Questions tagged [pi-a]
a model of the Raspberry 1 (released 2012), without onboard ethernet and only one USB port.
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DietPi USB Ethernet Gadget mode network breaks when enabling network sharing?
I'm trying to set up a raspberry Pi Model A (the original generation) as a USB Ethernet Gadget from DietPi (following these instructions), along with trying suggestions from several similar articles, ...
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No WLAN adapter on Rapberry Pi 1 A+
Preliminary Info Model 1 A+ Booting 32-bit raspbian Lite (most recent edition as of March 2021) Goal: to connect my Pis to the internet for a networking project The Problem I bought two Raspberry Pi ...
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USB hub is switched into USB1 mode with USB2 peripherals
I was wondering why my USB sd-cardreader operates that slow, see this benchmark: root@DietPi:~# hdparm -tT /dev/sda1 /dev/sda1: Timing cached reads: 4 MB in 2.00 seconds = 2.00 MB/sec ...
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Are there any buzzers that work natively with 1 Model As?
I'm trying to follow the examples in this CanJam EduKit project -- see page 2: I'm having enormous difficulty tracking down a piezo/buzzer that I could use for that project, a buzzer that: Works "...
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When to set internal pin resistance at software layer
I'm trying to wire my Raspbery Pi 1 Model A (hereafter RPi) to a simple 6VDC buzzer and here is my best attempt: So the 3.3V power pin from the RPi is connected to the breadboard's top-most rail via a ...
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Turning on-off-on-off switches to normal switches and integrating with GPIO [closed]
I have the following on-off-on-off button that I purchased from Adafruit for use with my Raspberry Pi 1 Model A. I'm trying to "bypass" the "on-off-on-off" functionality, and just make it so that its ...
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GPIO pin wiring for LEDs and their resistors
I have a Raspberry Pi 1 Model A and am trying to control an LED from an app that I will be running on it. The wiring I'm planning on going with is: Even though thats a RPI 3 in the diagram above, the ...
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Raspberry 1 Model A RCA hookup to monitor
I want to hook my Raspberry Pi 1 Model A up to an older monitor that doesn't support HDMI. From the looks of it, RCA video output seems to be a possibility: Just a sanity check (because my opportunity ...
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Pi Model 1A won't connect to my router via Ethernet cable
I have an old Raspberry Pi 1 Model A that I am trying to fire up for the first time. I followed the Ethernet Gadget tutorial exactly: I inserted an SD card into my laptop (MacBook Pro) I used Etcher ...
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Can a smartphone acts as a power supply to a Model 1A?
I have the following USB MicroB-to-A cable that I use for charging my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge): I'm wondering if I can power my Raspberry Pi 1 Model A with my phone?! The USB-MicroB end would ...
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SSHing from Mac into Pi A
I have a Raspberry Pi 1 Model A, as well as a MacBook Pro (running Sierra 10.12.6), and would like to: Use a USB cable (from Mac -> RPi) to provide my RPi with power/voltage; and; and SSH into my RPi ...
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Calculating wiring and properties of a resistor for use with a pushbutton
Raspberry Pi 1 Model A here. I am planning on using this pushbutton in a hobby project that is very similar to this CamJam EduKit project. In that CamJam project link, on page 2, I see a simple ...
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RPi 1 Model A input/output pin ratings
RPi 1 Model A here. Brand new to RPi and electronics in general. I'm finding a hard time finding the exact voltage/current "ratings" for my model but the closest I could find was a comment under this ...
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Does Stretch Lite support systemd?
Rpi 1 Model A here. I would like to use a Raspbian image in my first pi project, and want to configure it to run an executable Java app (jar file) at startup. According to this article I might be ...
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Raspberry Pi 1 Model A and Pushbuttons: Simple solution [closed]
I have a Raspberry Pi 1 Model A and am interested in attaching pushbuttons to its GPIO pins so that when you physically push the button, the button sends a signal to the GPIO pin that can then be ...
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