Troubleshooting • Boot up Lights?
Should a brand new Pi Pico 2w blink when power is applied or when plugged into USB? I just received my first Pi. I think its dead (DOA). It is a Pi Pico 2W and it shows no sign of life when I Plug it...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • No ethernet no video
I bought a Raspberry Pi 4 that I connected to a Nespi 4 Case in order to run Home Assistant less than 2 years ago. It all worked flawlessly but a few weeks ago the Nespi case had no power. Turned out...
View ArticleSDK • Hello World USB is not working on SDK 2.1.0
Hi, I am new to the Pico and was following the getting started guide. I got stuck on section 5.4 seeing the console output STDIO USB. The problem is that after I program the Pico there is absolutely...
View ArticlePython • Change sleep duration of a loop without restarting it (use a...
Would it be possible to change the duration of a sleep step in a code that is already running? Could I have it import the variable from another script that I could update without interrupting the...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Maintaining USB-power during reboot / RPI4
Hey,I have little issue with my outdoor rpi project installation. I need to upkeep power to my USB-microfone(Zoom-h1) connected to my rpi4(rpiOSdebian). I also need to have possibility to reboot rpi...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Logging solar output, battery status, and...
I'm building autonomous (solar with wireless data transmission) devices that record environmental conditions based on the Rasp Pi Zero W (and 2 W).I'm expecting to use a power system that includes a 6...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Java swing application without desktop does not start
Hello,I am trying to get a Java program to run on the Raspberry Pi. The program is a Java Swing (GUI) application that should be the only one running on the Pi.Java is installed:Code: openjdk version...
View ArticleCompute Module • Compute module 5 IO board. PCIE lanes inverted
Hi all,I have noticed that the lanes on the PCIe seem to be inverted.PCIE_TX and PCIE_RX have the p and n lines inverted --> (Pins 49 for 47 and 43 for 41)I have checked the specification against...
View ArticlePython • tkinter display issues switching between frames
Hello everyone,I m experiencing a display issue on my rpi4 (debian 11), switching between frames.Randomly buttons/labels are not displayed (see attached pics), but are visible after I move the mouse...
View ArticleMicroPython • Parsing an openweathermap.org forecast json file
I am trying to parse a 5 day forecast using the code below. The Current Wind Conditions code works, but the Future Weather Conditions does not work. I get the following error message:MPY: soft...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • lightdm fails with "[+0.03s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Failed...
I've had a pi4 running for a couple of days with autologin set to "user2".Graphical login recently stopped. /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log includesCode: [+0.03s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Failed to find...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Kodi blank screen if auto login on pi 3b+
Hi all,I have Raspberry Pi 3B+ with kodi (autostart) & retropi installed. Today I installed VNC Viewer to access my pi to setup vpn in desktop app, when the strange thing started to happen.If my...
View ArticleBeginners • Solar charge time
Hi,I am attempting to build a RPI based system that runs a sensor and connects to the net via Cellular. The hardware is all built, runs great so now i want to look at deployment which needs to be...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • VNC resolution of 2560x1440
Running pios bookworm on pi 5 headless over VNC using X.11 and RealVNC. I have a 4K monitor and would like a 2560x1440 VNC window but the largest resolution offered by raspi-config is 1920x1080.I...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Stream UYVY 8 bit from MIPI CSI-2 Sensor
Hello, I'm working on interfacing a MIPI CSI-2 sensor with RPI 5. Details of sensor Interface: Data lanes : 4 Pixel Format : YUV422 8-bit THS-Zero : 170ns THS-PREAPRE : 59ns Data Rate Mbps/lane :...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • NVME problems with PI 5 8GB
fist of all I really enjoy the raspberry pi 5 (8GB). When I first got my Raspberry Pi, I tried the Pimoroni NVMe Base HAT with an NVMe I had lying around. Everything worked perfectly at first, and I...
View ArticleBeginners • Using a Raspberry Pi 5 to trigger USB cameras in OBS
I'm working on a project to improve the way my lab captures video, and I currently have a USB camera (https://www.amazon.com/Arducam-Computer ... LT8D&gQT=1), a raspberry pi 5, and a ttl adapter...
View ArticleOther projects • RPi 5 Rack Mount case. New Design Help...
Pretty simple question here. I am wondering if such a design / STL is already out there or do I need to start from scratch or modify an existing design.Almost all of the RPi rack mount designs I have...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Analog joystick using mcp3008
Hello, I am trying to connect an analog 4 pin joystick without a switch to my raspberry pi 4b using the mcp3008. I already have a testscript and everything is working but when i try to configure the...
View ArticleBeginners • Bluetooth to Bluetooth speaker?
I have an old crystal radio audio output (signal is intended for high impedance (2000-4000) headphones) that I want to connect to my Bluetooth speaker. What is involved in accomplishing...
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