Rasberry pi 2, what do you do with yours?

CiDeRmAn · 16-05-2016 02:52PM

Just ordered one of these

and a case for my Zero and the new hub

All together and shipped for €16
Going to make a little media centre with it, or something....

imitation · 16-05-2016 02:56PM

Got one. Because the camera port was the reason I was not using the other one I got. And the PI 3 I got is just too darn big. Yep. I'll totally use this one..

KeRbDoG · 17-05-2016 03:41PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just ordered one of these

What is one of these? A USB hub and some power funk?

CiDeRmAn · 17-05-2016 04:07PM

Gives the Pi0 4 full size USB ports and it draws from the existing power supply, plus no soldering, just screws down onto the Pi0, the case holds it all nicely together.
And for around €15 all in.
Not sure what to do with it, but I might see what Kodi looks like, seeing as I don't stream HD media from my NAS, I think it'll do fine.

imitation · 17-05-2016 04:20PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Gives the Pi0 4 full size USB ports and it draws from the existing power supply, plus no soldering, just screws down onto the Pi0, the case holds it all nicely together.
And for around €15 all in.
Not sure what to do with it, but I might see what Kodi looks like, seeing as I don't stream HD media from my NAS, I think it'll do fine.

I thought there would be one obvious option for yourself

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/game-boy-zero/

Steve X2 · 19-05-2016 10:58AM

The new revision of the Pi Zero arrived this morning. Not sure I have a use for the camera connector at the moment, but handy anyway.

Star Lord · 19-05-2016 11:25AM

Is that a full size HDMI port? Think they had mini-HDMI before, didn't they?

Never mind, forgot how small the card is, as that's around the same size as the MicroSD slot, it has to be a mini port!

Steve X2 · 19-05-2016 01:00PM

Star Lord wrote: »

Is that a full size HDMI port? Think they had mini-HDMI before, didn't they?

Never mind, forgot how small the card is, as that's around the same size as the MicroSD slot, it has to be a mini port!

Yeah, HDMI mini port(same as previous Pi 0), should have stuck a banana beside it for scale :0)

ronanc1000 · 19-05-2016 11:57PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just ordered one of these

and a case for my Zero and the new hub

All together and shipped for €16
Going to make a little media centre with it, or something....

Have you a link? Is this essentially a Pi Zero with full size USB ports?

Edward Hopper · 20-05-2016 10:47AM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Have you a link? Is this essentially a Pi Zero with full size USB ports?

http://www.uugear.com/product/zero4u/

He's cunningly put the photo itself as a link in his post. It's an add on hub for the zero.

CiDeRmAn · 20-05-2016 02:24PM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Have you a link? Is this essentially a Pi Zero with full size USB ports?

Yeah, just tap the pictures, I was being all fancy and stuff...
Essentially you end up with a RP0 with a set of 4 USB hubs in a case, the case and hub cost €16 and the RP0 for €5.

CiDeRmAn · 24-05-2016 11:42AM

So, they arrived yesterday, the hub and the case.
Not too bad, 7 days from order to arrival, from the crazy swinging guys in the Czech republic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGv6uo89yMY

readyletsgo · 27-05-2016 09:19AM

Anyone here have problems with the Bluetooth in RPi3 at all? I've had mine about a month now and have tried EVERYTHING to get it to link up to my 8bitdo controller's with no success at all. They do work when they are connected via USB but that's not what I want.

I'm starting to think I have a faulty RPi3

Tomo.Murphy · 27-05-2016 10:42AM

readyletsgo wrote: »

Anyone here have problems with the Bluetooth in RPi3 at all? I've had mine about a month now and have tried EVERYTHING to get it to link up to my 8bitdo controller's with no success at all. They do work when they are connected via USB but that's not what I want.

I'm starting to think I have a faulty RPi3

Haven't gotten my hands on one of those controllers yet, but they're fairly fiddly to set up. Did you get it working with Bluetooth on an older RPi?

readyletsgo · 27-05-2016 10:49AM

Tomo.Murphy wrote: »

Haven't gotten my hands on one of those controllers yet, but they're fairly fiddly to set up. Did you get it working with Bluetooth on an older RPi?

Thanks for the reply Tomo.

It's my first pi tbh. I've followed all the guides to set the Bluetooth up in the terminal with updates etc, but keeps failing for some reason, but wifi is working fine on the pi3 with no problems at all.

I have loaded in retropie a few times with no problems too and when I go to set up my controller's in the Bluetooth it does see the controller and links up with them but just does not work when I go out of the Bluetooth settings and still only works when I use it via USB connection, just not what I want really.

Kinda driving me crazy now, it's such a simple thing and I can't get it to work at all, that's why I'm thinking maybe the Bluetooth on the board is faulty, if after this amount of time trying, it's still not working, but everything else is working fine.

Edward Hopper · 27-05-2016 02:36PM

readyletsgo wrote: »

Thanks for the reply Tomo.

It's my first pi tbh. I've followed all the guides to set the Bluetooth up in the terminal with updates etc, but keeps failing for some reason, but wifi is working fine on the pi3 with no problems at all.

I have loaded in retropie a few times with no problems too and when I go to set up my controller's in the Bluetooth it does see the controller and links up with them but just does not work when I go out of the Bluetooth settings and still only works when I use it via USB connection, just not what I want really.

Kinda driving me crazy now, it's such a simple thing and I can't get it to work at all, that's why I'm thinking maybe the Bluetooth on the board is faulty, if after this amount of time trying, it's still not working, but everything else is working fine.

Couple of probably useless suggestions, could you try and bluetooth connect your phone to your Pi, although it can't find anything to do with my phone when it finds it, my pi bluetooth has no problem recognising it and connecting to it, presumably that suggests whether bluetooth is working more generally or not.

Other useless suggestion, have you followed Floob's guide on youtube, not completely accurate as its for 3.4, but worth a stab?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsybSJEPZJM

Apologies if both the above are obvious, I've only just got my pi 3 and don't have anything as fancy as an 8bitdo controller.

Off this particular topic.
I've seen a seller on Adverts trying to sell Pi Zeros for 50 euro. I was going to sell mine on there, with case and pins and connections etc, was going to stick it up for 35 (which after free postage would have made me about 8 or 9 euro). Had a wave of guilt for profiteering though when I looked on Pimoroni and you can something very similar for £16.50 delivered brand new (though I have a nicer case!), loads in stock. https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/raspberry-pi-zero

I'll hang onto mine I think and wait for Zero4U (as found by CiDeRmAn) to come out with a version to their hub for the latest Pi Zero and have a perfectly clear conscience

Tomo.Murphy · 27-05-2016 04:02PM

readyletsgo wrote: »

Thanks for the reply Tomo.

It's my first pi tbh. I've followed all the guides to set the Bluetooth up in the terminal with updates etc, but keeps failing for some reason, but wifi is working fine on the pi3 with no problems at all.

I have loaded in retropie a few times with no problems too and when I go to set up my controller's in the Bluetooth it does see the controller and links up with them but just does not work when I go out of the Bluetooth settings and still only works when I use it via USB connection, just not what I want really.

Kinda driving me crazy now, it's such a simple thing and I can't get it to work at all, that's why I'm thinking maybe the Bluetooth on the board is faulty, if after this amount of time trying, it's still not working, but everything else is working fine.

The fact that it's registering in the setup menu would lead me to believe that the onboard Bluetooth isn't faulty, just seems to be an issue with the controller registering in retropie. Haven't had much experience with retropie myself. Are there any controller setup options in the retropie menu?

CiDeRmAn · 27-05-2016 04:09PM

I have to just say, we've had some unpleasant exchanges here regarding people who buy in stock of cheap but in demand items and then sell them at a premium, having deprived would be owners of stock with their purchases of multiple units in the first place, those people who couldn't get the item via normal means take their temper out on the "profiteers".

Capitalism in the first class I'm sure but it does act against the natural tendency here of co-operation, synergy and all that togetherness stuff.
Something like a €5 computer that was deliberately made to put a versatile device in the hands of creators whilst avoiding the temptation to load the cost with profit margins, but then has scalpers load the prices anyway, it makes me feel sick tbh.

That said, the PiZero isn't as cheap as it lets on, by the time you get a micro SD, PSU, powered USB and mini HDMI adaptor, it gets the cost closer to that of a standard Pi rather rapidly, but €50 is really taking the p1ss.

Edward Hopper · 27-05-2016 05:56PM

Just on the 8bitdo controllers, there's a big thread, or whatever they call it there, on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/49amv4/8bitdo_controllers_guide/

readyletsgo · 29-05-2016 11:08PM

Edward Hopper wrote: »

Just on the 8bitdo controllers, there's a big thread, or whatever they call it there, on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/49amv4/8bitdo_controllers_guide/

Thanks for the replies everyone. Turns out I wasn't going mad, seems there was a bug in retropie 3.7 with Bluetooth. Just updated to 3.8 there and success! All my 8bitdo controllers work now.

God that was driving me nuts!

frasr · 02-06-2016 11:57AM

Free course "Raspberry Pi 3 Day Project: Retro Gaming Suite"

https://www.udemy.com/raspberry-pi-3-day-project-retro-gaming-suite

Flaregon · 02-06-2016 02:01PM

Ok the 8Bitdo look cool, but is there any as good, with 4 triggers? like a ps1 controllers ?

readyletsgo · 02-06-2016 03:52PM

Flaregon wrote: »

Ok the 8Bitdo look cool, but is there any as good, with 4 triggers? like a ps1 controllers ?

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/03/hardware_review_8bitdo_fc30_pro_controller

It's the one I have. Bluetooth can be a bit fiddly on it so I just use the usb cable. But has all your buttons possible on it.

Flaregon · 02-06-2016 06:31PM

readyletsgo wrote: »

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/03/hardware_review_8bitdo_fc30_pro_controller

It's the one I have. Bluetooth can be a bit fiddly on it so I just use the usb cable. But has all your buttons possible on it.

Cool, ill grab 1 and test, dont need it till augest anyway lol.
look nice thought.

readyletsgo · 02-06-2016 06:39PM

Flaregon wrote: »

Cool, ill grab 1 and test, dont need it till augest anyway lol.
look nice thought.

Ah man it's just such a cool controller. Love it!

Flaregon · 02-06-2016 08:50PM

OK question, just saw odroid c2 looks much stronger then the pie 3, 2 GHz processor and 2gb DDR ram.

Anyone done a retropie/emulation station set up with one? Or is the pi just better for it?

Corholio · 03-06-2016 01:47PM

Finally jumping on the Pi bandwagon and slighlty unsure of a few things. Will be mostly using it to play games with bluetooth controller, and Kodi as well perhaps.

1.Whats the best Pi to get right now? I've seen different bugs have been mentioned with RetroPie and just checking if the newest Pi is better at handling it.
2. How have people found the bluetooth controllers? Any specific one that's working out best?

Thanks for any advice folks.

Dr Bob · 03-06-2016 08:07PM

readyletsgo wrote: »

Anyone here have problems with the Bluetooth in RPi3 at all? I've had mine about a month now and have tried EVERYTHING to get it to link up to my 8bitdo controller's with no success at all. They do work when they are connected via USB but that's not what I want.

I'm starting to think I have a faulty RPi3

I picked one (Pi3)up yesterday (make shop off pearse st have a few of them, , and no added a cheapo phone BT joyapd very easily ,

Dr Bob · 03-06-2016 08:08PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I have to just say, we've had some unpleasant exchanges here regarding people who buy in stock of cheap but in demand items and then sell them at a premium, having deprived would be owners of stock with their purchases of multiple units in the first place, those people who couldn't get the item via normal means take their temper out on the "profiteers".

Capitalism in the first class I'm sure but it does act against the natural tendency here of co-operation, synergy and all that togetherness stuff.
Something like a €5 computer that was deliberately made to put a versatile device in the hands of creators whilst avoiding the temptation to load the cost with profit margins, but then has scalpers load the prices anyway, it makes me feel sick tbh.

That said, the PiZero isn't as cheap as it lets on, by the time you get a micro SD, PSU, powered USB and mini HDMI adaptor, it gets the cost closer to that of a standard Pi rather rapidly, but €50 is really taking the p1ss.

I havent gone back through the thread , but ...you guys saw this site right?
http://whereismypizero.com/
realtime stock check on pi0

Andrew76 · 04-06-2016 09:34AM

Dr Bob wrote: »

I picked one (Pi3)up yesterday (make shop off pearse st have a few of them, , and no added a cheapo phone BT joyapd very easily ,

How much were they selling them for?

Rasberry pi 2, what do you do with yours?

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