Unicorn Hat on Raspbian Jessie
I have the same problem, unfortunately. Moreover if I try to use curl -sS get.pimoroni.com/unicornhat | bash after it downloads the packages I get this output: Reading package lists... Done Installing...
View ArticleUnicorn Hat on Raspbian Jessie
I just checked the github and I think there was a problem with the script... it's been fixed but maybe not pushed to the site yet, sorry about that! what happens if you do: sudo apt-get install...
View Article7” Touch Screen - rotate screen issue
I can also confirm that moving the lcd_rotate=2 to the top of the config file works. It needs to be above everything, even the comments.
View ArticleUnicorn Hat on Raspbian Jessie
hum, no the script on the site is definitely the right one, so should have worked. Is this on Jessie?have you updated it recently with: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade
View ArticleShould I wait for the 12" screen
I cant compare to the 8" screen as I have never had it but can confirm the 12.1" screen is lovely :) If i was you i would wait for the 12.1" but i know some people have used a tontec 10 inch lcd and...
View ArticleCan you run more than 1 SN3218 LED breakout i.e is the I2C address selectable?
I just tackled the same problem, one option to do this is to drive each SN3218 from its own software I2C bus (plus one from the hardware I2C pins), this way you could drive a handful of them (even if...
View ArticleShould I wait for the 12" screen
So it sounds like its worth the wait. I will wait to see if anyone from pimoroni can tell me when they BYO Screen Picade & the 12.1" screen are due in stock.
View ArticleSome suggestions
Hi Jon, Good to know about the learn portal, I visited once some time ago but I can see there are good things to start with there. Tapatalk is just and app to make the forums more accesible on...
View ArticleRetropie and buttonmapping
This may help you with the controls. Although this is using RetroPie 3.2.1
View ArticleAdvice on Adafruit 2.8w Class D amplifiers
Hi, I'm working on an art project for which I need 6 independent channels of audio amplification. Adafruit TS2012 looks like what I need but even after visiting the Adafruit website I'm not clear on a...
View ArticleSome suggestions
Royal Mail will do Spain tracked+signed for reasonable costs yes, but it can't be tracked once it has left the UK borders... which essentially make their 'tracked only' service pointless, but that's...
View ArticleSome suggestions
what you have to be aware of as well is that EU regulations on distance selling does not allow anything to be send 'at the customers risk', the business is always accountable for non-arrival of goods....
View ArticleDFRobot 2.8 USB TFT Pi 2 Raspbian Setup Guide ( Advanced )
Hi, Do you know I can see both the HDMI and the USB display at the same time! I can even see the camera preview at the same time! I did, Manually setup the display for my pi 2 using the github 4.1.7+...
View ArticleCade-Kong
Would it be possible to send me the cade-kong template, it's a great job you have done there.Thanks
View ArticlePicade issues, button presses not found
(I had put this in the picade section, but it's gone uncommented over there) I seem to have an issue with the Picade PCB, none of my buttons are detected by the picade and if I connect it to a PC via...
View ArticlePicade issues, button presses not found
When your in the emulation station menu and press a button on the picade, do you get a light on the picade PCB? (i/e, you press a button, a light comes on, you release button, light goes off) If not,...
View ArticlePicade issues, button presses not found
I'm using a 5V/2A USB adaptor, but have tried a couple of other adaptors including separate power cables to the screen & Pi. When the Picade has power, ON is lit, and when I press reset...
View ArticlePicade issues, button presses not found
sounds like a duff board to me. Is this one of the red picade pcb's or blue? I think pimoroni were making a blue PCB thats easier to read. I would log it to support@pimoroni for replacement.
View ArticlePicade issues, button presses not found
It's a red one. Thanks for the responses, just wanted to run it by someone in case I had made a fundamental error somewhere.
View ArticleFona 808 SIM in UK? I can't make any of them work
Honestly, I have no idea! I'm not familiar with the FONA sorry, but I'll see if I can poke someone who is! Apparently it's supposed to be a "2G SIM", but I thought all SIMs included GSM support....
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