Python • Re: Running script with pygame headless
pygame doesn't need a physical monitor/screen but it does require an active, logged in desktop. *The first step would be to tell the OS not to assume a monitor is connected. How you do that depends on...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Pico2 40Mhz SPI Signal integrity
Is it possible to instruct the SPI/DMA Module to keep SPI CS low for the whole transfer? Or do I need to utilize Software SPI CS to do this?There's no way to make the RP2350 SPI peripheral keep CS low...
View ArticleGeneral programming discussion • Re: 24 Minute Sun Simulation
I only saw 20 AWG wire on the website so hopefully that'll work. I will definitely attach power to both ends and in the middle as needed.It won't. 20 AWG is rated at 5A, 18AWG at 10A. Your supplies...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Raspberry PI - issue with gammu
Hello, I'd like to ask for some help with issue with gammu: - I've installed gammu and gammu-smsd- gammu deamon is working properly- modem Huawei: Code: ID 12d1:1003 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E220...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Samba access from win10 to automounted external drive
Gonna need more than that in order to offer any help:Post the output of Code: tesparm -s The share definition is not enough.Have you created a Samba user and are you logging in in as that user over...
View ArticleOfficial Display • Re: White band on one side of screen
Get rid of the lines under #enable raspicam. These are for legacy camera only.What other changes did you make to config.txt?Use another uSD with a stock OS image installed via RPi imager and retest...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi 3 can't ssh, can't login, but ping ok
What version of Raspberry Pi OS and what kernel are you running? I'm having a similar issue on a Raspberry Pi 5 using the July 4th 2024 x64 Pi OS release and kernel 6.6.31:Release date: July 4th...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Re: SPI display for RPI5 with dtoverlay?
Like a number of self professed makers I wear several hats - Viota Ltd is one of them - a startup I formed back in 2020 with a vision to build a small desktop computer called the Pi-Cube around the...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: Image File Utilities
May I ask where I can download the script which is commented and finalised please? image-utils.zip is attached to the first post of this topic.Thank you.Statistics: Posted by makem — Wed Aug 28, 2024...
View ArticlePython • Re: UDP sendto blocks code execution when the interface is down
sendto does not block. It's fire and forget. The stack does not care, if the packet you send hits the wire. If you deactivate your interface with the default gateway, then it still does not block. It...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: What would you like in a Pico shield?
As I understand it, you would basically have to write your own display library from scratch which would be a big time sink for a solo developer. I'll do a bit more research on this for sure!It's not...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Pi5 unresponsive with orange LED
I have the same problem with my raspberry pi5. I just bought it, is the 8gb with the latest version of the OS. every time I turn it on it lasts 30 minutes or 1 hour working fine and then the led turns...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Possible SD Card Corruption: Errors during apt-get update
Could this be due to SD card corruption?admin@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get updateW: Unable to read apt.konn.f/ - DirectoryExists (2: No such file or directory)E: Error re`ding the CPU...
View ArticleSDK • Re: Linux running on the Raspberry Pi Pico2 ?
Running a UI or desktop apps is going to be a stretch, but basic RP2350 boards are probably enough for a lot of Defcon-type computer security tricks. It helps that a lot of security tools is already...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Unable to configure I2C - missing overlays directory
I want to be able to use the SMBus Python library, but when I try, I hit the following error: self.bus = smbus.SMBus(bus)IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory From Googling, I found that I need...
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General discussion • Implementing Vcgecmd And Exporting to Prometheus
Hi, I would like to share something that can be helpful for raspberry pi users. I've written a small code that implements the IOCTL calls that vcgencmd make in Golang and added some functionality to...
View ArticleOfficial Display • Re: Official Display not functioning on Pi 5
|I use a SmartiPi case as well. I am currently powering it all with a 52pi PD Power Extension Board for Raspberry Pi 5 from thepihut as I want to run from a 12v battery. I used the large back.The...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: RP2040 DMA/SPI intermittent hang
The best solution I've been able to come up with so far:Calculate a barely sufficient timeoutIf the DMA/SPI transfer doesn't complete within the timeout, dma_channel_abort the send and receive...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Using USB for first boot
Any pointers?A better and more precise explanation of what you have, what USB cable you are asking about, which end of the USB+serial cable is connected to which device, and what OS you're trying to...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: What hardware is needed to make the smallest carrier...
So, I thought about creating my own carrier board, using the most basic ports needed to create the smallest barrier board I can: no ethernet, usb c for power and maybe micro usb for data transfer....
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