Raspberry Pi for 13yr old?
I learn basic programing on a TRS-80 64k system at 12, bought a Tandy 1000 ex 80-088 at 13 , put together my first 80-386 sx system at 14 buying each part separate IDE cards, motherboard, case,...
View ArticlePicade buttons input latency
Have you updated the firmware since setting up your Picade? You can find the latest, including instructions, here: https://github.com/pimoroni/picade-sketch
View Article12.1" screen remains black
does the screen respond when you press the control buttons... can you bring up the menu page? it sounds like you are on the wrong input, as it looks like you have it connected correctly. have you...
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Creating characters for display-o-tron hat. How?
I have recently been trying out the dot hat and I was scrolling through the function reference and wanted to create a character however I did not really understand how to do it. From looking at the...
View ArticleCreating characters for display-o-tron hat. How?
pcarver said it best in his response on this GitHub issue, which I have left open for posterity: https://github.com/pimoroni/dot3k/issues/18 Let me know if you want me to elaborate, but his examples...
View ArticleCreating characters for display-o-tron hat. How?
thanks for the link! I have now created my character in binary and run the lcd.create_char(char_pos, char_map) but how do you write the character to the display?
View ArticleCreating characters for display-o-tron hat. How?
Your character is actually saved to memory on the LCD display itself. Custom chars are in positions 0 to 7 in the display character memory. These char indexes are significant because they're usually...
View ArticlePibow for RPi Zero 1.3 (with camera port) - Colors
Does the PiBow for the Zero 1.3 that has the ca,era port only come in orange/yellow? I preferred the blue one from earlier versions.
View ArticleFlotilla "ShipShape" Update: Dip in and try the pre-release ( NEW: Updated...
It was running Synth on the Pi. It had never occurred to me it wasn't designed to. With Flotilla attached to Pi, I've tried running Synth on an iPad in both Chrome and Safari, and get the same result:...
View ArticlePibow for RPi Zero 1.3 (with camera port) - Colors
Yes, currently it's just the flame version - red, orange, yellow.
View Article5 Days - No resolution regarding my order -
I made a request regarding my Order #PI73839. Mark from Sales said he passed it on to Matt from returns. Matt hasn't come back since 23rd of June. Can someone get back to me. Thanks.
View ArticleMaking use of Explorer pHAT + project kit
Hi, I recently recevied my shiney new Pi Zero, Pibow, Explorer pHAT and accompanying Electronics Kit. I'm very new to electronics, my questions may just be based on misunderstanding. I've had a look...
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Flotilla "ShipShape" Update: Dip in and try the pre-release ( NEW: Updated...
adversecamber: It was running Synth on the Pi. It had never occurred to me it wasn't designed to. With Flotilla attached to Pi, I've tried running Synth on an iPad in both Chrome and Safari, and get...
View ArticleMaking use of Explorer pHAT + project kit
yes, you can access 3.3v from pin1,http://pinout.xyz/pinout/pin1_3v3_power but as noted there in most cases it's advisable to use a voltage regulator to generate the required supply. That said, I had...
View ArticleMaking use of Explorer pHAT + project kit
Dear RogueM, Many thanks for the info, much appreciated. I've had a look at the tutorial you've linked to, using the temperature sensor, it looks fab. I know what I'm doing this afternoon!!! With...
View Article5 Days - No resolution regarding my order -
Ahoy, I'm afraid Matt has been away on a long weekend since Friday, I'll find your ticket and get back to you today.
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Making use of Explorer pHAT + project kit
The Explorer pHAT is sort of an experimental board, so I always advise to use a stacking header with it, which allow you to access any GPIO, as seen here: If you have already soldered the header, then...
View ArticleExplorer pHAT and I2C
Looking at the pinout for the Explorer pHAT I notice it uses I2C. I've got an I2C IMU that I'd also like to hook up. I assume as long as I can figure out how to get the thing connected (sounds like a...
View ArticleExplorer pHAT and I2C
As long as they don't have a conflicting i2c address or other conflicting pin assignments, they should work fine. The Explorer pHAT uses 0x48 for the ADC.
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