Powering the Heat Pad / Strip with AA batteries
Hi there, I'm interesting in purchasing the heat pad. https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/electric-heating-pad-10cm-x-5cm My question is, with 4xAA batteries (3v array) how hot would the 10cm pad get...
View ArticleScroll pHAT / Pibow Zero
The diffuser looks cool! https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pi-zero-project-kit-w-scroll-phat will it be available solo too? I'd love to get one
View ArticleBuilding a simple rover with an Explorer Hat Pro
For my first Pi robotics project, I've built a simple rover with using a Pimoroni Explorer Hat pro. The Explorer Hat makes it easy to control DC motors, so it's a good beginner's component. If you're...
View Article[Solved]ExplorerHAT Pro Blue LED failure
Bad news for me :( Tested directly on the Pi -> FailedTested a LED directly on the Pi -> FailedTested a LED directly on pin 17 -> Worked. This Pi wasn't bought here (I didn't know you yet)....
View Article[Solved]ExplorerHAT Pro Blue LED failure
You are more than welcome, glad you got it fixed and thanks @RogueM for his input too! :-)
View ArticleFlotilla not connecting
Hi, it says "flotilla: error while loading shared libraries: libboost_system.so.1.55.0: cannot open shared object file. No such file or directory" I've installed flotilla-offline again, it says it's...
View ArticleFlotilla not connecting
Ah, is this on Raspbian Jessie Lite, or Wheezy? It might be related to: http://forums.pimoroni.com/t/raspbian-jessie-lite-error-running-flotilla-solved/1341 And fixable by: sudo apt-get update sudo...
View ArticleFlotilla not connecting
To be honest I'm not sure. I've downloaded Rasbian Jessie, but it won't open. I'll try your suggested fix and get back to you.
View ArticleFlotilla not connecting
Hello, I've tried the fix, but still no luck. I'd be grateful for any further guidance.
View ArticlePowering the Heat Pad / Strip with AA batteries
It looks like the minimum required voltage is 5v. I don't know if this means you'll get a very sharp falloff in temperature below 5v, of if it will simply not work at all, but if you look at the...
View ArticleFlotilla not connecting
Did apt install when you ran that fix? Did you try running flotilla again to see if it works. If it does, reboot your Pi and the daemon should fire up. Oh and can you run: cat /etc/os-release And let...
View ArticleRun out of ideas why I have no sound
I noticed a loss of audio after I updated the binaries via the RetroPie menu. Any ideas why? Cheers, Mark R.
View ArticleFlotilla not connecting
Hi, when I ran sudo apt-get install libboost-system1.55.0, I got the message E: Unable to locate package libboost-system1.55.0E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libboost-system1.55.0" When I...
View ArticleFlotilla not connecting
Okay, you'll need to navigate into the Flotilla-Offline directory, I'm going to guess it's in your home dir so you can probably do: cd ~/flotilla-offline git pull sudo cp flotilla-wheezy...
View ArticleCade-Kong
Thanks for sharing findon. I will get a copy printed onto A2 and on my picade as soon as I can.
View ArticlePhat Dac Picade Help
Hi all, I'm little bit stuck. I have just install a Phat Dac and my sound only works for about 10 seconds. The sound turns down low so I can't hear anything, I can turn up the volume but it will just...
View ArticlePhat Dac Picade Help
This sounds like the power problems all over again. A single 2A power supply just isn't enough to power the Picade PCB, Screen and Pi, specially when the Picade is turned up and drawing a lot of...
View ArticlePhat Dac Picade Help
Hi, Yes it's defiantly a power issue. If I have the Screen / Raspberry Pi2 + Dac / Picade Board on separate powers supply's the sound is fine, but with this combo the arcade buttons won't work. Is...
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