr: Could this be the reason for the BOOTSEL button not being available as a user button? Acording to the schematic, it should be usable as a user switch? cdn.shopify.com...
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Problems with plasma/examples /rgb-led-and-buttons.py
kelvinr: The old Plasma RP2350 W is presumably A2 stepping - how can one tell? The stepping version from the marking on the top surface of the chip is hidden under the metal shield. I think you may be...
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Thanks very much. I was looking for a schematic but didn’t expect to find one so quickly.
View ArticleUse of threading module in micropython
Yes, don’t waste your time with threading, follow the advice of @SirFico. asyncio is the way to go. I have done LED animations, music playing, motors all at the “same time” with asyncio and once you...
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Aluminium Heatsink Case for Pi 5 + NVMe Base: compatibility question
If you do opt for a Pi5 cluster: I have a small rack for my Pi-devices and I am using one module from Labstack (GitHub - JaredC01/LabStack: Modular rackmount solutions for Raspberry Pi's and other...
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Use of threading module in micropython
Its import _thread I expect the _ is a due warning to be very careful with using a ‘highly experimental’ module :) docs.micropython.org _thread – multithreading support — MicroPython latest...
View ArticleProblems with plasma/examples /rgb-led-and-buttons.py
New Plasma RP2350 W arrived today…presumably A4 stepping? The already installed frmware and the example rgb-led-and-buttons.py worked - no problem with USER_SW. The old Plasma RP2350 W is presumably...
View ArticleUse of threading module in micropython
I would like to use the threading module in a micropython programme running on a Plasma 2350W controller to implement a simple, continuously running background task but Thoony simply reports" no...
View ArticleAluminium Heatsink Case for Pi 5 + NVMe Base: compatibility question
Thank you for the insight. I’m not sure if thermal pads are an issue under constant load. They conduct enough heat to heatsinks. However I don’t plan on running such loads in this cluster. I wouldn’t...
View ArticleProblems with plasma/examples /rgb-led-and-buttons.py
Of course, no RGBLED on the Plasma Stick 2040 W…and “making the BOOTSEL button available as a user button requires extra circuitry, which isn’t present on a Pico” There was me expecting that (tested?)...
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Plasma Stick 2040 W doesn’t have an RGB LED or user button, which will be why this example is throwing an error :) (I think making the BOOTSEL button available as a user button requires extra...
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Try the with filesystem ones. Ok, I see where you got the, MicroPython cyw43-breakout/1.27.0, on 2026-03-02; Plasma Stick 2040 W with RP2040 from, it’s what Thonny shows. ;) EDIT: I’m getting the same...
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My downloads folder has the uf2 files I used: plasma_2350_w-v1.1.0-micropython.uf2 plasma_stick_2040_w-v1.1.0-micropython.uf2 recently downloaded from Release Version 1.1.0 · pimoroni/plasma
View ArticlePicade X - Turn LED off
Here is a link to the schematic, if that helps? cdn.shopify.com PIM462_picade_x_hat_schematic.pdf 77.38 KB It looks like its controlled via GPIO 13, Pin 33, if I read that right? Low is on, High is off.
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Problems with plasma/examples /rgb-led-and-buttons.py
I’m a bit confused by the uf2 files you used? The ones I use are these, GitHub Release Version 1.1.0 · pimoroni/plasma What's Changed Development by @Gadgetoid in #3 Examples: update pir.py by...
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