{"id":279,"date":"2012-10-22T10:07:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=279"},"modified":"2021-07-02T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T14:16:33","slug":"pipodcorder-update-and-so-it-goes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=279","title":{"rendered":"Picorder update: and so it goes&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?cat=19\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-266 alignleft\" title=\"PiPod-Logo2\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PiPod-Logo21-300x121.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PiPod-Logo21.png?resize=300%2C121&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PiPod-Logo21.png?w=1015&amp;ssl=1 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those not aware of the Picorder project, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?cat=37\">read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As with all best laid plans, they are susceptible to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murphy's_law\">Murphy&#8217;s Law<\/a> &#8211; all that can go wrong, will go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>I was just about to go out to the Cambridge <a href=\"http:\/\/raspberryjam.org.uk\/\">Raspberry Jam<\/a>, with all my work on the PPC so far ready to go&#8230; Then I decided to test it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B004FSFYG8\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B004FSFYG8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=recantha-21\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-AEGUyrQ2rdo\/UAgB8xqsLNI\/AAAAAAAAASs\/eEXuWN4W_Wc\/s200\/217714628.jpg?resize=200%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>At which point the Bluetooth connection to my Rii Keyboard\/pad didn&#8217;t work and then&#8230; to top it all off&#8230; after all my work on my 7&#8243; screen, that stopped working too.<\/p>\n<p>Felt rather deflated after that so didn&#8217;t go to the Jam. Wish I had have done, but the old depression came back so didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, so this is a quick update to say what works and what doesn&#8217;t:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The enclosure<\/strong> &#8211; a portable DVD player stripped out. This was okay, slightly reliant on electrical tape holding it together, but okay&#8230; Apart from space. I&#8217;ve decided to switch enclosure (not sure for definite what yet but the top candidate is an old Playstation 1) as I need more space for the hub, breadboard and Pi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Circuitry<\/strong> &#8211; I picked up a Pi Plate to solder a semi-permanent bunch of stuff eventually, but for now it&#8217;s done on a breadboard.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B004TUK76O\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B004TUK76O&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=recantha-21\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mbed.org\/media\/uploads\/chris\/tmp102_crop.jpg?resize=143%2C114\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"114\" \/><\/a>Sensors<\/strong> &#8211; got the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B004TUK76O\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B004TUK76O&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=recantha-21\">TMP102<\/a> temperature sensor working very well, plus a script to round the reading to 1 decimal place. Also got the SR04 ultrasonic sensor working reading distances based on the speed of sound and converting them to centimetres. Very cool, though a bit inaccurate as it has a 15 degree reading field of &#8216;vision&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display<\/strong> &#8211; had a 7&#8243; composite screen working. Having shortened and soldered the cable, everything was lovely up until I decided to test it (see above). Now it is powered but no signal. Joy. I&#8217;m determined it will form part of the PiPodCorder, but might have to use it &#8216;just&#8217; for maintenance\/debugging. At least until touchscreens come down a bit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Readout<\/strong> &#8211; the 16&#215;2 LCD display is working again (after a rather fraught few hours with a Pi Cobbler from Adafruit). Not displaying text, but the backlight is back anyway! 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