Raspberry Pi OS • Re: Installed Trixie and cant add a bottom toolbar
RaspiOS Desktop is a basic and lightweight DE.It does not come with all the bells and whistles, but it runs fast even on old RPI with a lot less CPU powerIf you have a RPI5, as already suggested, KDE...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Re: Connecting RPi to Windows PC with...
We have a straight-through network cable. We are wondering if we can use this cable (straight-through network cable) to connect between RPi CM4 IO board and Windows PC without a router in between....
View ArticleMicroPython • Re: Micropython on the RP2354B using internal flash
I am not sure you can have a build with no frozen code, but you might get away without 'mpy-cross' if you can. You could try renaming or emptying the 'modules' directory but at least one of the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Cannot install I cannot find ' squid-deb-proxy ' with ' apt...
I want to install ' squid ' and ' squidguard ' on my PI-5 BookWorm. A module ' squid-deb-proxy ' is not available. Has anyone found this code that I might either install or compile if necessary?Thanks...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: BlueTooth on my PI-5 doesn't connect ...
Which OS is on that Pi5? (Legacy is too vague)It was the older Raspian OS but I have now switched to BookWorm and I managed to get everything working. Tnanks for the post. Sorry I was so late getting...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: RP2350: Secure/Non-secure Separation
The current SDK version does not support building NS and S binaries for you.That said there is a WIP PR here https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk/pull/2753 which lets you do so, however it is still...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Cannot install I cannot find ' squid-deb-proxy ' with '...
Bullseye was the last Debian Release to have it.Statistics: Posted by craigevil — Wed Feb 04, 2026 12:20 am
View ArticleSDK • Re: Making SSID and WiFi password accessible via USB
One option would be to make these variables configurable with picotool. Picotool has `config` command that allow viewing and editing configurable variables in the firmware image or directly on a...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Adding HDMI or VGA monitors using USB
There is opportunity for maximising profit in having a modular system; a basic USB to HDMI module with button interface modules and whatever which can be stacked on top. Maybe a Wi-Fi or Ethernet...
View ArticleMedia centres • Bluetooth speaker x Pi Zero retrofit
Hi forum. I'm looking to do a small project adding WiFi music player capabilities to a basic, small (but nice looking!) bluetooth speaker.The speaker is very simple: one knob to turn it on and control...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Re: Official Pi 5 PoE+(+?) HAT product still to come?
OK, so the POE+ HAT I was using is now slightly borked - the fan is rubbish, and suddenly got rather noisy - I think some dirt blew in the window and contaminated the bearings. For anyone following...
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General • Re: State machine pio question.
I have tried reading the datasheet RP2350, and found the limit is 32 instructions, but am unsure if that's 32 per PIO block, or 32 per state machine?Per PIO block, SMs inside a PIO block can execute...
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SDK • Re: PICO 2 + HDMI Ext board
I've imported the project with VSCode, it builds for Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 with the latest SDK 2.2.0 without a hiss.Moreover, it generates valid DVI/HDMI signals, should work. :Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: ran sudo apt update and got this any help would be great
This tells me that some configuration file *somewhere*That "somewhere" is going to be in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ where there will be files ending in .list or .sourcesEh... not my quoteI'm not sure...
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SDK • Re: Setting up a new project – my approach is probably not the intended...
You can live without it, for now ... I didn't find from where to download the new .vsix either, so I'm stuck with the older v0.18.1 until they sign, undersign, countersign, and stamp the new release....
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Odd problem with Wayland
There is something that changed with the volume control widget in the last month or so, youtube on firefox now pauses when the widget is displayed but this is on Pi5-bookworm-X11.I don't know if...
View ArticleGeneral • Explore the Stratosphere With a DIY Pico balloon
I have absolutely no connection with this project, but I think it’s so amazing. see here“ Explore the Stratosphere With a DIY Pico balloon: A tiny ham-radio transmitter lets you track a balloon...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Raspberry Pi Pico serial behaviour with CTS/RTS
Thanks for your responses everybodygmx re "the Pico does not 'wait' rather it delivers each bit as whole message" What I meant was the Pico (low level deep driver code) did not wait for the NL at the...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: Remote battery parameters measurement...
Yes, but it's insufficient. It gives me the total. It's necessary to measure the parameters of each battery individually because occasionally one or more batteries experience thermal runaway or...
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General discussion • Re: Fullsize keyboard kit?
I need a full size keyboard, for my big meaty man handsKey size:There are special keyboards for very young children where the keycaps are "50%" bigger. Limited range of keys. The pictures look like...
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