General discussion • Do HATs bend the GPIO Pins?
Hey everyone,I was wondering, are HATs hard to get off of a Pi's GPIO pins, and bend the GPIO pins when taking them off the Pi? On my Picos, it was hard to get components disattached without bending...
View ArticleSDK • Re: Trouble printing time_us_64() [SOLVED]
Code: set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -std=c++17")You shouldn't specify the -std flag manually. Instead, use target_compile_features(tgt PUBLIC cxx_std_17) if you want to enable C++17...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: CM5: What's the status of audio on GPIO 12~13?
Thank you, this is much needed and It would be awesome if you could get it promoted and added to the work schedule.Statistics: Posted by TechSR2 — Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:37 pm
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Where can I find books on optimising ARM assembly code by hand?
I watch a lecture series on YouTube about writing compilers, and the instructor pointed out that compilers can't optimise at the assembly code level because... reasons.I am not convinced that's at all...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Help Needed: Raspberry Pi Not Booting the OS
Hi everyone,I’m having trouble getting my Raspberry Pi to boot the OS, and I’m hoping someone here can help!Here’s what I’ve tried so far:Swapped out the SD card with a brand-new one.Installed and...
View ArticlePython • Re: Virtual environment insanity
Thank you again! I've made progress!!I have a Raspberry Pi 4B with Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) and python 3.11.2I have my library successfully installed! I even see it in...
View ArticleMedia centres • Re: Peppy player
Please show the output of the commands:aplay -laplay -LStatistics: Posted by peppy.player — Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:54 pm
View ArticlePython • Re: Help with my motor control code showing GPIO busy error
Motor control code provided by GPT to control an underwater drone:Welcome to the forum. Sorry you are having problems.What is your experience level with Python? What Make/Model of underwater drone are...
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General discussion • Re: how much would it have cost per pi500 to fit the M.2...
My recommendation is not to bother with an NVME drive on the Pi 500 (the soldering is properly hard to do, the case is difficult to open, you'll lose the warranty). The SD card interface is fast...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Best raspi OS version for simple 4B use case
So I have an air-gapped Pi 4B with the full desktop Raspi OS installed -- Debian GNU/Linux 12 bookworm; kernel 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 -Just for clarity, are you running Raspberry PI Bookworm loaded using...
View ArticleMicroPython • Re: ST7789 240x240 colour display problems on Pico under...
Thanks, I had already tried that with no success. I will re-visit this module in the future as it's been holding me up with my other projects.Maybe post an image of the front and back of the display...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Average proficiecy and soldering headers to the Pico
What David said, but also if it has been a while practice with some junk stuff.Review guides like the Adafruit Guide to Excellent Soldering.Use a chisel tip and make sure it is not oxidized. Get used...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Do HATs bend the GPIO Pins?
The force needed to add/remove those depends on the variance built into the connectors. They are not all of the same exact size, only very, very close to the spec size.Because of that variance, some...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Hints on 2025's roadmap?
This is the quote: Enthusiasts benefit from the breadboard-friendly Pico form factor, while our upcoming RM2 radio module (already in use on Pimoroni’s Pico Plus 2 W) provides a route to scale for...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Pi 5 video playback on YouTube fails.
Have you tried a fresh install of Pi OS Bookworm on a spare sd card.What resolution is your screen?I have no issues playing youtube on my Pi5 using Chromium.Statistics: Posted by rpiMike — Fri Jan 03,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry pi 5 power delivery
Adding multi voltage input on the Pi is an expensive proposition, and would probably require more board space than we have. Or should we change form factor for any possible future Pi 6 and bump the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • constant freezing with the raspberry pi 5 under any kind of...
I purchased a Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB edition) months ago and have been playing around with it. It is my first one and my knowledge of Linux is limited. My issues seemed to start when I began trying any...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • How to restore Serial pins in Python
Using RPi.GPIO library I use Serial pins 14 and 15 for other task but later I want to use them for (hardware) serial using serial library.Code: GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)GPIO.setup(14,GPIO.OUT)After this...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Help understanding WiFi speeds/standards and the Pi5
If the connections speeds im seeing with the pi are any indicator, a GB will be much better but still not quite enough.When i stream 2mhz of rf spectrum at 16bit resalution the pis 325mbps connection...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: constant freezing with the raspberry pi 5 under any...
Are you using the official 5A power supply?https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/27w-power-supply/Statistics: Posted by rpiMike — Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:35 pm
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