Troubleshooting • Re: Making sense out of a solution
You wrote:I've had a battery pack (6 AA batteries) powering the motors driven by the pi, and a powerbank (5V, 3A) powering the pi itself. But your picture shows the motors being driven by the...
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Beginners • Re: USB Y-cable
The simplest answer, if it is possible for you, is to get an official RPi 5V1 5A supply.Right, that would be the easiest solution, however as I don't have the official PSU I wanted to see if I can...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: RPi5 "freezing" then can't power back on
try running "dmesg -w &" over sshand then wait for things to fail againyou should see some errors explaining what is going wrongStatistics: Posted by cleverca22 — Thu Jul 11, 2024 10:04 am
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: RPi 5 HDMI issues.
I'm not sure ifCode: video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080 without a refresh rate is valid (or what it would choose by default).It is validhttps://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/fb/modedb.htmlCode:...
View ArticleCamera board • Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 - Manual focus
Hi, I need a camera to be placed on a fixed target and take pictures at regular intervals and then analyse them. I will then need to change the focus manually, so I wanted to know if the Raspberry Pi...
View ArticleCamera board • Rapidly changing exposure and gain
Hi, I am trying to rapidly change sensor settings in order to correctly expose a scene under programmed lighting changes. I am capturing a sequence of 10 frames. The frames 5, 9 and 10 are marked "GI"...
View ArticleCamera board • Re: Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 - Manual focus
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentati ... focus-modeautofocus-modeDefault value: defaultSpecifies the autofocus mode. Accepts the following values:default: puts the camera into continuous autofocus...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Copying from one Pi to another on RealVNC
I have a number of headless Raspberry Pi's, all accessible via RealVNC.To copy a Python program from one Pi to another, I currently use the following process:- On the donor Pi in Thonny, select the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Trouble with gpio Button instantiation in virtual...
I wanted to use the i2clcd library and was directed toward using a virtual environment. That worked, but then I want to use other gpio pins for a button instance. Gpio LED is working in the script and...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Possible ? Pi5 with 2 unpowered USB3 hubs and 8...
I am soon to acquire a Raspberry Pi 5 8Gb and am hoping to turn it into a "simple" LAN-only network file server with read-only files, using overlayfs.I have around 8 NTFS externally powered usb3 disks...
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Advanced users • Re: Raspberry pi 5 - j17 for 2pin 12v FAN
Hm... you're replying off-topic and then saying that you already answered but the moderator removed it, so you won't repeat yourself So, I'm still waiting for a technician who can say more about the...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: How to attach big arcade button
Hello, I have a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and I attached the solderless hammer header to it. I also brought a big arcade button to attach to it but I'm not sure where to start with itPresumably the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Suddenly HDMI is not working
Assuming your OS is new enough, run:Code: raspinfo | pastebinit("sudo apt install pastebinit" if it's not installed) and post the url for some debug info.Statistics: Posted by dom — Fri Jul 12, 2024...
View ArticleBeginners • Need 1-pin JST Connector for my Noctua/ Rpi4
Hello,can anyone help me choose the right JST connector for my fan?I have bought an NF-A4x10 5V 3-pin fan (no PWM) and would like to replace the noname 3-pin PWM fan. The connectors on the noname fan...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: Does RPi Zero W 2 has enough memory...
Many thanks. For item 3, would it be far easier to subscribe to a cloud service provisioner (no need to do firewalling and the endless list of possible attacks)? May be hopefully some service provider...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Pi Codec Zero AUX out suitable connectors
The Pi Codec Zero has a four-pin AUX out connector.Does anyone know of a 3.5mm jack or RCA adaptor that has four pins which have the same spacing as the four holes on the Pi Codec Zero? I can find...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: New Raspberry Pi Products
Full size HDMI to work with most existing cables that exist. ...That was my thinking too. Particularly for the Pi 4 and Pi 5 where the other end is micro-HDMI, having a mini-HDMI connector on the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Appearance Settings exits prematurely
Update: Not sure if it's significant but my route to desktop was via a bookworm Lite OS install then I installed "xserver-xorg raspberrypi-ui-mods" over the top.Today as part of some other work I...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Need 1-pin JST Connector for my Noctua/ Rpi4
on a Pi4 you want to connect to GPIO or what are you up for (as there is no JST connector on the board).The wires you're looking for a called DuPont. Better cut available jumper wires and solder them...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Swap memory on an M.2 storage device
Since the introduction of the Pi 4 we've had choices of RAM capacity at time of purchase. Also it is now quite common to run a Pi from an SSD type of attached storage.Now I fully appreciate on board...
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