Other projects • Offline Security Camera
I want to make a security camera but since its for usage while in hotels and airbnb wont be able to access it online so need it to wrote to the sd card so i can review it later. Saw few projects using...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • USB or M.2 prep
What is the best way to prepare a new USB or M.2 drive for use on the RPi?Is there a graphical utility or is the command line necessary?Statistics: Posted by NaplesDave — Tue May 28, 2024 5:46 pm —...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • screen resolution
i have just finished building my first project its the pipboy3000 from fallout.i have 2 problems that i cant seem to find the answers to.1 when i run the program python3 main.py the app screen does...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Imager is so slow it's borderline unusable
What is going on with the Raspberry Pi Imager? I have 1.8.5 on both Windows and the Flatpak on Fedora, and it takes a long time to write images now. This used to be a fairly rapid process, but now on...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Rotary Encoders, Interrupts, MCP23S17
Hey all,I have this puzzle that I just can't seem to solve. I am adding some rotary encoders to my Pi and they are connected to an MCP23S17 GPIO expander, whose INTA and INTB are connected to GPIO2...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • A new commercial/hobbyist PICO and NANO suggestion.
Hi,I have been investigating the PICO RP2040 for product use and have come up with some interesting suggestions (I understand sometimes get passed on here). I tend to come up with stuff other people...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Pi M.2 Hat with Pi Case
Is the official M.2 hat supposed to work with the official Pi 5 case? I can't make it work. The black nylon screw heads underneath the Pi interfere with the Pi 5 sitting low enough in the case for the...
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Networking and servers • ChirpStack LoRaWAN network server
Trying to setup a Chirpstack private server on an RPi5. I am using the chirpstack.io documentation. In particular the documentation reads:ConfigurationThe configuration file is located at...
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Beginners • Bookworm 32 bit image should boot up as 32bit Operating sstem
I used Raspberry Pii Imager 1.8.5 to flash 2024-03-15-raspios-bookworm-armhf-full.img to my SD card. Upon booting it up, I realized that a 64 bit OS is running, when I specifically downloaded the 32...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 64 bit won't run on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2...
I've been trying to run Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Server on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. It's in the menu for the device, so I assumed it has been tested. It turns out that it won't run - it flashes the LED a...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Help with image not showing image pi3b+
Hi,I have an arcade image that i have been using on rasp pi 3 model b+. Ive done a few and each time thr image loads and works with no issue.Lately i bought a pi from a different souce..it was the...
View ArticleOther projects • Powering pi5 with single cell vs multi-cell lipo
Hi, I am building and designing a power HAT for my Raspberry Pi 5, which will be installed inside a car. It will function as a satnav, ham radio programming computer, GPS tracker, and dashcam...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Looking to attach external USB Bluetooth controller to Rpi...
Hello,I am working on Raspberry Pi 5 with Android-14 flashed on it. By default, the on-device BT chip is added as the Bluetooth adapter :01-01 00:00:12.375 0 0 I Bluetooth: hci0: BCM: chip id 10701-01...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • RTSP recording
I have several surveillance cameras that support RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol).Is there any way to record to a hard drive attached to a Raspberry Pi?ThanksStatistics: Posted by ChibitulSmecher —...
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General discussion • 3b+ harware version
i have 2 version 3b+ boads in my hands. the newer 3b+ cannot run TF card firmware which i used on old hardware version.my question is the new hardware is offical engineering changes? i didn't see...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Raspberry pi 400 has dark screen after boot.
We have a Raspberry Pi 4 and a Raspberry Pi 400. the 400 stopped working for some reason, the screen is dark after boot. We didn't make any changes. After we power it on, we see the power light comes...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Which is the best method for serial communication...
The choice between SPI and I2C for serial communication depends on the specific requirements of the system you are designing.SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) is a synchronous, full-duplex...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Rpi3B+ won't boot from same card as Rpi3B, latest image...
I've got a Raspberry Pi 3B and a 3B+, using the exact same hardware on both:quality SD cardUPS 5vGood microSD cablesUsing the latest Pi Imager, 64 bit OS, the 3B will boot (well, close to it - it goes...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Manually set idle state of SPI(1) pins on...
Recently I'm trying to use my rpi4B as a in-situ SPI flash programmer. Although it works alright most of the time, there are some issues about data line idle state that I'd like to see if they can be...
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Raspberry Pi OS • Raspberry OS changed to Debian
I was playing around with some HATs and had to reinstall a few drivers. When I rebooted the usual Raspberry splash image was changed into a default Debian splash. I can't see anything really broken...
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