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The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. There have been several generations of the device with improved performance, more memory, and more connectivity. This tag should be used for electrical engineering questions that involve the use of a Raspberry Pi. For questions about the Raspberry Pi itself see the Raspberry Pi specific forum (raspberrypi.stackexchange.com).

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THM3060 RFID reader setup issues

Question How to set up the THM3060 RFID reader? The OP's RFID module wiring is show below. Answer Contents Part A - Schematic Part B - User Manual Reading Notes Part C - Pi My Life Up Library Testin …
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ULN2803 not working like I expect, or at all

Ah, ULN2803 is a 8-channel (low side switching) sink driver, for common anode LEDs. For common cathode LEDs, you need the complement/mirror: UDN2981 (high side switching) 8-channel source drivers. The …
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How to properly use a relay module with JD-VCC from Arduino/Raspberry?

Question The OP has a 4 channel relay module similar to one shown below. The module has a yellow jumper at the bottom right, marked JD-Vcc. What is it and how to use it? Acknowledgement and Updat …
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SPI slave randomly missing bits in response

Question The OP is testing MCP3008 with SPI speed 1.35MHz, and found results inaccurate. How come? Answer Update 2020aug17hkt2136 MCP3008 and MCP3208 Programming Notes Now that all basic MCP3201 func …
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How to switch ON a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP32, etc from SQW pin of RTC DS3231

Question How to use a 3V logic signal to switch on/off a P-Channel power MOSFET which in turn switches on/off a 5V power supply for Arduino, Rpi, or ESP32? Answer (1) I must first point that you don' …
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How to wire this relay with a H/L (High/Low) jumper to Raspberry Pi?

Answer (1) The OP's relay has a H/L jumper to select the relay to be High trigger or Low trigger. (2) If the H/L jumper is set to "H", then the relay becomes High level trigger. If jumper set to Low, …
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MCP 4725 with raspberry pi

Yes, you can use MCP4725 with rpi. Yes, IF you power your MCP4725 with 5V0. The devices addresses are 0x62/0x63 for A0 = 0/1 The on board pull up resistors are 4k7. You need to remove them IF you ha …
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How to protect GPIO from back current? Diode?

Question The OP is learning how to use Rpi to control a 12V DC motor using a 5V relay without any optical isolation. To adjust motor speed and direction, He uses a PWM controller and a DPDT reverse p …
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Driving 5V powered relay module from 3V3 powered microcontroller

Question The OP has a Low level triggered SSR for 5V Arduino. The OP found that the 3V3 Raspberry Pi Zero (and 3V3 Arduino Mini Pro etc) can turn it on, but cannot turn it off (with only the status LE …
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Why can't I trigger my relay?

Question How come my relays C and D do not turn on? Answer Introduction I read your design and found everything looking good. I will later look at the datasheets you referred and see if there are o …
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Do the MCP23S17 GPIO pins need protection against latch up ESD within this circuit?

Question How come my MCP23S17 GPIO extender gets very hot and goes crazy? / to continue, ... Answer Part 1 - Test setup I would suggest to start with a smaller version of the user requirements. For …
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