Picade PCB and Pi4
Hi all, I’ve looked but I can’t find a definite answer to this. Does the Picade PCB (not the HAT) work with the Pi4? And if not, why not? I think it should be OK, as the connections to the Pi are USB...
View ArticleNo "pipe" key - can't run setup!
Hi all, I’m new here. I’ve searched and searched, but can’t find an answer. I’m setting up my picade, and have been mostly successful, except at the very end! When I boot the picade, it keeps saying...
View ArticleUsing mote with Retropie/Picade
Has anyone managed to use Mote in Retropie or made it part of their Picade build? I’ve seen other LED lights work. I’d love to but haven’t managed to get Retropie to run a Mote script when it boots...
View ArticleYet another button mapping noob
Ok, I’ve spent hours searching the internet, youtube, and pimoroni forums. There seems to be no definitive answer as to how to map the bloody buttons. The instructions seem to end rather abruply after...
View Article6 Plasma buttons not working
I’ve checked the wiring to the xhat twice and still I can only get the front and side buttons to light up. Oh, my B button does light up but the rest either flicker or don’t light up at all. Any tips...
View ArticleNo 3.5 mm Headphone Audio
Hi all. I now have sound (with volume control!) through the speaker. I’m now trying to get the headphone jack on the pi to work. I’ve searched everywhere and tried many things, but can’t seem to make...
View ArticlePicade Plasma buttons - change boot color?
Hi! Im pretty new to the raspberry pi scene, i have no experience with working with scripts and commands from before (MacOS plug&play guy :P) I have a question about the plasma buttons on the...
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Picade 10" Display Issues (Distortion)
My Picade 10" display is distorting the output in most (but not all) cases. The problems started on day one, and I’ve yet to actually use this cool gadget (after two months of intermittent...
View ArticleJoystick sensitivity?
Sometimes the Picade joystick seems unresponsive and flakey. Like if I’m going “up”, if I go straight to “left” it won’t respond, but if I go to “center” first, “left” works fine. Things like that....
View ArticleExtra Controls?
I’ve looked around to no avail. What is the best way to add more controls to the Picade? Stock, there’s 10 buttons and 1 joystick. What If I want to add a trackball/more buttons/player 2 controls?...
View ArticleAnother screwed up cfg file
I was trying to test a minor change to the input configuration for a particular game, using the “tab” menu that comes up when you’re in the game. Somehow I messed up the video resolution, and it now...
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Picade Joystick Up And Down producing same gpio output
I just received my Picade 8" and assembled it with a raspberry pi 4B + original power source. HDMI/Sound/Buttons/Power Button are all working. My problem is the joystick is not working correctly. The...
View ArticleJoystick Up doesn't work
I finished building my picade. I installed the drivers for the hat. When I come to the game controller configuration screen. All my buttons work! 3 directions of my Joystick work. The only direction...
View Article[Install successful !]
Hello, just a few feedback about my Picade 2020 10" assembly. 1/ I follow a video about the 8 inches and I was confused with the 10" because some acrylic parts are not used (TOP 2 part). The screws...
View ArticleReset after 20 seconds when PiHat attached
Hi - last night I assembled a brand new 10" Picade but haven’t had much luck getting it to run. My Pi4B runs fine connected to the cab and everything works as it should until I connect the PiHat. Then...
View ArticleNew Picade poorly done
I had the original picade and found the instructions and set up very good. Purchased the newer version on Amazon last December. I found it a bit of a mess to be honest. I successfully put it together...
View ArticleKeyboard config "OK" not working
Hello Picade community, I have just received my new Picade (rasp 4, 10") and successfully assembled it following the instructions from the YT film My sequence of actions: My screen comes on Pushing...
View ArticlePicade 10" screen - cannot get it to work
Hi, I edited the config file with - hdmi_force_hotplug=1 It still doesn’t work. It only work if the screen is connected to another power supply. Plus, after booting the Picade says it doesn’t...
View ArticleCompatible UPS HAT with Picade X HAT?
I have a Picade with Pi 4 4Gb setup, with retroArch manually installed on top of raspberry pi os. On top of that, it’s running Home Assistant in docker with a USB zigbee/zwave controler from...
View ArticlePicade HAT USB-C (Console) Power Issue
Hi all, I built a Picade Console recently using a Pi4 with an official 5v3a power supply and another non-official 5v3a power supply. When I plug the power into the Pi4 everything works fine. When I...
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