The Raspberry Pi Thread [4]

Definately have a camera and or camera cable issue. I swapped two cameras around and could not get the known good one to work until I also swapped cables. The camera with the funky colors is working with the cable that wouldn't work on the other camera. They now each have the cables they had before the swap. Seeing all kinds of bright yellow on the camera that I suspect is bad. The sun is shinning into that room. The other camera also looking in that room is normal, no bright yellow tint. I'm going to order a spare cable when I order another version 2 camera. I still think its tha camera itself but it won't hurt to have a spare cable. The one cable on that bad camera has some kinks in it but no nicks or cuts.
Thought I broke the good camera for a second. The locking bar came out. It didn't break and went back in OK so no harm done. Make note to self to take ones time next time.

Thought I was being careful. Got lucky "this time". The bar that came off was on one of the good cameras. Wasn't the version 2 I just bought which would have been a real bummer "if" I had brocken it. All thre are working at this time. Will be replacing at least one of them with a new version 2 camera some time down the road.
Just noticed the feed from the Pi 3B+ dropped out for a second or two. That now has the bad camera on it. I think the camera itself stopped working? I got a camera symbol with the circle and bar though it. Like the do not enter sign. So the web interface was still working, just n video feed from the camera. CPU is warn, not hot enough that I can't touch it? It is warm in this room at the moment 22 or 23 c or so. That Pi is going to get the new camera. And get some more testing done on it.

Was going to tinker with my Unicorn Hat HD today. I don't think its going to happen. Not very motivated to do much of anything today.

I was mulling over whether to buy the crickit board for one of my Microbits, Adafruit CRICKIT for micro:bit ID: 3928 - $29.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique fun DIY electronics and kits
And while trying to figure out what the seesaw port is for I stumbled on this, Crickit Tour | Introducing Adafruit Crickit #MakeRobotFriend | Adafruit Learning System
If you scroll down to the bottom you'll see a

Crickit HAT for Raspberry Pi. < Only place its mentioned though as near as I can tell?
I would much rather have the Pi version myself. Looks like a nice alternative to the Google AIY board. @caperjack, might be good for you interactive wall thingy you have plans on building. Motor, servo controllers, and some capacitive touch pads. A see a speaker out but no mic in? I guess the PI version is "coming soon" or something?

I knew nothing of python until I went down the Raspberry Pi rabbit hole, lol. I've learned a lot since then. My only advice is to start simple. Get one thing (bit of code) to work. Then just expand on it, add to it.

Writing the code to scroll what I want on my Unicorn Hat HD is I think, going to be my toughest project yet. Which is why I've been putting it off a bit. I'm not looking forward to the figuring out part. I was really hoping they would release a scroll hat HD. Same number of RGB LED's in the same layout but all setup to scroll text easily. It appears to be a bit cumbersome to scroll text on the Unicorn hat.

IMHO Pimoroni are way ahead of Adafuit as far as python support for their products goes. As an example no micropython support for the Microbit crickit, not yet anyway. I'll have to use that makecode block editor thingy. One reason why I haven't bought a crickit for my MicroBit already. I'm not really sure why because you can use micropython on a Microbit.

I really hope they release the Pi one soon. I may go ask about it on their forums, maybe poke them and get some kind of time line on completion. Adafruit is all about Micro controllers, porting anything to the Pi seems to be an afterthought. I'm bored I guess I'll finally do that etc.