The track routing would require a double sided board (plus the csi connector) which increases fab costs.TimG wrote:Are CSI connectors all that expensive, do you think?
Well, if it's not an rtc, perhaps an ADC?exartemarte wrote:Of all the possible enhancements a real-time clock would be, to me anyway, the least useful.
That would be really handy. An obvious use would be monitoring the battery voltage on a mobile robot.asandford wrote:Well, if it's not an rtc, perhaps an ADC?exartemarte wrote:Of all the possible enhancements a real-time clock would be, to me anyway, the least useful.
The project I'm going to do is the exact opposite. I could make very good use of a built-in RTC, but I have absolutely no use for an ADC.exartemarte wrote:That would be really handy. An obvious use would be monitoring the battery voltage on a mobile robot.asandford wrote:Well, if it's not an rtc, perhaps an ADC?exartemarte wrote:Of all the possible enhancements a real-time clock would be, to me anyway, the least useful.
"But I want an Oompa-Loompa NOW, daddy!"Douglas6 wrote:Are we going to make them lock Liz's own thread? Sheesh, just wait a few days.
If it turns out to be a feature you REALLY want, it'll be "wow". If it turns out to be a feature you're not interested in, it'll be "ho hum". Either way, we *should* find out Monday. (But, then, I thought to new feature would be announced when the new version of the boards went into production...)Gavinmc42 wrote:"Are we there yet?"
"Nearly"
It it going to be ho hum or wow?
Several models of Pi have had the reset header holes for some time now. Adding an actual power off feature would...cost extra. So that's out. Why would a second UART be added to the Pi Zero? Wouldn't that first appear on other Pi models? Audio out wouldn't need a firmware change. That function is present for other Pis (including the logically identical A+).karrika wrote:I believe I got the new feature. Obviously it needs a change in the firmware so it could be audio pins, 2nd UART pins or power on/off circuitry.
As there is actually place for a power on / shutdown chip that was not occupied in the old PiZero my bet is that it is now occupied together with holes for a button. In any case I will be watching the wheresmypizero site until it turn green. Only 48 hours left...
The Pi3 rerouted the better UART for Bluetooth and left the mini-UART to the GPIO pins. Perhaps both UART's could have pins. This would allow you to use the mini-UART for the console and leave the better UART for DMX, MIDI, Bluetooth, robotics, sensors.W. H. Heydt wrote:Why would a second UART be added to the Pi Zero? Wouldn't that first appear on other Pi models?
It would need the PWM pin muxing defined in https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware ... t-blob.dts - and yes I did check to see if there was a Zero Rev1.3 section in yesterday's release, but no, not yet, hmmmpf.W. H. Heydt wrote:Audio out wouldn't need a firmware change.
We finally have a new pi zero thread where we can speculate all we want. We shall not let it go to waste!Douglas6 wrote:Are we going to make them lock Liz's own thread? Sheesh, just wait a few days.
These unicorn jokes arent funny anymoreJednorozec wrote:I think that it's a detector of 'Pink Unicorn Dancing on Rainbow' videos.
Or maybe you're just a unicorn ...blaablaaguy wrote:These unicorn jokes arent funny anymoreJednorozec wrote:I think that it's a detector of 'Pink Unicorn Dancing on Rainbow' videos.
I paid £2 for my first blue LED in the early days. Ironically it's still sitting in a component drawer.CarlRJ wrote:Blue LEDs are just short of miraculous
The blue LED on my UMC (Technika) TV is a rare example of getting it right. One of the few I have seen which is low enough brightness that I don't notice it even though it's in my field of vision.CarlRJ wrote:but way too many companies don't understand the responsible use of blue LEDs
I usually open the case and use layers of masking tape inside to reduce brightness. Where it is rented equipment I will use layers of sellotape which will usually reduce brightness enough but still keep things usable.CarlRJ wrote:Smashing them or covering them with electrical tape is messy, and kills the information along with the illumination.
Unicorns dont have fingers. I wouldnt be able to use a keyboard if i was a unicornkusti8 wrote:Or maybe you're just a unicorn ...blaablaaguy wrote:These unicorn jokes arent funny anymoreJednorozec wrote:I think that it's a detector of 'Pink Unicorn Dancing on Rainbow' videos.
But unicorns have magic, so they don't need fingers.blaablaaguy wrote:Unicorns dont have fingers. I wouldnt be able to use a keyboard if i was a unicornkusti8 wrote:Or maybe you're just a unicorn ...blaablaaguy wrote: These unicorn jokes arent funny anymore
Knew that was comingkusti8 wrote: But unicorns have magic, so they don't need fingers.
