Raspberry Pi Zero WH
Adafruit Bonnet
1 x Adafruit RGB LED Matrix (64x32 2.5mm Pitch)
OS
Raspbian Lite
Issue
Horizontal white/pink lines are displayed across the screen instead of hello world text when using runtext.py. Issue also occurs with other examples. Command I’m running is
sudo python3 runtext.py --led-gpio-mapping=adafruit-hat --led-cols=64 --led-rows=32
Same issue occurs with python2.7
dtparam=audio=on has been altered to dtparam=audio=off in /boot/config.txt
Welcome to the forum
That’s a pretty in-depth library involving some hardware modifications to the original board so I’m not sure what would cause your issue. I can see the library author has responded to you via your Github issue so hopefully they can pinpoint what is causing the weird lines.
If it does turn out to be faulty hardware we can look at getting that one replaced for you under warranty.
Hi @Trent5487676
I’m still having no luck with the display even using the example code. I’ve made no hardware modifications since I’ve got the adafruit matrix bonnet, so it’s essentially plug and play. Is there any chance I can look at getting a replacement? Thanks.
Before we go for a return, we might be able to save the hassle of posting it back. Here’s a checklist to run through:
How are you powering your setup? (You’ll need at least 4A @ 5V available for the display), and you should have a separate supply for your Pi via the Micro USB power input.
How’s your soldering? Have you made sure there are no accidental bridges or cold joints? (Some close-ups of the solder joints would be good - it’s always nice to have a second pair of eyes run over it).
The installer creates a directory called rpi-rgb-led-matrix , and inside this is a subdirectory examples-api-use with a few programs we can use to experiment with the matrix and confirm everything’s working.
Here’s how to run one of the examples — a rotating colored square. Because this code is performing low-level hardware operations, it must be run using the sudo command: sudo ./demo -D0 --led-rows=32 --led-cols=64 --led-slowdown-gpio=0
Hopefully these steps get you sorted - if not, and your soldering’s all good, it might be time to explore an RMA.
Yes, I’m using a 4A 5V power supply and another micro usb power supply for the pi zero.
As I mentioned before, there has been no soldering modifications made. The setup is a pi zero with pre soldered pins which the adafruit bonnet sits on, the 4A 5V power supply connects into the bonnet along with the data cable which goes into the matrix display. There is then power from the matrix display to the bonnet (red/black cables). I’ll attach a picture on the hzeller github issues I raised if you want to check that out.
Yes, I think I’ve re-installed raspbian 4 times along with trying DietPi but still same issues. Yes, I’ve tried running the demo in hzellers git repo as you can see in my last comment on the issues I raised with him.
I did try the demo from the adafruit repo however that is also showing the same issues with ‘convenience’ option selected as I’ve done no soldering. All my raspberry pi’s are running at their default clock speed, no overclocking done. I’ve also tested all this on a older raspberry pi 3 model b (pre soldered pins) but same issues occur.
Ok, thanks for confirming. Sounds to me like it’s time for an RMA! Just send us a link to this forum thread by replying to your order confirmation email (or any email we’ve sent you and include your order details) and we’ll get this sorted.
Re the soldering, sorry my mistake, I thought you were using the HAT instead of the Bonnet for some reason.