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Andy Warburton ❌❌❌This weeks stupidity… I made a mini 5u HomeLab for my HomeAssistant and PiHole boxes that sit inside an Ikea storage crate.Includes a Pi5 16GB, Pi 3b+, Pi Zero W2 and a Pimoroni Badger for stats.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ikea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ikea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ikeahack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ikeahack</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homelab</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minilab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minilab</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeassistant</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pihole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pihole</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#network</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3dprinted</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raspberrypi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pimoroni</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@geerlingguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@geerlingguy</a>

Andy Warburton ❌❌❌The corruption of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> Badger is complete! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/esphome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#esphome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eink</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/epaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epaper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeassistant</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3dprinted</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smarthome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarWars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rp2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rp2040</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raspberrypi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaspberryPiPico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPiPico</a>

WorkshopshedHappy Birthday <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a>May all your Pirates, Robots and Ninjas prosper

☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Edent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Edent</a> I’ve used Pimoroni, 2 colour. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> does a good job with the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/eInk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eInk</a>. Open source python with <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#documentation</a> and examples. What you don’t get is that shell container which could be scratch built or sourced. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ThisNote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThisNote</a> <<a href="https://shop.pimoroni.com/search?q=eink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shop.pimoroni.com/search?q=eink</a>> / <<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/albums/72157714975354123/with/50337131916" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/albums/72157714975354123/with/50337131916</a>>

Andy Warburton ❌❌❌Exciting! I have my Pimoroni Badger 2040W working in ESPHome including the buttons and display! You can see the code here:<a href="https://community.home-assistant.io/t/anyone-successfully-used-pimoroni-badger-with-esphome/741067/10?u=hellweaver666" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://community.home-assistant.io/t/anyone-successfully-used-pimoroni-badger-with-esphome/741067/10?u=hellweaver666</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/esphome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#esphome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeassistant</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/badger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#badger</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pimoroni</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pipico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pipico</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/picow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#picow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raspberrypi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeautomation</a>

Fabio ManganielloHas anyone experienced regular board failures with a <a class="hashtag" href="https://manganiello.social/tag/raspberrypi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a> 4? I have many of them around, more or less half of them run RPi OS and half Arch ARM, but all with quite similar configurations and running similar software. Some of them have lasted years so far, others have failed only when the SD card failed (only 2 failures in 7 years btw, over a total of a dozen of RPis), but in most the cases the boards have been the same since I first purchased them in 2018. But I've got one in my living room that I've been replacing at least one every 1-2 years because *the whole board* at some point fries up. I've had the same SD card with the same RPi OS installation for it since 2018. At some point, every 1-2 years, with no notice, sometimes even while no meaningful activities are running on it, the unfortunate RPi that runs in my living room just dies. Red and green LEDs stay still without blinking. USB-connected devices don't even get powered up. The system doesn't boot and nothing is sent to the HDMI output. The boot-time VGA test with the color square isn't shown. The EEPROM diagnosis doesn't even start when booting it without SD card. But if I put the same SD card in another device, it all works again without problems. Since it happens also when no CPU-intensive stuff is happening on the device, and the core temperature is overall normal (<70C), I don't think it may be due to overheating (unless it's an unlikely instance of hardware slow fry). The first time it happened I thought it was just a bad board. The second time, just bad luck. The third time, extremely bad luck. But today a RPi4 running on the same SD card died again, after less than 2 years of usage, for the fourth time, and in the same way. Since no other devices ever gave me so much trouble, I start to see a pattern. The only meaningful differences from other devices I run are: - This one is connected to an always-on screen over HDMI. - It has 8-9 devices connected over USB (but nothing very exotic: an Arduino, a Z-Wave gateway over USB, a USB mic, a soundcard, an additional Bluetooth dongle, a USB camera and a couple of USB storage sticks). - It sports a <a class="hashtag" href="https://manganiello.social/tag/pimoroni" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> Breakout Garden for easy expansion over I2C/SPI, and I have a couple of breakout sensors connected to it (an LTR559 for proximity/luminosity, a BME280 for temperature/humidity, a PMW3901 for motion, and a MLX90640 thermal camera). Since the only meaningful differences from my other devices are in the hardware expansions, I suspect that some combination of I2C/SPI extensions may, in some very unlucky conditions, send voltage spikes that may screw up the board. Or maybe it's the combination of numerous USB peripherals + several breakout modules that puts too much stress on the power supply? But in that case it doesn't explain why the failure only occurs after so long. Since the board is completely fried when this happens, I don't have many ways of doing diagnostics - and 4 data points so far, separated by 1-2 years, are still insufficient to see a clear pattern. Has anyone who has toyed with I2C/SPI breakout extensions (and specifically with any of those I've mentioned above) also experienced this type of board failures?

TalkTechAre you looking for a weekend project? Do you have Spotify Premium? Do you have the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Presto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Presto</a> screen?Then why not see if you can get my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spotify</a> project running?<a href="https://github.com/vwillcox/Presto-nowplaying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/vwillcox/Presto-nowplaying</a>Features: * Artist Name * Track Name * Album Artwork * Pause/Play Button * Skip ButtonAfter a lot of work it now has the text formatted and aligned It also has the album artwork aligned on the screen!Before & after today's coding session!

TalkTechSo it's time for some more coding! I have managed to get the current playing albums artwork showing on the display!<a href="https://github.com/vwillcox/Presto-nowplaying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/vwillcox/Presto-nowplaying</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Presto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Presto</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spotify</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NowPlaying</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicroPython</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Github</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a>

TalkTechThe project I started around 5pm on Friday is now a working solution that works without crashing and has the three major features I wanted working ready for when I <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WFH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WFH</a> tomorrow.Thanks <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> for the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Presto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Presto</a> device.1) Now playing Artist and now Playing Track 2) Play/Pause 3) Skipping!Feels so good to get some coding done again!Write up coming soon with full instructions on getting it setup, and working.<a href="https://github.com/vwillcox/Presto-nowplaying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/vwillcox/Presto-nowplaying</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spotify</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicroPython</a>

TalkTechOne of my new years plans was to be more productive during the weekends and time off.Well - so far - Feb has given me the inspiration to turn the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Presto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Presto</a> screen into a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spotify</a> screenThanks to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gadgetoid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gadgetoid</a> and co fixing a bug in the beta firmware it is going well!<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicroPython</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#code</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/funontheweekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funontheweekend</a>

Bill BernardUsed a CAD program for the first time since college back in the stone age to do a 1:1 scale drawing to use as my plexiglass template for a back panel for my <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tufty2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tufty2040</a> led badge.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> have dimensioned diagrams for this, but they're randomly sized PNGs and impossible to print at 1:1 scale.Now I'll be ready for my next conference.

Dr Footleg (he/him)I got my 3 body problem simulation running on the RP2350. So much better with a floating point unit and faster CPU. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pico2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pico2</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pimoroni</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a>

Andy PiperIs anyone trying out the <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pimoroni</a> <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/presto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#presto</a>? Mine should be waiting when I get back from holiday. <a href="https://macaw.social/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicroPython</a>-ready. Could be fun! <a href="https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/presto?variant=54894104019323" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/presto?variant=54894104019323</a>

JamesKinda sad <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> decided to adopt another social network and exclusively run competitions there. Plenty of their nerd/maker demographic here on the fedi, and that other place is WAY less piratey!

Andy S-CPhwooar! Half a TB of flash SSD on my Pi 5 - absolutely screamin' along! Thanks, <a href="https://mastodon.iow.social/tags/pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pimoroni</a> !

lambtorFinally managed to slap together what I'm calling a Hyperdeck. A <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pimoroni</a> hyperpixel 3.5, <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raspberrypi</a> zero 2 w, an <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/adafruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adafruit</a> power button, a piSugar, and the guts of a blackberry keyboard from tindie ( <a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/zitaotech/blackberry-bbq20-usb-keyboard-with-trackpad/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tindie.com/products/zitaotech/blackberry-bbq20-usb-keyboard-with-trackpad/</a> ) The piSugar seems tempermental, as the power button still needs to be connected a bit more reliably, but it does power off and boot up. <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/cyberdeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberdeck</a>

AxWaxI've been listening to <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RadioFreeFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioFreeFedi</a> all day during <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/OliveHarvest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OliveHarvest</a>, but couldn't use my phone's touchscreen while wearing gloves, so I thought it'd be a great day for field testing my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFF</a> display prototype, using a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> Pico Inky Pack E-paper display for the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RaspberryPiPico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPiPico</a>.It shows the currently playing track, lets me switch between main, comfy and specialty, and I can generate a QR code to take me straight to the artist profile or their music.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ThickTrunkTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThickTrunkTuesday</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicroPython</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Olives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Olives</a>

Mike Bell<a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> time!I can often be found playing with <a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electronics</a> - especially the <a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a> Pico and bits and bobs from <a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pimoroni</a>.I lived on a <a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/narrowboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#narrowboat</a> for several years and enjoy travelling the <a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/canals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canals</a> on our boat Rebellion :dragon:Hobbies include <a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boardgames</a> (although since the pandemic more often online than with cardboard in person!) and <a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/PuzzleHunts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PuzzleHunts</a>, where I hunt with Team Rebellion. We're signed up to the MIT <a href="https://rebel-lion.uk/tags/MysteryHunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MysteryHunt</a> again this year!

JamesThe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#projects</a> hashtag (<a href="https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@simon</a>) is a great idea, so I'll be throwing a few of mine in 🙂 This is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pimoroni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pimoroni</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Badger2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Badger2040</a>. Folks tend to use them with the default code as nerdy conference badges, but I coaxed mine into holding the schedule for Thinking Digital this year. Let me know if you're interested in the code, and I can clean it up and release it. I reckon the most useful is the bit that wraps text to a box?

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