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With any luck, the import charges are fixed - though of course VAT is relative to the value of the goods. If so, the increased cost of our Pyras will be proportionally smaller than the horror stories one reads in the news. I'm curious to see how it goes for other UK-based preorderers though...

This might be of interest, then: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=112013.0 Still, there's nothing wrong with your approach. If it works and suits your application, go ahead!

The page at https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/SoftwareSerialWrite gives this example: SoftwareSerial mySerial(10, 11); void setup() { mySerial.begin(9600); } void loop() { mySerial.write(45); // send a byte with the value 45 int bytesSent = mySerial.write(“hello”); //send the...

My Pandora is currently being a CD player, with a USB optical drive and some external speakers. True, that probably wouldn't be anyone's first choice for home audio setup, but it still works very well!

Out of interest, what advantage did you have in mind over using the SoftwareSerial library? I can think of a few reasons for manually bit-bashing serial out from a GPIO, but also reasons not to. Is this part of a larger project?

Without wishing to cast aspersions, it's probably better to write your forum name in on a scrap of paper (on in an application running on the device) before taking the photo. The idea is to make it difficult for someone else to replace your name with theirs, and fraudulently sell a device they...

More constructively, it occurs to me that there are a lot of little widgets and applets out there already. Many are either already in Debian, or just a compile away. Although there may be a few special Pyra gadgets to write, I suspect most of the work is in finding existing ones, and making...

Tut. Real programmers use butterflies! Command-lines are great if you already know what you want, and are adept at either working out how to achieve it, or throwing search terms at StackOverflow. However, they are extremely unwelcoming for a novice or non-technical user, because there are so...

I agree that Pyra --> General is a perfectly reasonable place for this thread, provided we don't get side-tracked onto broader political issues. Of course, members are entirely welcome to report content they think is inappropriate!

Another option would be to offer to buy a spare case set from someone on these boards. There may be quite a few out there bought for modding projects that never happened, or "just in case"!

Clearly I've not been paying enough attention! I could have sworn there was talk of a software fix for over-sensitive battery protection quite recently. Did I only dream it? Of course, resistors are user-configurable too, if you have a steady hand and a good soldering iron...

^ It may be worth clarifying what you mean by user-configurable! With the Pyra's highly (although not quite entirely) open software stack, almost everything is configurable in one sense. However, it may require manually editing some config file or script - or even recompiling the kernel as you...

The forum seems to be undergoing something of an awakening, with more on-topic content and more active members, some new. As a result, we do need to be careful not to be too defensive and cliquey. Quite frequently, new members ask "Why should I buy a Pyra when it costs lots of money and...

While the first priority should clearly be to develop tools that work, I think it's also important to use a GUI toolkit that 'feels' native. Zenity, for all its faults, does bring you standard-looking GTK dialogues. Hardware vendors often try to write their own flashy UIs from scratch for...

I wonder how well it (Phosh) works with buttons and physical controls. From the screenshots there, it looks designed for low-precision touchscreens, where I'd prefer menu navigation using the d-pad (etc). Still, an interesting project, and I'd be interested to see how well it works on our...

Perhaps the idea was to illustrate an open community, or a world to discover? If so, I can't think of a better way to illustrate such abstract concepts. Most tech packaging implies a finished and sealed product. With long-term community support like the Pandora, it'll never really be...

Happy new year, everyone! 2020 was a dud, but I'm sure regression to the mean will pull through. That, and some fellow in Bavaria with long hair.

A sad but understandable stance! I shan't be best pleased if we end up paying heavy duties, but then pretty much all consumer electronic products will be in the same situation. The Pyra's whole-life cost:benefit ratio will be pretty good either way, but it is substantial investment, and it's...

Welcome to the boards! I've taken the liberty of splitting this post into it's own thread, which should make it a bit more visible. You might want talk a bit more about your skills and interests. Are you a seasoned developer? Skilled in web design, or writing documentation? Keen to optimise...

I would be very surprised if Raspbian works out-of-the-box on a Pyra. Raspbian has lots of hardware-specific tweaks for Raspberry Pi hardware. The Pyra has different hardware, and needs different tweaks. You could (in theory) develop a version of Raspbian that runs on a Pyra - but it would be...