Strange Barometer behaviour
Same thing here - just plotted this against values I'd been taking today to try and see if I could work out a callibration. Something not quite right, I'd guess in the dock firmware. I'm using the...
View ArticleDisabling SkyWriter software
I'm surprised I didn't catch this sooner, it looks like the method responsible for polling ( _do_poll) gets no sleep, this will mean it'll run in an brutal, hog-all-the-resources loop to the detriment...
View ArticleSound
I found this thread googling for "Picade sound hiss" so thought I'd post my solution. In my case the raspberry pi alsa volume setting was too low. I quit emulation station, typed "alsamixer" and then...
View ArticleSome power supplies don't fit
I suspect you have layer two the wrong way round! Our case provides ample space for all in-spec USB microB shrouds!
View ArticleIssue with phat dac/pizero
yes, that is the primary environment we support. the message you are receiving means there is another process that has claimed the hardware, have you installed shairport or similar?
View ArticleExplorerHatPro motor controller dead?
i seem to have everything installed correctly. test.py runs and detects as explorer hat pro, buttons work, leds work. and if i plug a motor directly into 5v and ground, my motor works (so we know the...
View ArticleWhen will you send that?
Your order shipped on March 11th, shipping to your destination takes 5-7 workings days from the UK. Your shipment confirmation e-mail should also include the tracking number and link to track your...
View ArticleExplorerHatPro motor controller dead?
photos of the connections:https://goo.gl/photos/Hf39fpj8rEDaW3h38 this is running explorer-hat-master/examples/test.py the motor is this one:https://www.adafruit.com/products/2941 it's not a stepper,...
View ArticleExplorerHatPro motor controller dead?
That certainly looks like a reasonable setup, I can't think of any more obvious tests to try. Drop us an e-mail to support@pimoroni.com and we'll arrange a replacement!
View ArticleAdafruit Gemma neopixel ring arduino
I just used the code as it is in the tutorial. I've since tried a different code for the ring, but still no result. I've put the original code back on and it is still the same. I wondered if it was...
View ArticlePicade issues, button presses not found
That's very interesting - we can certainly try a replacement cable for you! Could you drop your details to support@pimoroni.com for us please?
View ArticleExplorerHatPro motor controller dead?
ah, crud -- was hoping i was just missing something. but thanks, too. hey, this was purchased through adafruit -- do i need to do that through them?
View ArticleExplorerHatPro motor controller dead?
No, we can sort it for you :-) If you want to e-mail me a high res photo of the underside of the board to jon@pimoroni.com then I can give it a quick look over. Never seen the motor driver non...
View ArticleExplorerHatPro motor controller dead?
jon: jon@pimoroni.com thanks, jon! emailing that photo over now.
View ArticleIssue with phat dac/pizero
right, but isn't squeezeslave running as a server? stop the service if you wish to test the hardware via the cli, otherwise configure your software as required by your application.
View ArticleCreating a Arduino-powered smartwatch
I realise this is old now, but how did you get on? Gemma is driving me nuts. Did you work with gemma at all?
View ArticleAdafruit Gemma neopixel ring arduino
it's hard to tell without being in front of the IDE but it certainly does not look like the code on the chip is the right one based on your video. Is there definitely a confirmation that the uploading...
View ArticleIssue with phat dac/pizero
you are right, stopping my squeezeslave, the test with curl script is running well otherwise, i am still having some trouble using phdac with squeezeslave. The sound is pretty bad.But the point is...
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