I've built the worlds slowest light avoiding robot
This is good to know, I'm on the right track! it looks like after adding two rules into one output my rockpool gets a bit slow to react (probably fixed by the update) so my robot drives off the table,...
View ArticleNeed some help with the "Light" module in Python3 please
It's tricky to see what you're doing wrong, I suspect it might be more a case of it loading an unmodified library rather than anything you might have done wrong. I'll make these changes to the library...
View ArticlePhat DAC - RCA & 3.5mm jack - Analogue VU meters
Hello, Can I please ask: 1) Is there any noticable difference in the signal quality between the two output options (RCA vs 3.5mm jack) ? 2) Can the two outputs be used at the same time ? The reason I...
View Article5 Part Picade Mods Series
I like to see a power mod for adding a switch, hopefully one that could safely shut down the Pi and turn it back on. I've looked into getting something like PowerBlock from PetRock who make retropie,...
View ArticleProblem getting Rockpool to work AT ALL!
I guess that is easy enough to do, but there is not an enormous amount of space requirement due to Flotilla itself... this is really a basic step that has nothing to do with it and something that...
View ArticleCan't get flotilla to work and no cookbooks
my mistake, I mistyped the instruction, see edited version above.
View ArticleNeed some help with the "Light" module in Python3 please
Thanks for looking at this, I do appreciate it. gadgetoid: seemed to work Sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean by that. Are you saying that my script "mini-kit_light.py" should not show the error ?...
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Hi Rick, On the prompt type sudo raspi-configThem go to advanced, and there you'll find device-tree option. Regards, Michel
View ArticleNeed some help with the "Light" module in Python3 please
The easiest way to make changes to the library, and to use it in general, is to install it by running: sudo python3 setup.py develop Which will link the files into the place where Python expects to...
View ArticleNeed some help with the "Light" module in Python3 please
I ran gadgetoid: sudo python3 setup.py develop but unfortunately the error still occurs.
View ArticleRe-mapping picade buttons for zxspectrum emulator
Basically what I have been trying to do is remap the picade buttons so for example when button b (on the picade) is pressed which would normally be mapped to the shift key (on a keyboard) I want it to...
View ArticleRe-mapping picade buttons for zxspectrum emulator
I think the problem here, although I'm no expert with Retroarch, is that "input_player1_b" is the "target" key, whereas "1" is the source key. So in this case you're binding the number 1 ( which...
View ArticleFlotilla "ShipShape" Update: Dip in and try the pre-release
Flotilla ShipShape Pre-release update Flotilla "ShipShape" is edging closer to launch, so it's time for anyone with time, patience and an adventurous spirit to dive onboard and try it out. You can try...
View ArticleRe-mapping picade buttons for zxspectrum emulator
Thanks for that. I was thinking along the lines of if a button on the picade is mapped to a letter z ( as my button b is on the initial setup) i could just change this to another letter or number. On...
View ArticlePibow Rainbow (for RasPi2)
I bought the Pibow Rainbow compatible with RasPi 2 and RasPi B from Maplin in the UK.Is there anyway I can make the GPIO pins available as there does not seem to be slots or cutouts that make this...
View ArticlePibow Rainbow (for RasPi2)
You're possibly looking for the Coupé top, which is available here: https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pibow-modification-layers You drop a few layers from your PiBow, stick the Coupé top on, and can...
View ArticlePySerial seems to be required for python libraries. Which version do we need?
Thanks, RogueM. I saw that the project had been updated to work with the latest pyserial and I did a git pull and used the latest pyserial from github. When I try to run the blink-matrix.py I get this...
View ArticlePySerial seems to be required for python libraries. Which version do we need?
In case it helps I have a Pi 1 model B. When I run uname -a I get: Linux raspberrypi 3.1.9+ #272 PREEMPT Tue Aug 7 22:51:44 BST 2012 armv6l GNU/Linux
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