What do I need to install Flotilla and Rockpool on Ubuntu?
Man, you are determined. And it paid off. Reminds me of my late nights ( 5am argh ) tackling non-problems on Linux in my teens :D Glad you're up and running. Now we've just got to finish ShipShape and...
View ArticleLed not turning on
How frequently are you sending updates? The shipped firmware on Flotilla docks is a little sluggish and has been greatly improved since. I'd highly recommend updating to the latest firmware in our...
View ArticleLed not turning on
I was sending updates every minute but seems that after restarting everything works, anyway I'll do the firmware update. Thanks!
View ArticleWhen is flotilla available for buying
Since I got one of the basic kits, I was wondering, when we will be able to buy more sensors, dock, etc.? Greetings,Rod
View ArticleCade-Kong
WOW!!! awesome design!!!!! Love the retro look!! I just got my picade but haven't assembled it.... was thinking of printing out the artwork first then start piecing it together... BUT link doesn't...
View ArticleRetropie won't boot [SOLVED]
Looking forward to it! This is really a nice piece of gear... Loving it more and more as each day passes. Next month, I'll try to get a bigger screen and look around for whatever solutions people are...
View ArticleTesting Mac software
Just installed OS X Rockpool and can't seem to update the firmware - I downloaded all the files and when I run the shell script it says it has updated the firmware, but I don't think it has - I get an...
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Testing Mac software
I'm working on 10.11.3 (El Capitan). I flushed out Rockpool completely, reinstalled from the latest flotilla.pre and it is now working with that.It doesn't however work with flotil.la/shipshape When I...
View ArticleNone coder asks, "Where's the code"?
You need to plug the modules into the dock for the weather station this is the barometer For the mood light you need the Rainbow and touch modules connected then the cook book will be available
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Picade goes mobile
Hi, I wanted my Picade to be independant from external power source. It's so much easier if you can play where you want. To keep it simple I bought two things: Anker PowerCore 20100 46.jpg1000x1000 33...
View ArticleFlotilla with Rockpool for non-coders
Hi Tanya Yes I'm not a coder and today I was playing with flotilla at our makerspace. After playing around I had some fun coulor mixing with the rainbow module. It will be good for us to have recipes...
View ArticleTesting Mac software
yes, looks like flotil.la/shipshape is outdated, which I expected to be the case, but thought would still be OK... there is no reason to use it if you got it working with the local version.
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Testing Mac software
blogmywiki: Any ideas? Sounds like your OS does not consider the firmware updater as a valid executable binary... why? I can't tell without details about your system (hardware details and OSX version).
View ArticleTesting Mac software
hum, when you say 'download all the files', what do you mean... from where? Could it be you are using the dfu-programmer compiled for a different platform?
View ArticleDock lights flashing right to left
Hi everyone, I've had my Flotilla for a couple of weeks now, and tried to play with it a few times with no luck. When I plug the dock into the Pi I get the three lights on the top flash in sequence...
View ArticleSound
Just seen this: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=136445on the raspberry pi forums. May help with some of the audio issues?
View ArticleDock lights flashing right to left
It sounds like your dock is stuck in bootloader mode, you should grab the pre-release repository from here and run "./update_firmware" in the Raspi folder. https://github.com/pimoroni/flotilla-pre...
View ArticleSound
Came here to post exactly that. It will be interesting to see how it fares in a Picade setup. I very strongly recommend against rpi-update unless you really know what you're doing, though. You never...
View ArticleOfficial 7" Raspberry Pi Touch Screen FAQ
Hi It's all working as required. Thanks for the help Two tasks - bit of masking tape to block the blinking lights on the pi and edimax wifi. Now only issue is with a Piface RTC.If anyone has a fix, I...
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