Hello everyone. I bought a BLINKT! a couple of days ago and decided to test it. I have my Raspberry Pi Zero W running, and I have installed the python module to have blinkt running from a python script. I am using a male Hammer Header which I have pushed down to the GPIO (as far as I can see all t…

Whit the Pi Zero’s ports facing you, USB HDMI etc. Are the letters on the Blinkt readable, right side up? The B should be on the PIN 1 end of the GPIO.

Yes, that’s the case. BLINKT! can be read in the right way when facing the ports.

Could you post i) a photo of the underside of the Pi, so that we can see how the header is fitted, and ii) the code that you’re using, please?

Of course: Here’s the image: [IMG_20171229_203436637] Let me now if you would prefer to look at it without the PiBow. The code is the following: from blinkt import set_pixel, set_brightness, show, clear import time set_brightness(0.5) while True: for i in range(8): clear() …

Pictures for the top: [IMG_20171229_203448661] [IMG_20171229_203516403]

The Blinkt! doesn’t look properly pushed onto the pins. It should be down below the top layer of the Pibow. Press it down firmly.

That’s right, I was afraid of pushing it further since there was a lot of resistance but I managed to push Blinkt! onto the pins. Now it’s touching the top layer of the Pibow. However, it is still not working.

What happens when you run the code?

It prints out “blink!” in a loop until I kill it.

Have you tried the example scripts? Do they also not work?

Blinkt not working

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sdporzio April 19, 2018, 12:29pm 21

Not sure if it can be of help. In my case the blinkt unit just ended up being faulty. I was sent a new one and that worked perfectly.

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