I’ve not long had my pi I’m a very basic user but I think I’m able to follow instructions… and still I can’t get my PiGlow to work
pi@retropie ~/PiGlow $ uname -a
Linux retropie 4.1.9-v7+ #819 SMP PREEMPT Thu Oct 1 20:47:52 BST 2015 armv7l GNU/Linux
after much digging around I read to install Gadgetoid fix
git clone https://github.com/Gadgetoid/PiGlow
cd PiGlow
sudo python setup.py install
pi@retropie ~/PiGlow $ ls /dev/i2c*
/dev/i2c-1
pi@retropie ~/PiGlow $
pi@retropie ~/PiGlow $ sudo i2cdetect -y 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
pi@retropie ~/PiGlow $ sudo i2cdetect -q -y 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
00: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
50: -- -- -- -- 54 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
pi@retropie ~/PiGlow $ sudo python test.py
White: 10
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test.py", line 12, in <module>
piglow.white(val)
File "/home/pi/PiGlow/piglow.py", line 42, in white
self.update()
AttributeError: PiGlow instance has no attribute 'update'
Error in atexit._run_exitfuncs:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/atexit.py", line 24, in _run_exitfuncs
func(*targs, **kargs)
File "/home/pi/PiGlow/piglow.py", line 33, in off
self.all(0)
File "/home/pi/PiGlow/piglow.py", line 76, in all
self.update()
AttributeError: PiGlow instance has no attribute 'update'
Error in sys.exitfunc:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/atexit.py", line 24, in _run_exitfuncs
func(*targs, **kargs)
File "/home/pi/PiGlow/piglow.py", line 33, in off
self.all(0)
File "/home/pi/PiGlow/piglow.py", line 76, in all
self.update()
AttributeError: PiGlow instance has no attribute 'update'
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
# Parameters can be specified after the module name.
uinput
joydev
snd-bcm2835
i2c-dev
blacklist.conf
# blacklist spi and i2c by default (many users don't need them)
#blacklist spi-bcm2708
#blacklist i2c-bcm2708
If I can get it working I was hoping to mess around with python and eventually get to grips with my piglow
can anyone help? :)