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General discussion • New "Ethernet-Transceiver"-Chip on the 16GB-Pi5
I noticed that all my Pi5's have a "1 W" chip but the new 16GB has a "3 W". What does that mean? Is that the wattage label? The "1 W" gets over 50 degrees hot, will the new "3 W" get even hotter and...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: New "Ethernet-Transceiver"-Chip on the...
It certainly isn't "wattage" it will be some sort of internal tracking info.Statistics: Posted by dp11 — Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:20 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • MagPi issue 148 Article Fably
I am having trouble with this project and have followed all of the instructions on https://github.com/stefanom/fably (or magpi.cc/fablygit). I wanted to know if there was anyone else that was having...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: How much ram is in my Raspberry Pi 4 B?
... without powering on?What does it matter, if you're not going to switch it on then it could have 4TB of ram for all you care?Switch it on and find out, for all you know it might not even...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Knob to pot shaft dimesions
I'm about to place a big order with Digikey, but have some questions. I want to get some smaller rotary pots, smaller both in the size of the base and the height of the shaft. I understand that the...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Knob to pot shaft dimesions
The knob is a push-fit, not set-screw, it doesn't have a minimum shaft depth, it will work fine.The knob drawing is available https://mm.digikey.com/Volume0/opasdata ... 37_Dwg.pdfStatistics: Posted...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Alternate Power Supply
I'm getting rather frustrated with the Pi 5 and it's power issues. I've purchased the genuine Pi 5 power supply and I'm still getting the error message on screen, not every time but quite frequently....
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: GUI Login "On no, something has gone wrong"
Found this post viewtopic.php?t=332798 and fixed the problem with Code: sudo apt --reinstall install raspberrypi-ui-modsStatistics: Posted by DS256 — Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:37 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Reusing old keyboard on PI5 and PicoW
it has to be BT 4.x , not USB nor BLECertainly likely doable... but why, unless the journey is the goal. BT keyboards are cheap. I would use a full sized or near full sized media keyboard with a...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: RPI USB3 Hub question
The input power is my one disappointment with the hub. USB 3 spec calls for 900mA per port. Unless one finds a PSU that will deliver more that 3A at 5v without using PD, the power input for the hub...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Replacement for the VL805
Yes USB 3. I don't need some thing that is pin compatible because this is a new design. I just need a chip that will work with the CM4 and has atleast 2 USB 3 portStatistics: Posted by philm001 — Tue...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Forum policy on AI posts
Presumably posts which include hidden links promoting AI sources and services should be reported as spam.A bit off topic, but what's with those hidden links anyway? A link no-one sees isn't going to...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Raspberry Pi Monitor, Black - confirmed?
Not very exciting update... Digikey had an expected ship date on orders for the black case version of the monitor of 23 Jan. Since the 23rd, they've had a note that they're working with the supplier...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Pi 5 microSD card slot faster than USB 3 for microSD cards
I have some fast microSD cards and some USB 3 microSD card adaptors. The card speed should be similar in a USB 3 adaptor when compared to the Pi 5 microSD card slot. USB overheads are only about 10%...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Touch display 2
I have been reading that all dayif you could point out the part I need pleaseI set the Desktop in screen configurationanything is /boot/firmware/config.txt seems to do nothingsorry boy, but if someone...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pi5 8gb v 16gb v Pi4 model B 8gb for...
Hey y'all, here's the promised update, and one final THANKS! for all help and replies, suggestions, etc, all appreciated!The gear arrived in a timely fashion and I tracked via USPS and met the Postal...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Beginners Question
I want to create a display with 20 to 25 circuits of led strips with 45 to 60 leds per circuit. Strips are single color 12 volt 2 wire. I would like each circuit to fade in/out individually and then...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pi 5 microSD card slot faster than USB 3 for microSD...
We probably need to know what make/model of USB adapter and microSD card?Five brands of USB adaptor including a Sandisk. I have another one to test and a Pi 4 for comparison. Might test later...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Pi 5B and controlling GPIO pins
It appears that the Pi 5/5B doesn't support the pigpio API and that there is now pinctrl. But there doesn't seem to be a lot of documentation regarding the C/C++ interface.Does anyone know of a few...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: A GPS program that works?
If you are running Bookworm we usually use a python virtual environment (venv) and then pip install things into that, e.g. gpsHere I have created a venv and activated it:Code: pip install gpsLooking...
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