Nvme M2 base & Raspberry Pi branded SSD
I need to replace my Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT Compact so I can access the Pi5 GPIO header - bit dumb to terminate the GPIO IMHO :/ So my question is - will the Pimoroni Nvme Base work with the Raspberry...
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SSD currently works fine so I’ll be guided by the “should work” on the web page and proceed. I’ll report back either way …
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The problem is you will never know in advance. I assume the Pi Foundation will test their devices on a regular basis with the M.2 HAT, but for other HATs, there will always be a chance that a SSD does...
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Trouble is the Pi full sized hat has female GPIO sockets on upper and lower sides (Lord only knows why) so I have to change brand. Just hoping I don’t need to get another SSD and rebuild my Pi 5...
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Maybe these are push-through sockets?! I think the Pi-TV HAT is one of these specimen. Anyhow: I am using the SSD (256MB variant) also in a different system (Radxa X4) and did not experience any...
View ArticleNVME Base Troubles
Here is my setup: Raspberry Pi 5 NVME Base (tried two units) ADATA Legend 700 256gb (tried two units) Official Raspberry Pi 27W USB-C I am having a few different problems. I have the Pi booting from...
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Power should not be a problem. If so, you can measure it. But in my experience the Pi with it’s single PCIe-lane will not challenge the SSD. Steps to do: make sure you to change the systemd journal to...
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Aug 25 11:44:34 raspberrypi kernel: Kernel command line: reboot=w coherent_pool=1M 8250.nr_uarts=1 pci=pcie_bus_safe cgroup_disable=memory numa_policy=interleave nvme.max_host_mem_size_mb=32...
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Pleased to report that it worked a treat ! PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - use the online Nvme case assembly guide !
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Skywriter/Raspberry Pi based kiosk
Mikester: This is a ‘kiosk’ that sits on the bookshelf in my living room. It displays weather, news, and silly quotes. Each screen appears for 30 or so seconds then fades to the next screen. The...
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FADO lamp IKEA Hack with Blinkt! (including Minecraft server monitoring)
pi_dummy: For the summer I am hosting the Minecraft server of a friend that don’t want to let the computer run when he is away. But the server crashed a few times, so I wanted a way to monitor it’s...
View ArticleColon control with 14 segment LED displays
I am trying to use a 4 digit, 14 segment alphanumeric LED display driven from a Plasma Stick 2040W programmed in Micropython via an I2C interface. The display in question features a colon comprising...
View ArticleRoHs Certificate of the Pimoroni Pico Plus 2W
Hello Everyone, I am Naumaan, and using Pimoroni Pico Plus 2W in my Project. I want the RoHs Certificate of the same to complete the documentation of my project. thanks Naumaan
View ArticleEnviro Weather Woes
For an update I have just had the same failure on a second Enviro Weather unit. The light sensor has again failed. I have edited the code to remove the references to that sensor and it is working...
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Inky Impression as a bird frame - draws the birds outside
Built this around an Inky Impression with a Pi 5 and it has been by my kitchen window for a few months now. A USB mic feeds BirdNET, which identifies birds by sound. Every species it hears gets...
View ArticleInky Impression as a bird frame - draws the birds outside
Very impressive! Thanks for sharing!
View ArticleInky Impression as a bird frame - draws the birds outside
What he said =). (filler to make 20 characters).
View ArticleRoHs Certificate of the Pimoroni Pico Plus 2W
If you drop support an email at support@pimoroni.com they should be able to send this over for you.
View ArticlePIM759 Interstate 75 W RP2350 RGB LED Matrix Driver Starter Kit Restock
Hi, I’ve been keeping an eye on the PIM759 Interstate 75 W RP2350 RGB LED Matrix Driver Starter Kit for the last few weeks, hoping to order one when it comes back into stock. I’ve also been checking a...
View ArticlePIM759 Interstate 75 W RP2350 RGB LED Matrix Driver Starter Kit Restock
It will hopefully be restocked but we’re having trouble sourcing the correct panels currently - our sourcing team are working on it though!
View ArticleColon control with 14 segment LED displays
Are you using the most recent version of the driver? It looks like this issue was fixed here: HT16K33 Python Drivers · Issue #6 · smittytone/HT16K33-Python · GitHub I note the docs say that you should...
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Picovector text oddness
I have a Pico 2 with a Pico Display Pack 2.8. Using pico2-v1.29.0-2-pimoroni-micropython.uf2 I have a very simple micropython script that displays two lines of text. The first time I run it after...
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I have one of these pico display screens attached to a pico2 not doing anything in my drawer so I loaded on the Pimoroni pico2 v1.29.0-2 on 2026-08-31 and tried your program. I can confirm similar...
View ArticleColon control with 14 segment LED displays
Hi Hel, we have communicated in the past, probably on this topic. For your information I am the ClaytonDenbigh mentioned in the Github conversation and raised the original issue about the display...
View ArticleColon control with 14 segment LED displays
Ah I see - I wondered if you were the same poster! It might be worth opening a fresh issue on the repo if led.set_colon(False).draw() isn’t working as expected - it’s easy to miss replies to closed...
View ArticleUnable to edit complete mopidy.conf file
[quote=“BravoSierra, post:1, topic:18884, full:true”]When I enter “sudo nano /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf”, the file opens, and I can edit what is there, but the text stops after the [spotify] section, and...
View ArticlePicovector text oddness
Try from picographics import PicoGraphics, DISPLAY_PICO_DISPLAY_2, PEN_P8 from picovector import PicoVector display = PicoGraphics(display=DISPLAY_PICO_DISPLAY_2, pen_type=PEN_P8) vector =...
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Behaves almost the same, but on the third run I don’t get a black screen, but the Pico hangs before it gets as far as updating the screen so I just see what’s left over after teh second run. I changed...
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I’m going to have a look see in my boxes of stuff for a Display Pack 2. Once i hunt one up I’ll test some code on it and get back to you.
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I went here Release Version 1.29.0 · pimoroni/pimoroni-pico-rp2350 · GitHub and downloaded rpi_pico2-v1.29.0-micropython.uf2 is that the one you used? It looks like I’m missing a font? Line 12 is...
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Picovector text oddness
@alphanumeric get your fonts here: github.com alright-fonts/sample-fonts/OpenSans at feature/16bit-afinate ·... feature/16bit-afinate/sample-fonts/OpenSans The font format designed for embedded and...
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When I look at the source behind vector, I can see that vector.set_font() deallocates memory for the last font (if any), otherwise the memory is never freed. There are other data-structures within...
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Picovector text oddness
You might want to post this as an issue on thier GitHub page? GitHub Issues · pimoroni/picovector-micropython Contribute to pimoroni/picovector-micropython development by creating an account on GitHub.
View ArticleFollow on from ..."Colon control with 14 segment PED displays"
My recent post on this subject included a Micropython code snippet which I ran successfully on a Plasmestick2040W.. I find that this piece of code no longer runs and Thonny reports " can’t import name...
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Follow on from ..."Colon control with 14 segment PED displays"
Are you still running it on a Plasma Stick, or are you trying to run it on something else? If it is on your plasma stick, and you want to start over, you can do a full reset. First thing is to back up...
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Sunrise alarm and HA voise assistant
Hi There I’d like to make my own sunrise alarm using the IKEA tarnaby lamp. that can be controled by home assistant and also be a home assistant voice assistant as well. It uses an E14 bulb and has a...
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Connecting two E Ink displays to a Pi 4?
TillKaiser: The Mini Black HAT Hack3r is a sensible way to do the wiring, mainly because it lets you break the HAT connection out and get at the same SPI bus without making a messy stack. Both...
View ArticleFollow on from ..."Colon control with 14 segment PED displays"
Thank you for the replies although I am still stuck. I have tried both versions of the latest .uf2 file (with and without the system content) but always get the same message from Thonny, “can’t import...
View ArticleFollow on from ..."Colon control with 14 segment PED displays"
I think the syntax is just import plasma these days, you don’t need to specify the board any more: github.com/pimoroni/plasma docs/plasma.md main # Plasma <!-- omit in toc --> The Plasma library...
View ArticlePicovector text oddness
I’ve raised it against GitHub - pimoroni/pimoroni-pico: Libraries and examples to support Pimoroni Pico add-ons in C++ and MicroPython. · GitHub because if I try a very similar script on a Presto it...
View ArticlePicovector primitives limit 16?
I think picovector (at least as implemented on Presto in the current presto-v2.0.0-micropython.uf2) has a limit of sixteen primitives per shape. This came to light because I was trying to draw a bar...
View ArticleFollow on from ..."Colon control with 14 segment PED displays"
I think I am coming to the end of the road in my search for a solution to my “colon” problem but I thought before I abandon it, I would go back to basics one more time. I am using a plasmatic 2040W...
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I don’t have a Presto, so I can’t test that code on one. I will be watching to see what transpires.
View ArticleFollow on from ..."Colon control with 14 segment PED displays"
HT16K33Segment14 versus ht16k33segment14.py I think you need to edit HT16K33Segment14 to ht16k33segment14 in your code? Using the </> Preformated Text option will display your code much better....
View ArticlePicovector primitives limit 16?
Yep, looking at the code, the limit of 16 pretty-polys is hardcoded: // TODO: Make these configurable? // Tile buffer size, Max nodes per scanline pp_init(16); Source:...
View ArticleFollow on from ..."Colon control with 14 segment PED displays"
I would like to thank all those who have attempted to help me with this problem but I think I have reached the end of the road. I have tried the various suggestions made by yourselves and tried to...
View ArticleFollow on from ..."Colon control with 14 segment PED displays"
I finally have a working display. I simply replaced the original "from’ line with “from ht16k33segment14 import HT16K33Segment14” and this solved the problem (I wish I understood why !) . As a slight...
View ArticleBadger 2350's Greyscale is too "High Contrast?"
I’ve got eyes on this and I’m looking at the various suggestions and hints here. The greys are, indeed, too high contrast.
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