#51

TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Pull requests?

Last post by RavenWorks - September 08, 2025, 10:03:41 AM

I've had some pull requests sitting on the github since May; is development still ongoing?

#52

TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: TV2 can storage be expande...

Last post by RavenWorks - September 08, 2025, 10:02:17 AM

Does anyone know where to find advice from these "brave users"?  I'm interested in trying to expand my storage, and would like some advice about where to start disassembling the TinyTV2, even if it isn't "supported"...

#53

General Discussion / Re: Thumby Power Problems

Last post by salmawis - September 05, 2025, 12:30:01 AM

Oh no, washing your Thumby is a rough break! That's definitely a classic "oops" moment that many tech enthusiasts can relate to, even if it's not a game console.

#54

General Discussion / Re: Issue with TinyCircuit Ard...

Last post by smcdouall - September 01, 2025, 08:30:17 AM

Solved it. Looks like the issue was I was using the digital hall sensors instead of the analogue ones. Looking on this https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Wirelings/Hall-Effect_Wireling_Tutorial/ you can see the two sensors do vary slightly (the analogue one has a larger chip).

Just posting my reply here in case this helps anyone else out in the future.

#55

New Product Ideas / Thumby "game cards"

Last post by Penguin - August 29, 2025, 08:34:23 PM

Hello,

I have been thinking about adding a separate USB drive for the Thumby so you could possibly store more files and games
I was thinking that this idea would work, but apparently you can't communicate with a USB drive live, so what about fast execute?
Maybe someone could put the 'fast execute' portion of Thumby code editor onto a micro-USB USB drive and use some other code to make it work.

:-/

#56

Wirelings / Speedometer Hall effect sensor...

Last post by VXstudio - August 29, 2025, 04:12:12 PM

We're using the Hall Sensor kit for a bike activation for measuring speed on a bike activation. This was working until today.

Our dev thinks the libraries have changed. Is this right, can we switch back or change the code?

https://tinycircuits.com/blogs/learn/arduino-speedometer-hall-sensor-magnet

#57

General Discussion / Issue with TinyCircuit Arduino...

Last post by smcdouall - August 29, 2025, 04:12:04 PM

Hi, I'm getting an error with the code here when using the code in this tutorial https://tinycircuits.com/blogs/learn/arduino-speedometer-hall-sensor-magnet.

The result from hall.readMag() in the TinyCircuits_A1454.cpp is always -1. This is because the x and y values in the function are also -1. This is regardless of the magnets position to the sensor. I have tried swapping out various sensors/cables/Arduinos and even tried it on other computers and it still doesn't work. Around two weeks ago this code did work as intended. I am wondering if there has been an update to one of the libraries that has caused something to no longer work?

I tried ChatGPT a little and it found that running the following:

byte err = Wire.endTransmission();
Serial.print("I2C error: ");
Serial.println(err);

Resulted in err = 2 which apparently means "2: Received NACK on transmit of address".

This apparently means the board sent the sensor's I²C address, but the sensor didn't acknowledge it (NACKed it)

It also suggested trying an I²C scan to see what devices it could find. The only one it could find was 0x70 which I believe is the TinyCircuits Wireling TinyShield.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. This code was working before and now doesn't when I've tried to upload it to other Arduinos/the same original one.

#58

New Product Ideas / Re: Pre-soldered Breakout Wire...

Last post by bibletech55 - August 28, 2025, 08:05:28 PM

@bekeanloinse56 Thank you for your support! Like you said, the compact size of these Wireling breakout boards is definitely an advantage the terminal shield just can't match. I'm glad to hear a screw-terminal 0.1 breakout board would be such a useful product for several developers in this forum!

While pre-soldered screw terminals are not yet an option, there are other ways to solve this problem. In the case of your workshop, you could buy 0.1 breakout boards and screw terminals in bulk, then solder them before your class. Then your students don't have to solder any wires!

#59

TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Tiny Video Player Update M...

Last post by fnfunkin - August 25, 2025, 10:26:47 PM

I've had the same issue with the Tiny Video Player! When I tried to go into "Update" mode, it would just stay stuck on the boot screen. What worked for me was making sure the update file was on the root of the SD card and double-checking that the file format was correct before trying again.

#60

General Discussion / Re: Lipo battery

Last post by Pisces - August 22, 2025, 11:26:50 PM

I'm having trouble finding a block blast battery like this I ordered some from Amazon and they were too big the connecter is flat on top where can I find one that will work

You might want to check specialty electronics stores or battery suppliers online; sometimes they have the exact flat-top connectors you need.