General • Re: Pico burnt after a few minutes , why ?
A lot of them have a linear regulator not a buck/boost. They also have an extra schottky diode in line with USB 5V and, while handy in some ways, this leads to significant voltage drop. Having an...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: External ACT led Rspberry Pi 5
I can't see that trying it will damage anything but that's your call.If it's primarily a disc I/O indicator you're looking for this four year old project of mine may be of interest. It's a bit basic...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Cronjob does not run launcher.sh
@SurferTim :Please stop advising people to use fixed duration sleeps in situations like this. It's an ugly hack and will not work in all cases.Use a systemd service with appropriate dependencies...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • DHT 11, not working how I need it to work
Hello everyone! I'm currently working on a project using a DHT11 sensor to measure temperatures on a Raspberry Pi (model 3 B v1.2).Initially, I tried installing the Adafruit DHT library, but I ran...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Labwc: Panel shortcuts of desktop files with hardcoded...
This has been fixed with the latest update.Statistics: Posted by apandada1 — Tue Nov 05, 2024 3:46 am
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Labwc no interlaced resolutions
When I use labwc over HDMI with my 1080i TV, it only shows the 480p resolutions. When I use it over composite, only the progressive scan resolutions are available as well. I read that the Raspberry Pi...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Raspberrypi Logs out
My rpi is connected headless. Recently I noticed when connecting with vnc I see login screen. I change the setting autologin in raspi-config already. Still the same. Any help is appreciatedStatistics:...
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Beginners • pin planner spreadsheet for rp2350
Hi,I looked around for one, but couldn't really find one, so I created my own pin planner for my Raspberry Pi pico 2 project.I have the one I'm using for my 3 sonar project...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: DHT 11, not working how I need it to work
I have this DHT22 code that works, I started with DHT11, so if my memory is right you only need to change DHT22 to DHT11. It's based on micropython which has the dht...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Making a desktop alias/program for an "sh" command
I didn't get a reply to my request for more specific direction, so I have been studying a bit, and while I have learned some things (about shebang, for instance), I am still not sure how to write this...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Multicore access to global variables
The RP235x has mutex support in assembly, while RP2040 does not. That is technically unrelated to instruction interpretation.I should also clarify a possible implication of my previous comment:The...
View ArticleSDK • Re: FreeRTOS overclock/underclock?
Higher tick rates actually reduce the efficiency of the CPU. All timing is relative to ticks.Most people use CoS queues with RTOS. Basically there are priorities which will run first. Then the lower...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Pi 4Bs Rather Sudden USB Camera Failures
I have three Pi 4Bs all running Buster. One is at my home the other two at a different location. All have virtually identical generic USB cameras. Each one captures an image once every two minutes,...
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Off topic discussion • Is Floating Solar the Future of Renewable Energy or...
I recently came across an interesting article comparing floating solar farms to traditional solar farms, and it got me thinking about the future of renewable energy. With climate change and the need...
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