# My raspberry Pi nano W2 is not sensing the Picade USB audio card **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [July 31, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014 "2026-07-31T22:25:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bcstant0n66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@bcstant0n66](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bcstant0n66)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/1 "2026-07-31T22:25:23Z")
My raspberry Pi nano W2 is not sensing the Picade USB audio card. The status light is green and blinking every second but there is no audio icon on the desktop. Please, point me to the setup instructions. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/2 "2026-08-01T09:14:58Z")
> [@bcstant0n66](#): > > raspberry Pi nano W2 A search for the above turned up nothing? Is that a Pi **Zero** 2 W? ---
**Author:** ![bablokb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@bablokb](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bablokb)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/3 "2026-08-01T10:14:48Z")
If it is a Pi-Zero type device, you will need an USB-OTG adapter for the USB-plug. Does not cost much, and a suitable cable is often sold together with the Pi-Zero (2,W). I have a small plug-adapter: ![bild2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/pimoroni/original/2X/e/eab609ad1a95589149bda465034b0343212722c4.jpeg) Note that I had to grind down the right side of the plug to make it fit. ---
**Author:** ![bcstant0n66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@bcstant0n66](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bcstant0n66)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/4 "2026-08-01T11:27:36Z")
Oops. Yes. Raspberry Pi Zero. ---
**Author:** ![bcstant0n66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@bcstant0n66](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bcstant0n66)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/5 "2026-08-01T11:31:10Z")
Thanks for the info. I do have a micro usb to usb c cable. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/6 "2026-08-01T11:36:55Z")
So, no speaker icon? [https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/raspberry-pi-using/4](https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/raspberry-pi-using/4) ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/7 "2026-08-01T11:53:17Z")
## **Status LED** - Red - Lights up when board is muted - Green - Should idle blink at 1s intervals, and flash quickly when audio is streaming - Blue - Brightness indicates volume Did you by chance also buy this? > **[Picade Max Encoder (Volume Control)](https://shop.pimoroni.com/en-us/products/picade-max-encoder?variant=55115684544891)** > > Add a hardware volume control dial to Picade Max USB Audio. I’m not sure if its needed to make it work? I just ordered the Picade Max USB Audio Card and the Encoder. I won’t have it for at least a week though. ---
**Author:** ![bablokb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@bablokb](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bablokb)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/8 "2026-08-01T12:10:30Z")
> [@bcstant0n66](#): > > I do have a micro usb to usb c cable. This won’t help if it is not OTG enabled on the micro usb side. ---
**Author:** ![bcstant0n66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@bcstant0n66](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bcstant0n66)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-raspberry-pi-nano-w2-is-not-sensing-the-picade-usb-audio-card/29014/9 "2026-08-01T15:07:41Z")
Thanks man! That was it. Appreciate it.