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by mickoz
Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:00 am
Forum: Lesson 19
Topic: missing lirc init
Replies: 1
Views: 3016

Re: missing lirc init

CrowPi v2 with the Pi 4B requires new version of drivers and these were not shipped on the MicroSD shipped with the unit. You have to (1) Download the updated CrowPi image from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZLW9xXooh-E7gQ0tKTVnSiIXHXc1O9O8/view?usp=sharing with the new drivers (2) If you haven't ...
by mickoz
Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:37 am
Forum: Lesson 19
Topic: missing lirc init
Replies: 1
Views: 3016

missing lirc init

The init routine which should be in the lirc library isn’t. Reading comments under the video I saw others had the same problem and I have asked elecrow for a response which I will post here when I get it. I’m guessing it is related to the software upgrades since v1.0 which have mainly been beneficia...
by mickoz
Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:31 am
Forum: Lesson 18
Topic: pin numbers differ from example code and video
Replies: 0
Views: 3258

pin numbers differ from example code and video

An FYI rather than a question. My crowpi v1.2 has different (reversed?) pin numbers for the button matrix columns when compared to example code and video. Also, like most of the shipped code examples, the pin numbers are not defined using GPIO BOARD as in the video, so the problem was not immediatel...
by mickoz
Sun Jul 19, 2020 5:02 am
Forum: Lesson 3
Topic: relay first timer
Replies: 2
Views: 3720

Re: relay first timer

I found the problem. The v1 relay doesn't carry a voltage like the v2 relay does, which I knew. The points not made clear in video or docs are these: 1) Although Elecrow posted a relay video v2 on YouTube, the only difference between the two videos is a superimposed whiteboard in the bottom right of...
by mickoz
Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:40 am
Forum: Lesson 3
Topic: relay first timer
Replies: 2
Views: 3720

relay first timer

I can’t find a wiring diagram for the crowpi and blew a LED by connecting it directly to terminals 2 and 3 of the relay without putting a resistor into the circuit because I don’t know what voltage there is across the terminals or what voltage i should be putting on a LED. I have relay version 2 on ...
by mickoz
Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:30 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hi everyone !
Replies: 16
Views: 10053

Re: Hi everyone !

Hi John, My name is Mick. I have been a programmer / designer / architect / IT consultant since the eighties. I now work freelance in the finance sector in Australia. I also had a BBC model B many years ago. Now I have a CrowPi and a daughter who is learning Python. This board obviously hasn’t taken...