General discussion • Re: Boot Order Question
You've got it right. Even if you weren't playing around with different distros, having the SD card first as a recovery option is a good idea. You can also insert an SD card that doesn't have a boot...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • (with logs) Pi5 no video, almost no...PART 2
(part 1 hasn't passed moderation yet, but I don't want to wait to add this)I can't believe it's an inadequate power supply, since I've tested it "barebones" with several supplies (including the Penta...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Solar tracker with pi pico
Hello,I want to create a single axis (east to west) solar tracker. But I'm not finding alot on the internet about it. I want to use two photo senors, motor and pi pico. Is that possible? And if so...
View ArticleCompute Module • debug art for CM5 on CM5 IO devkit
On the CM5 IO board devkit, where are the pins equivalent to the JST 3-pin debug header for the RPI5 ?FrancoisStatistics: Posted by fmenard1234 — Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:18 am
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Need To Learn
Tell me about it....I'm still trying to get hackers and others off my site.....What is it that you do?Statistics: Posted by timlab55 — Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:29 am
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Advanced users • SUCCESS: Recipe for getting RPI5 debug port and GPIO UART...
Hello folks,I wanted to share this picture of a working setup, with an RPI5, a GPIO breakout board, a flat ribbon and two debug probes.Dmesg: [ 0.411147] 1f00030000.serial: ttyAMA0 at MMIO...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • [Solved] PiTFT Plus touch input is unresponsive on some...
This is a write-up about a problem and solution that might affect other devs using a PiTFT Plus.I've been developing a project involving a Raspberry Pi 5 running Bookworm Lite and running pygame to...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: Solar tracker with pi pico
Hello,I want to create a single axis (east to west) solar tracker. But I'm not finding alot on the internet about it. I want to use two photo senors, motor and pi pico. Is that possible? And if so...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pi5 8gb v 16gb v Pi4 model B 8gb for...
Thanks everyone! Great advice. I'm def going 5. Anyone have any experience with Chi Elect Dist shipping time? They have a good deal on the 5 in 8g and are the only approved reseller who has the 16g in...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Re: SSD Not Appearing
Are you sure you added Code: dtparam=pciex1to '/boot/firmware/config.txt'?Check in a the terminal usingCode: grep pciex1 /boot/firmware/config.txtNext try looking the messagesCode: dmesg | grep...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: PWM Audio on CM4?
Thanks for your reply, I'm still a little confused thoughI don't mind which pins are used - I can use whichever is easiest on the 40 pin headerI've had a look at the docs and tried the following...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Wayland session freezes when visiting web page with Firefox!.
Hi. I'm using Raspberry Pi OS image from 2024-11-19 on a Raspberry Pi 4.I stumbled upon a Wayland freeze while visiting the following webpage with the Firefox...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Wayland session freezes when visiting web page with...
Hi. The following is an extract from the "raspinfo" command (sorry, I had to extract parts since the complete output is way too long to publish here):Code: System...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: using Windows 10 Pro and Raspberry Pi Imager, when I...
I'm not surprised.Statistics: Posted by BigRedMailbox — Mon Jan 13, 2025 2:24 am
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Some queestions about raspberry pi pico
Are you sure you're uploading the right UF2?The application needs to be compiled for the right board: Pico, Pico W, Pico 2, Pico 2 W. It likely won't run if the settings are wrong.What are you trying...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: debug uart for CM5 on CM5 IO devkit
That's two different questions. The footprint for the JST is on the top of the CM5 in the upper left corner by the mounting hole - see it?The coordinates for the test points are given in the...
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Camera board • Arducam IMX462 Ultra Low Light Camera Review
Hi All, Went against best judgement after reading a lot of reviews of the Arducams failings and bought one to see if I could beat the odds. I was able to get the camera to be recognized by the PI5...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Can I connect to my laptop screen to see the Pi's console...
4B and earlier also have composite out (400, 500, and Pi5 do not)pi5 has composite on an unpopulated VID header, between hdmi and csi/dsi, like the pi-zeroStatistics: Posted by cleverca22 — Mon Jan...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Troubleshooting when connecting the wifi
I later found out that I have to register the raspberry pi on the web to make it work. Register your Raspberry Pi on the wustl-2.0 network using this website:https://selfservices.ip.wustl.edu○Enter...
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General • Re: Problem with IRLZ44n mosfet in a circuit
3.3A, that's a useful data point. Sounds like an alkaline 9V, because I looked at my datasheets for this thread and a 9V carbon-zinc had really poor current capability. I have to admit that I would be...
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