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A USB microphone is probably the best (only?) option. You can record the audio with Alsa as described in this Stack Overflow answer below. stackoverflow.com Capture/Record Audio Input in RaspberryPi...
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This suggests that there's no video signal reaching the display. Are you sure that the ribbon cable is the right way round? Try flipping it the other way round, i.e. so that the copper contacts are...
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Thanks for reply. I am trying to find something other than usb. Trying to keep a small foot print if possible .
View Article12" Picade Screen
Well guys looks like I'm out of luck, emailed support and they cannot supply me one :( Might have to make one but I don't have the dimensions of the inner cutout.
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I have done 3 separate installs on two different pi's and still no go.' I get this error : Traceback (most recent call last): File "test.py", line 2, in import skywriter File...
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Hi @sandyjmacdonald, I read your blog posts back when I was preparing to buy a Picade! I don't currently have the resources to light up the marquee and controls like you did (although yours looks...
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It doesn't seem like there's a great way to mount 2 HATs at once, which is too bad. I originally got the idea from the Drum HAT product description: "Works with Piano HAT - We made sure Drum HAT and...
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Sandy,Thanks for the timely help. I've flipped the ribbon around which gives the same result. If I flip the ribbon over, the screen is blank. Do you think the ribbon might be faulty?Andrew
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View ArticlePimoroni 7" Touchscreen Flashing Test Pattern
Could you take a couple of photos of the ribbon cables connected to both the driver board and the Pi, just so that we can sure they're properly seated in the connectors, please?
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Mini Black HAT Hack3r - How to connect 2 HATs?
Another option is to use a couple of Mini Black HAT Hack3rs and just use jumper wires to connect the appropriate pins on the two MBHHs. This way you can have the two HATs sitting side by side. You...
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They look fine. What power supply are you using?
View ArticleUnicorn pHAT - incompatible with Retropie?
Maybe the best and cheapest way would be to use a separate Pi Zero with Unicorn pHAT for the lighting? A little bird tells me there might be some Pi Zeros available on Monday. ;-)
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Did you try with a completely fresh install of the latest version of Raspbian, as @gadgetoid suggested?
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A small USB microphone is probably as small a footprint as you could get. The alternative is an analogue microphone and an additional ADC to convert the analog signal from the microphone to a digital...
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We're looking into it. Or, rather, we're hoping YouTube are looking into it. It seems to be stuck in Processing, despite being live at one point :(
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