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ThomasS

DougieLawson wrote:
ThomasS wrote:All LEDS need resistance. The only pin with 5V is pin 1 (which is always on), the rest output 3.3V.
The 5V0 pins are #2 & #4. Pin #1 is 3V3.

http://pi.gadgetoid.com/pinout has the complete interactive picture.

Yes, sorry. I've edited it now.

ThomasS

All LEDS need resistors. The only pins with 5V are pins 2 and 4 (which are always on), the rest output 3.3V. With that in mind you could use an LED Resistor Calculator to determine what sort of resistor you need. Set the diode forward current to 16mA as this is the maximum current a Raspberry Pi GPI...

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jamesh wrote:
Newbeginning wrote:
fruitoftheloom wrote: ?? Just install OpenELEC on a Pi. Instant media centre, no linux skills involved at all.

+1 There isn't much you can do on Windows that you can't do on the Pi!

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Why do you have a fan? You don't need one.

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Cheap VGA converters don't work because the Pi doesn't have enough power. Why not just get a cheap HDMi cable for £2 (or local equivalent) on amazon?

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I'm fairly sure pepperflash will run play.spotify.com. It runs iplayer for me on a b2.

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Edit:You can download them (see below), then transfer them to your pi with a usb stick and unpack them. Have you tried using ethernet? This is the easiest way to connect your Pi to the internet; its plug and play.

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If you didn't ground yourself first, its likely to be that static electricity has damaged the camera (happened to me twice). Unfortunately, this means you will have to buy another and ground yourself before using it. You could try other possibilities posted on the (many) similar topics on this forum...

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Thanks for your help. What Ip address do I put to point to my domain name at godaddy? You can just put your external ip address as an 'a' register in your dns records at GoDaddy ( find it at http://www.whatismyip.com/ . ) This address may change occasionally. To avoid this, you can either change it...

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cyberjjk, First thing I read on http://igpio.net/ is: The General Purpose Input Output over Internet. (US Patent Pending) Emphasis mine. Pleas go away. We don't need this nonsense. +1 The quality of your website also doesn't inspire much confidence as to the security of your so-called invention.

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BTW I hope you are aware that Window 10 will most likely be command-line and won't have a GUI when released for the Pi.

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Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you need to use an alias. All you need to do is put a "/" at the start of your path, to make it start at root. However, you will probably have to grant www-data permission to access this folder (or grant root access, but this isn't recommended). You would h...

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Yes, the Pi can control a motor using an L298 (motor controller) with the GPIO pins and a web server can link to a remote device. The Pi is powered with a 5V micro-usb PSU but solar power can be used with a suitable battery. However, in terms of the motor you will have to see whether a small one wou...

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As I understand it, RaspBMC doesn't work unless installed with Noobs LITE. Why not install Raspbian? Just hold dwon the shift key as your Pi boots to install a new OS.

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I'm not sure. If the retropi image is a version of debian then xrdp should install.

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No, very unlikely that you could do it directly. You could set up remote desktop with xrdp (sudo apt-get install xrdp) and do it that way using, for example, Microsoft's Remote Desktop app. Alternatively, you could order an HdmiPi to be shipped a month or two after order (only for A and B not A+ B+ ...

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Why not use pepperflash with chromium? Instructions here

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emgi wrote:I wouldn't go for this for more than 10 euro a piece (including shipping.)

Agreed. Expensive - a model B 2 is only $5 more per unit.

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It's to do with the security settings on your google account. You will have received an email from Google about an unusual signing activity with instructions to change these settings. It's because chromium isn't made by Google.

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Thanks! I actually made a mistake when following this guide - I forgot I had noobs installed! Everything's working fine now. You're right - it's lightning fast!

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I've just received a Raspberry Pi 2, but according to Ben Nuttall on the release page comments I can't use the image from my Model B on my Pi 2 :( (plus I've tried it and it doesn't work!) Therefore, please could you suggest what the easiest way of transferring all my files and programs to a new sd ...

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OK. Set up a python web script to run the command 'sudo shutdown -h now'. A guide to setting up python CGI scripts: http://raspberrywebserver.com/cgiscript ... ython.html

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It would be easier to use a PIR motion sensor and the pi camera. You can use python to send an email and film x seconds of video when the sensor detects motion (it outputs to the GPIO pins).

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Hi all, I have done a little python GPIO programming on the pi and am curious about how the pins actually work. I have a very basic understanding of electricity but not a great deal of it. I have a few curious questions about the pi's gpio pins. 1. Why do we need to use a current of less than, off t...

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Did you unzip NOOBS straight on to the SD card? I've heard that copying and pasting the files doesn't work.

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