Explorer HAT and an 8-bit shift register
The Raspberry Pi probably rebooted because you shorted it out. I'd imagine the Raspberry Pi itself will be ok, and the shift registers are pretty tough little chips. The only way to tell is to run the...
View Article18-Channel 8-bit PWM LED Driver
Yes, I'm pretty sure that the OE and I2C pins on the SN3218A require pull-up resistors.
View ArticleExplorerhat Pro CapTouch Segmentation Fault on Exit
Hi Mark, That's very odd. On a Raspberry Pi 3 running the latest version of Raspbian Jessie, I can't replicate your seg. fault. This is the code that I'm using: import explorerhat as eh def...
View ArticleNew Unicorn Hat not working
Maybe try cloning the repo from GitHub and installing the old fashioned way? Type the following in a terminal: git clone https://github.com/pimoroni/unicorn-hat.git cd unicorn-hat/python/UnicornHat...
View Article12" Picade Screen
the 12" screen hasn't been available for a while on the site. searching on eBay gives a few options. i have one of these 12.1" LCD screen that works fine. mike.
View ArticleNew Unicorn Hat not working
Thanks for that idea. However, it lead to the same error. See below for the output. Should I uninstall Unicorn Hat's library beforehand? Or what else would you suggest? pi@raspberrypi:~ $ git clone...
View ArticleNew Unicorn Hat not working
Out of interest, can you try running the example with the Unicorn HAT off your Raspberry Pi?
View ArticleNew Unicorn Hat not working
Actually, that probably makes no difference. I suspect you'll still get the same error.
View ArticleNew Unicorn Hat not working
Your guess was right. I get the same error message even when the Hat is off. The output of uname -a is: pi@raspberrypi:~/unicorn-hat/python/examples $ uname -aLinux raspberrypi 4.1.19-v7+ #858 SMP Tue...
View ArticleExplorerhat Pro CapTouch Segmentation Fault on Exit
Reproduce with I can reproduce it with this command and it occurs about 50% of the time: python sandy.py sandy.py import explorerhat as ehfrom time import sleep def touchpad(ch, ev): print "Got {} on...
View ArticleFlotilla "ShipShape" Update: Dip in and try the pre-release ( NEW: Updated...
Any news on the official release and cookbook support? Looks like you are busy on all sorts other stuff, but Flotilla isn't moving. Update please, have frustrated kids.
View ArticleFlotilla "ShipShape" Update: Dip in and try the pre-release ( NEW: Updated...
It's absolutely being worked on, just a little bit behind the scenes at the moment. If you're willing to peek behind the curtains, and you're using the pre-release Dock firmware, then you can look at...
View ArticleExplorerhat Pro CapTouch Segmentation Fault on Exit
The touch detection is handled in the background with a threaded polling loop, right back in the Cap1xxx library. I'd wager that's where something is going wrong, since exiting before cleanly stopping...
View ArticleUnicorn Hat on Arch Linux | yet another thread
Hello, This works for me! RPi2, running up-to-date ArchARM, with Unicorn Hat. Thanks for your efforts
View ArticleMicro Metal Gearmotor and LEGO
What happened with the Lego mounts. Are these available to buy or is the a file I can download to get 3D printed. Looks a perfect solution to mounting a motor with Lego.
View ArticleHelp with Pi Pan/Tilt Face tracker
I recently purchased the Adafruit Pan/Tilt camera mount with two servoces and a small driver board. The instructions on here:...
View Article12" Picade Screen
Hi Mike, thanks for that. I haven't received my Picade but I also wanted to ask if there is an optional plate that fits around the 12" screen? unsure if you get this with the picade kit of if you just...
View ArticleShould the internal speakers be off when headphones are plugged in?
When I plug headphones into the side of my picade audio still comes out of the speakers as well. Depending how far in I plug the headphones the audio from the speakers does decrease somewhat. My...
View ArticleCapacitive touch hat not working always
Correct, it doesn't work. I also did try running Adafruit's program to detect touch and that fails too. While I was waiting for this, I went ahead and ordered 2 of...
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