Questions tagged [pi-zero-w]
For questions specific to the Pi-Zero W (with WiFi and Bluetooth)
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What capacity battery would I need to run a raspberry pi zero w for 10 years continuously?
It would run an alarm clock /time lock set up to send a signal or switch on a servo operated lock after 10 years. I don't know specs or power need for servo, might be separate system (and a separate ...
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RC522 modules stop working when more than 2 are connected
So, here's a synopsis of what I am trying to do. I want to put 3 RC522 readers side by side inside of a book, facing the cover, that will be constantly on, using a Rpi zero W. When an RFID chip gets ...
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Kernel panic - not syncing - What are some hypothesis for the root cause?
Kernel: Linux 4.19.42+ #1219 Tue May 14 21:16:38 BST 2019 armv6l GNU/Linux
Hardware: Rasppery Pi Zero W
cat /etc/issue
Raspbian GNU/Linux 9
Kernel panics happen after a day of running with no issues....
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Raspberry pi zero as keyboard controlled over wifi possible?
Hello I want to have a pi zero W create a wifi hotspot(no internet connection). I then want to connect to the wifi hotspot and ssh into the pi. From there i want it
to send keystrokes as a HID ...
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How do I use three RC522 RFID readers together?
Ok, So I have one RC522 reader working with no issues. I want to have 3. I don't care which receiver picks up the RFID tag, I just want to know whenever a tag was picked up at all by any of them. ...
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Why Raspberry Pi Zero W is missing to log data constantly every second?
I'm doing a project where I want to record IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) readings. I want to use pretty high sampling frequency and I'm using Raspberry Pi Zero W to send PWM signal of 800Hz to ...
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Serial Communication of <raspberry pi zero w> with <arduino nano>
Background
I'm trying to control some motors by raspberry pi zero w.
I did, but the PWM produced by Software was unstable. So I decided to use arduino uno with zero.
(Zero is required because I ...
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Connecting Raspberry Pi Zero W to ethernet and serving as WiFi access point
I have an ethernet port in a room where I would like to improve the WiFi connection, and I have a Raspberry Pi Zero W lying around.
Is there a way I can connect the Pi to the ethernet port and have ...
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Wireless Transparent Proxy Troubleshooting
I'm someone who has very little technical experience but became interested in the idea of a transparent Tor proxy. I'm well aware that this isn't a secure implementation but I thought I could learn a ...
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How to connect components of an RC (and rPi) car to the battery safely?
I am building an RC car from scratch. I have a 6v motor with an appropriate mdb, a 5v hobby servo, a raspberry pi zero w, and an 2200mAh 11.1v 50 C battery. I will upgrade the motor to a higher ...
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Extremely slow ssh on RPi Zero W
I have installed
postfix
dovecot
fail2ban
postgray
daemons on top of the
Linux mail 4.14.98+ #1200 Tue Feb 12 20:11:02 GMT 2019 armv6l GNU/Linux
Also, I have connected rpi0 to another rpi over ...
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WittyPi on Pi Zero W - I2C read / write fail
I've connected WittyPi2 (an RTC Power Management hat) to my Pi Zero W - but I'm constantly getting failures in the log, to do with the I2C communication:
I2C read 0x01 0x68 0x09 failed (result=), and ...
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Connection failed between raspberry pi zero w and android via bluetooth LE
I'm trying to connect my rpi0 w to any android device via Bluetooth LE(low energy) , i can pair but i can't connect them ,an error always showed (Connection failed,No usable services on this device ) ...
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Waking computer with raspberry pi zero usb keyboard gadget
I've been trying to set up a raspberry pi zero as a keyboard gadget, hoping i could wake a laptop (No ethernet) with it. I would also be able to encrypt it and send the password, which is an added ...
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How can I make this setup refresh the files visible on the SMB server when files are added via usb?
I am trying to get this device
https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pi-zero-w-smart-usb-flash-drive/?fbclid=IwAR1GbWFUUhoGW8_enGVy9vwQLo-83pPKYnG_fsgZ1_uKuM75lq7bNw9PW6E
Working in such a way that ...
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Is 5V out on the Pi Zero W unregulated?
I want to power a 5V relay breakout board from a Pi Zero W. I believe the 5V pads are "raw" and a "pass through" voltage? Is this correct?
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Streaming music from raspotify to bluetooth audio speaker
I'm trying to create a raspberry pi which streams spotify music to a bluetooth speaker. I have a raspberry pi zero w with the latest version of raspbian stretch lite. I have my bluetooth connection ...
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Raspberry Pi Zero W solar power setup
Good day,
I have a Raspberry Pi Zero W that I would like to deploy onto a tower that is supplied with 12VDC power from a photovoltaic solar panel.
I'm currently looking at powering the Pi Zero W ...
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Can't SSH into device after a few days, but device still has active internet connection
NOTE: I have found similar issues as what I describe below (namely this), but none of them apply to my issue.
I have an RPi0W connected to wifi, running headless, and connected to a Firebase database,...
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Wireless and bluetooth suddenly stopped working
My raspberry pi zero w was lying useless since a year because the wireless and bluetooth interfaces were not showing up.I thought it was a hardware problem but this year after the April release of ...
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Any way to add more GPIOs to the AIY Voice Kit?
I'm working on a project using the google AIY Voice Kit V2 as a base. I'm planning on adding a keypad which requires 12 GPIOs. Does anyone know of a way to add more GPIOs to the Pi Zero W with AIY ...
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Using pi to host small wireless network - Hostapd configuration not working
I am trying to set up a small wifi network (offline) using the guide found here.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/wireless/access-point.md
Below I have given my terminal ...
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Cannot SSH from pi zero to pi zero over OTG USB
I am running Raspbian Stretch Lite
Linux testpi1 4.14.98+ #1200 Tue Feb 12 20:11:02 GMT 2019 armv6l GNU/Linux
I am able to SSH to my pi zero over the OTG USB cable as many guides online have ...
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How to develop with a Pi Zero W and a Windows 10 laptop (in a car)?
I have a commute of several hours every day, as a passenger, so figured that I might as well make use of the time and learn C/C++ development on the Pi.
I comfortable & confident happy with C/++ ...
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Using additional Raspberry Pi wifi connections
Successfully I connected my Pi with my wireless connection and it's working properly. But if I need to go outside like a college or my friend's home. Then how will I connect the Pi?
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Raspberry Pi Zero W can't connect to iPhone hotspot
I have booted my pi with Raspbain Stretch Lite and I have been able to establish an internet connection to my home network by configuring the wpa_suppicant file. However, I am not able to establish a ...
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wifi setup after changing wifi-direct settings
I followed these wonderful instructions on setting up wifi-direct, but now I need to be able to set up regular wifi after that.
Here's what I'm trying to do. Trying to set up the Pi Zero W to do what ...
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Transfer JPG over serial between 3B+ and Zero W
I would like to start by saying that I am rather new to Raspberry Pi, but I have programmed Arduino. At the moment I am trying to get a Pi Zero W to transfer a JPG over serial using python and the ...
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Can a Raspberry Pi Zero W be turned into an USB WiFi dongle to any USB Host like x86 PC or mini-PC?
In a project, I want to use Raspberry Pi Zero W as an USB wifi dongle to my USB Host(PC). Currently only station mode needed, but I would like it has AP mode either, just like a real Wifi Dongle. Is ...
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Using FLIR Lepton3 module with Raspberry Pi 0 W low frame rate issue
I'm trying to use FLIR Lepton 3 module with Raspberry Pi 0 W board running Raspbian 9 Stretch. I followed all official FLIR recomendations: connected Lepton module to Raspberry in the correct way (...
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How to attach two raspberry pi zero w together with sepatate independent displays?
How do I attach two raspberry pi zero w's together with sepatate independent displays to function as "one computer with extended display on two panels"?
The two displays are HDMI with usb touch (7 ...
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How to attach Air208 GSM micro sim card board to raspberry pi zero w that already has display attached on GPIO
I have a Air208 GSM micro sim card board that I want to attach to my raspberry pi zero w to make calls.
The issue is that I already have a 3.5" tft display attached to the pi zero w via GPIO (header ...
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File transfer between raspberry pis via GPIO pins
I'm trying to send image(3MB) captured by one pi to another pi, external WIFI or setting up one pi as AP is not possible due to strict regulations, all I can use are the two wires.
Currently I'm ...
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Can't get HC-SC04 Sensor to work
I'm using a Pi Zero W with a soldered project board to interface two ir Sensors and trying to make an HC-SR04 sensor work. I'm using the 5v supply to power all three sensors. I've set up a Motion.py ...
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DS18B20 temp sensor works on Pi 3B+ but not Zero W
I have a breadboard prototype working with a cabled (waterproof and regular temp) DS18B20 sensor and a AM2302 sensor on a 3B+. All is well with it recording at a set interval from each sensor. I'd ...
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Risks of powering short LED strip directly from GPIO
I am trying to understand the simplest ways to power a short LED strip of 30 WS281x lights.
Most of the instructions I’ve found mention using a separate power supply for the LED’s, but is it ...
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Wifi stops working (on my laptop) after connecting rpi as ethernet gadget
So I am using a raspberry pi zero W as an ethernet gadget. I got ssh working and the RNDIS/Ethernet Gadget thing working so I can log into the pi using pi@raspberry.local. I even got VNC to work so ...
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Can't connect to Raspberry Pi Zero W over USB SSH
I'm trying to login to my Raspberry Pi Zero W via SSH over USB, as in this article https://desertbot.io/blog/ssh-into-pi-zero-over-usb and this one https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/20 ... cable-...
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Can't find /boot nor etc folder in downloaded NOOBS in SD Card. Need to add wpa_supplicant.conf file to connect to wifi on first boot in headless mode
I have downloaded NOOBS on an SD Card to install in my Raspberry Pi Zero W. I will boot it for the first time in headless mode (because I do not have access to an HDMI monitor) and for that i need to ...
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Speed up initial connection to AP through wifi
I have a Raspberry Pi Zero W-based device that records data from sensors. The device is mobile so it gets out of access point's range several times per day.
When the device returns to the access ...
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What is the noise coming from pi zero?
I hear "futuristic" crackling nosies that are very familiar from movies. Not sure if it's coming from the pi or the power supply... the same sound is coming from BOTH the power supply and the pi. I ...
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Detect if a host is connected (gadget mode)
Device: Raspberry Pi Zero W v1.1
State: Pi Zero is running in gadget mode, acting as a USB Mass Storage device (seen by / mounted on a MacBook Pro).
Question: What is the best way to detect whether ...
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Install CentOS 7.6.1810' on Raspberry Pi Zero HW
Have a Raspberry Pi Zero HW v1.1 and want to install CentOS 7.6.1810.
When download the file CentOS-Userland-7-armv7hl-RaspberryPI-Minimal-1810-sda.raw.xz and after unzipping I use Etcher to flash the ...
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Error unknown machine command despite compiling without errors
I recently made a project using opencv 4 on my raspberry pi 3 b+, but then decided to port the whole project to a new raspberry pi zero, as I want to make it a permanent setup and want to keep my py 3 ...
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SSH over hotspot network?
I have looked through here a bit and seem to have a unique situation I'm trying to address.
I have an iphone with my hotspot enabled. I connect to the hotspot with a raspberry pi zero w over wifi. I ...
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How can I diagnose a headless Raspberry Pi Zero W that hangs?
I'm trying to run my Pi Zero W as a motion detecting camera using RPI cam web interface but it keeps hanging after a few hours at most. Before it hangs, it can record motion detect videos and upload ...
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Installing Raspbian from NOOBS without a keyboard, mouse and display
I have a RPI 0 W, a 8GB Micro sd card with NOOBS on it.
I want to install the Raspbian on RPI 0 W. Is it possible to do so with the help of my laptop? If yes, how should I proceed? If not, what else ...
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RPi Zero W as HID keyboard disconnects after connecting
So, I have configured and reconfigured the Pi Zero multiple times now for it to behave like a HID keyboard. It appears as a keyboard as well, but as soon as it is connected, it gets disconnected.
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What is eating up my data?
I have a question regarding the data usage of one of my USB 3G modems. I am currently using a Huawei E303 USB 3G dongle in a Raspberry Pi Zero W, with a normal SIM-card. I am running the RPi without ...
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Make a portable HTPC with Tv tuner
How can I make a portable HTPC with usb Tv tuner? I've got a Raspberry pi Zero W with usb hub, and an USB Tv tuner. I want to use this in a truck, I mean I want to watch movies with kodi, and watch ...
