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Plasma2350W
I am begining to suspect my pc usb port as when i plugged my phone in it went a bit haywire I’ll give it a go on my raspberry pi a bit later. I’m not too sure how to do it but I’ll muddle through...
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I can’t print it by myself. I should ask to a company. And anyway the 3d models that I’ve found aren’t like I want. I should modify the most close. But I never used a CAD software…
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For me not. It’s the most difficult thing to do. My job is the psychologist. Computer science,electronic are only my hobbies. Anyway,there is another thing that I have tried without success : to find...
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Plasma2350W
OK, just wanted to double check. Mine is the non W, it has the SP/CE connector for the RM2 module, but no onbard wifi, shop.pimoroni.com Plasma 2350 An all-in-one, USB-C powered controller for...
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Well I sat down with a nice hot strong cup of tea and after a few minutes of tinkering I now have it working on my Pi there was a great cheer all round and a very happy Madasafrog Once again thanks...
View ArticleI'm looking for a metallic (or plastic) case for the display HyperPixel 4.0...
I started with Tinkercad (tinkercad.com). It is very intuitive. And it takes long until you outgrow it. But if you can’t print yourself, you still have a problem. I went also this route in the...
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Exactly. I know. But I can’t buy a 3D printer. I don’t have the money. So,I must be very sure the 3D model I create was perfect.
View ArticlePRESTO Sounds
I received a Presto about a week ago. I also experienced no sound from the buzzer. So I wrote a test program and connected a M5Stack Atom Echo device to the I2C port, not doing real I2C communication...
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Powering it via USB can be problematic depending on how many LED’s are in your string and how bright you light them. An old school USB A port is limited to just 500ma of current. Exceed that limit and...
View ArticlePresto with Google Sheets
I would prefer an API interface. That works perfectly in Python, but there doesn’t seem to be a really functioning API library in Micropython. If that were the case, I would be able to have the script...
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Yeah I have a 5v power supply i can use . Did you make the data lead yourself or are they readily available?
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Ok, understood. When I enter “google sheets micropython” in my search-engine of choice, I have countless hits (libraries, tutorials). Have you tried any of those?
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I made it myself. I carefully cut a slit in the jacket length wise, pulled the red +5V wire out, and cut it in half. Then slipped it all back in and wrapped a piece of electrical tape around it. I...
View ArticleHow to create custom mapper for interstate 75?
@hel pointed me to this file. interstate75/modules/rp2040/interstate75.py at f0fab5c9b04926dfa3303c66fd0b06b97f3f7e60 · pimoroni/interstate75 The following is what they use with their 128 x 64 stacked...
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yep that would do it I’ll spend a bit of time down the shed a tinkering see what i can manage. Great tip thanks again
View ArticleHow to create custom mapper for interstate 75?
I got the vector_clock to run. It was very chunky graphics wise, but it ran. I also got scrolling text to display correctly on my stacked layout. Text was really chunky / blotchy, and slow, but it...
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Just tried this on the IO Expander. It provided tones louder than the built in PRESTO PIEZO buzzer. You need to calculate and adjust the period to change the tone. Example code below: # IO_PWM Buzzer...
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It might be that the internal piezo is just underpowered with 3V3. I did various things with my buzzers and I always used 5V. But even then there are differences. You can do nice things with buzzers,...
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for my current project, i’ve gotten it all to work fine with adafruit’s system, and it’s much brighter too (the four screens screens top out at 10amps instead of 2), which works well for this purpose....
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Try a Lot, also prompting Gemini. I remember a other Project with Pico Incy and Work now ON this solution with Sendung Email. It works and now I try to Work with that in Sheets using a Java Skript....
View ArticleHow to create custom mapper for interstate 75?
I have mine setup to auto adjust the brightness based on background light intensity. I use an LTR-559 for sensing and switched to HSV instead of RGB to make it all work. Low light in a dim room, full...
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Did I get a defective NVMe board?
Hi I got my NVMe base recently but I can’t seem to get my M.2 module to power-on. I soldered on 5V to the test points and was able to see 5V making it’s way onto what looks like the input capacitors....
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Just a late reaction to the part of establishing the WiFi connection. I just received my Presto a week ago. I used the modules builtin the original firmware of the Presto. In the file secrets.py I...
View ArticleDid I get a defective NVMe board?
Okay I re-flowed the power IC and when being powered with the PI I was able to get 3.3V. I think it has to do with the PCIE_PWR_EN signal that’s likely going to the regulator. My PCIe board powers up...
View ArticleEsptool and Thonny
Another day another problem :-) I am trying to install micropython on an esp32 with Thonny I’m using a Rasperry Pi 5 but every time I try I get an error with Thonny saying esptool is not installed use...
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Is the pi 5 nvme base compatible with the official case?
At last! The cases are now available for ordering: shop.pimoroni.com NVMe Base Case for Raspberry Pi 5 A sleek, folded aluminium case that will accommodate a Raspberry Pi 5 plus an NVMe Base or NVMe...
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Argon One V5 OLED Problem
I have executed the script to activate the OLED-which works.However,I cannot configure it as seen by screenshot Any help would be appreciated ,I have rudimentary skills on the terminal
View ArticlePresto as attitude indicator for X-Plane12
Hi members, I just created a new repo on Github. It is a changed version of the “attitude indicator” example that comes with the software for the Presto. My example makes the Presto an external...
View ArticleAlternative 2040 devices for Plasma LEDs
I have successfully used a number of Plasma2040 boards in the past but now have a project where the small size of a SEEED 2040 is necessary. I would like to make use of the “rainbows.py” code directly...
View ArticleAlternative 2040 devices for Plasma LEDs
The Pimoroni Plasma boards don’t use i2c to drive the LED’s. They do however use specific GPIO for the clock and data though. The LED Clock is GP14 and the LED Data is GP15. They also use output level...
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Might need a bit more info about your setup to be able to help here - are you using a Picade X HAT?
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Puzzled as to why some files appear on the launcher and others do not. The “vector_clock_full.py” file is very useful but doesn’t appear. Works with Thonny but not otherwise. Simarly your touch...
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Thanks for your prompt reply alphanumeric. I had assumed that as the LED strip interface is 3 wire, and that is also the output arrangement on the Plasma2040, it only used the I2C data line and not...
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Hi! No there is no picade x hat. Just a raspberry pi 4 with the picade USB max Controller and the picade Max USB audio Card. Both connected to usb ports on the raspberry pi. And am not sure where to...
View ArticleHow do i set up Clipper HAT on OpenWRT
I have tried lots of youtubes, tech blogs, and even chatgpt and i cannot get the thing to work with openwrt. I did follow the Getting Started With Clipper HAT Mini post on a basic RPI and it worked...
View ArticleAlternative 2040 devices for Plasma LEDs
The Plasma boards do use i2c, just not for the LED’s. I have an Encoder wheel connected to the QWIC connector of my Plasma 2350. I use it to adjust the brightness and switch colors / patterns. I don’t...
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I assume you are using this Seeed-Studio RP2040: Getting Started with Seeed Studio XIAO RP2040 | Seeed Studio Wiki Since the pinout is different, you cannot use a Pimoroni flavor of Micropython (they...
View ArticleHow do i set up Clipper HAT on OpenWRT
You will need to implement the UART-based AT-command communication yourself. Probably there is a lot of boilerplate code available, since OpenWRT also support many old UMTS-sticks that also use UART...
View ArticlePower Button and speakers
Ah, OK - on Picade Max we connect the power button to the Pi via a dedicated power board. You could connect the button to pin 5 / GPIO 3 and ground and add the following line to your config.txt to...
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As there’s quite a few Presto examples we only include a curated selection in the -with-filesystem builds. I think vector_clock_full.py is one of them though - it’s showing on the manifest here? If...
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Thank you bablokb, I do appreciate you taking the time to respond to my query although I suspect by now it will have become obvious that I am still firmly in the “novice” category. My original thought...
View ArticleRP2350 low power modes
Can you recall how you got this to work? I am working on a project and would like the unit to sleep for random amounts of time.
View ArticleRP2350 low power modes
You can find my code here: circuitpython-patches/9.2.x/rp2xxx_low_power.patch at main · bablokb/circuitpython-patches · GitHub
View ArticleIs it safe to power a Badger 2040 from the StemmaQt port?
I have a 3.3V buck regulator in my project along with a StemmaQt module. It would be much more convenient to just attach the regulator output to the module and let it power the Badger over the...
View ArticleIs it safe to power a Badger 2040 from the StemmaQt port?
Someone in a group I’m in checked the schematic and said it looks like you can. I couldn’t find a clear answer already posted, so hopefully this helps someone in the future.
View ArticleIs it safe to power a Badger 2040 from the StemmaQt port?
You would loose I2C and also one of the core function of the buttons: they can’t turn on the device anymore. And these buttons are pulled high by design, so you would also need to use internal pullups...
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PRESTO Sounds
bablokb: You can do nice things with buzzers cool, this allows for 4 sequence polyphonic music. Thanks for sharing…
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PRESTO Sounds
Tonygo2: Just tried this on the IO Expander would you please be so kind as to share a photo of your setup?
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