What do you think of this....Power Supply
The cable that is USB to barrel 5v to 12v I had to buy from amazon to be used with the item in the picture below. Now there is a cord that came with the full kit as a part of the 8 inch screen, The...
View ArticleESP IoT pHAT problems
No, it's not impossible to do but the ESP IoT pHAT link to your Pi is over the UART interface solely, for programming and data logging or processing. In other words, as noted on the product page, it's...
View ArticleNeed to cancel an order
Thy will be done! Extra words because of silly forum character limit. Ohai!
View ArticleBT Request: PCB Silkscreens
Hi, I really enjoy watching the Bilge Tank, and using your products in general. One thing that always strikes me about your products over competitors' is the really nice silkscreen art you have on...
View ArticleLaptop project
Lapdocks are certainly a good option, but if you want to learn about LCDs, user input, or laptop design then plugging a pi into a ready-made solution isn't a great option. Sure, for a functional...
View ArticlepHAT header soldering the lazy way
Beside the advantages of lazyness and seeing what pins are actually used, i had another problem, that i soldered one row of pins with a bit of distance, so the header is a bit skewed. If you only...
View ArticleData Accuracy and units of data of the EnviroPHAT
There's no simple answer to this question, since the datasheets for the various sensors define accuracy ranges that vary under certain circumstances. As briefly as I can, though: Temperature/Pressure...
View ArticlepHAT header soldering the lazy way
yes, I had that happen. I tend to solder 6 pins on each side to have sufficient support and never had an issue since. I also tend to use 26-way headers these days too, less resistance when removing...
View ArticleData Accuracy and units of data of the EnviroPHAT
Thank you so far. I am building some kind of data logger currently. I used two digits for temperature, pressure, heading and acceleration now (seemed the range where it may be stable) and 3 digits for...
View ArticleData Accuracy and units of data of the EnviroPHAT
just to add to this, or rather expand on @gadgetoid parting comment: ... while not strictly mandatory it is indeed pretty much always a good idea to 'smooth' data when using sensors to display...
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