The Raspberry Pi Thread [2]

caperjack · 26 Oct 2016

this looks like a simple converter, I have a different one with a 6" long cable in between the connections .
https://www.amazon.com/VicTsing-Gold...SIN=B016HL49OS

copiertech25 · 26 Oct 2016

Thanks for the suggestions. It's time to buy myself a TV anyways.

copiertech25 · 26 Oct 2016

I want to get playing pretty badly with the Pi.

caperjack · 26 Oct 2016

yeah, i hear you i have a 32" lcd tv I was using it , but I had to give it up to my daughter when her tv died ,

copiertech25 said:

Thanks for the suggestions. It's time to buy myself a TV anyways.

alphanumeric · 27 Oct 2016

caperjack said:

yup sounds like a fair price ..

I'll boot it up one last time just to make sure it works, haven't used it for a few months. Then take it out of the case and put it in an antistatic bag. I'll fill my wife in like last time in case I'm not home when you drop by to get it.

No Canadian Tire money, lol.

caperjack · 27 Oct 2016

alphanumeric said:

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No Canadian Tire money, lol.

what about air-miles

alphanumeric · 27 Oct 2016

It's a 2B V1.1, and has the two heat sinks on it already. Just fired it up and everything looks good. I was running what ever that new OPENELECT is LibreElect? This one might have been in my breadboard rig at one time? I think this is the one I swapped for a 3B. So that means all the GPIO stuff is working. I had my breakout boards wired to this one. My sense hat too I think. You shouldn't have any issues with it, knock on wood. It has 2014 silk screened on it so it's no more than two years old I guess. I honestly don't remember when I bought it? It's getting hard to keep track, lol. I've upgraded and swapped them around a few times already. My two main systems, the bread board rig and my Media Center will both be 3B's now.
The Astro Pi will get the new A+ with more RAM on it. I like using the A+ on it because its footprint is a match to the Sense Hat. Plus I don't need all the extra USB ports or the Network jack. All I use is the one USB port for the WIFI dongle. I'm not sure what I'll do with the old A+, that might go up for sale too? I'll hang onto it for a spare for now I guess. If push came to shove I could put a Zero on my sense hat. I have a spare one of those now too.
Anyway Jack, your PI is here anytime you want to drop by and pick it up.

EDIT: It has the two reset pins/header soldered in too.

alphanumeric · 27 Oct 2016

My Pimoroni order has shipped, just got the e-mail.

I should get it about this time next week, or so. I went with the cheapest option, Royal Mail.

caperjack · 27 Oct 2016

alphanumeric said:

It's a 2B V1.1, and has the two heat sinks on it already. Just fired it up and everything looks good. I was running what ever that new OPENELECT is LibreElect? This one might have been in my breadboard rig at one time? I think this is the one I swapped for a 3B. So that means all the GPIO stuff is working. I had my breakout boards wired to this one. My sense hat too I think. You shouldn't have any issues with it, knock on wood. It has 2014 silk screened on it so it's no more than two years old I guess. I honestly don't remember when I bought it? It's getting hard to keep track, lol. I've upgraded and swapped them around a few times already. My two main systems, the bread board rig and my Media Center will both be 3B's now.
The Astro Pi will get the new A+ with more RAM on it. I like using the A+ on it because its footprint is a match to the Sense Hat. Plus I don't need all the extra USB ports or the Network jack. All I use is the one USB port for the WIFI dongle. I'm not sure what I'll do with the old A+, that might go up for sale too? I'll hang onto it for a spare for now I guess. If push came to shove I could put a Zero on my sense hat. I have a spare one of those now too.
Anyway Jack, your PI is here anytime you want to drop by and pick it up.

EDIT: It has the two reset pins/header soldered in too.

ok, ill head over tomorrow maybe ...just after dinner sometime

caperjack · 27 Oct 2016

one day one of these might be nice to have ,when or if ever I get my media tv/radio in the old radio shack tv ,, built
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/...-raspberry-pi/