Troubleshooting • screen resolution
i have just finished building my first project its the pipboy3000 from fallout.i have 2 problems that i cant seem to find the answers to.1 when i run the program python3 main.py the app screen does...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Imager is so slow it's borderline unusable
What is going on with the Raspberry Pi Imager? I have 1.8.5 on both Windows and the Flatpak on Fedora, and it takes a long time to write images now. This used to be a fairly rapid process, but now on...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Rotary Encoders, Interrupts, MCP23S17
Hey all,I have this puzzle that I just can't seem to solve. I am adding some rotary encoders to my Pi and they are connected to an MCP23S17 GPIO expander, whose INTA and INTB are connected to GPIO2...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • A new commercial/hobbyist PICO and NANO suggestion.
Hi,I have been investigating the PICO RP2040 for product use and have come up with some interesting suggestions (I understand sometimes get passed on here). I tend to come up with stuff other people...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Pi M.2 Hat with Pi Case
Is the official M.2 hat supposed to work with the official Pi 5 case? I can't make it work. The black nylon screw heads underneath the Pi interfere with the Pi 5 sitting low enough in the case for the...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • ChirpStack LoRaWAN network server
Trying to setup a Chirpstack private server on an RPi5. I am using the chirpstack.io documentation. In particular the documentation reads:ConfigurationThe configuration file is located at...
View ArticleBeginners • Bookworm 32 bit image should boot up as 32bit Operating sstem
I used Raspberry Pii Imager 1.8.5 to flash 2024-03-15-raspios-bookworm-armhf-full.img to my SD card. Upon booting it up, I realized that a 64 bit OS is running, when I specifically downloaded the 32...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 64 bit won't run on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2...
I've been trying to run Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Server on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. It's in the menu for the device, so I assumed it has been tested. It turns out that it won't run - it flashes the LED a...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Overscan on Raspbian Lite
I’m sure I’m missing something incredibly simple here. I’m trying to set up a pi5 as a server, it’s running Raspbian Lite so no desktop environment, just a command line. The only screen I have access...
View ArticleCamera board • trying Global Shutter camera with external trigger Pi
Hi,I'm using: Raspberry pi 3 model B PLUS REV 1.3Operating System: Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)Kernel: Linux 6.1.21-v7+Architecture: armI am trying to externally trigger the global shutter camera...
View ArticleGeneral • what next
after you build your layout on a breadboard, what is the next step? For example, I have a Picow and a BME280 reading temp, humidity etc. I would like too "package" the Pico, bme and battery into a...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • gpiozero and pwm with a MD10C
Just posting this because the documentation was a little difficult to understand.A MD10C has 3 spots (Direction, PWM, and ground) which means the "Robot" type of controls won't work.("robot" controls...
View ArticleCamera board • Output Correct Raw Pixel Intensities Across Different Exposure...
**Describe what it is that you want to accomplish**I am attempting to determine the noise floor of the camera by capturing images at various exposure times and then analyzing the average pixel...
View ArticleMedia centres • PiZero2W, Buster Lite
Looking for some help. I have a very good installation of myMPD using the above with an I2C audio hat. I am looking to repeat the operation using the headless PiZero2W and only an inexpensive...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Connect • Copy and paste instructions
Sorry if this sound really dumb and newbieish but how does copy and paste work? I would like to copy a command from my windows machine to a terminal on my pi but I can't figure out how copy and paste...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Help with image not showing image pi3b+
Hi,I have an arcade image that i have been using on rasp pi 3 model b+. Ive done a few and each time thr image loads and works with no issue.Lately i bought a pi from a different souce..it was the...
View ArticleOther projects • Powering pi5 with single cell vs multi-cell lipo
Hi, I am building and designing a power HAT for my Raspberry Pi 5, which will be installed inside a car. It will function as a satnav, ham radio programming computer, GPS tracker, and dashcam...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • RTSP recording
I have several surveillance cameras that support RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol).Is there any way to record to a hard drive attached to a Raspberry Pi?ThanksStatistics: Posted by ChibitulSmecher —...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Utilizing GPIO with VLC Media player
Has anyone been able to successfully achieve something like this? Essentially what I'm Attempting to do is Trigger video playback utilizing GPIO Pins on a raspberry pi 4B on Bookworm OS.Statistics:...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Pi will not connect to Internet through Wifi or Ethernet
I am using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. I have loaded it with Pi OS lite 32bit. It boots up fine, but will not connect to the internet through wifi or ethernet. I have it connected to my monitor through...
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