# Raspberry Pi Car (first project) **URL:** \ **Category:** Core Electronics\ **Created:** [1 September 2021 01:24 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-car-first-project/11225 "2021-09-01T01:24:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Oliver33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9adbd/32.png) [@Oliver33](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Oliver33)\ **Post date:** [1 September 2021 03:56 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-car-first-project/11225/2 "2021-09-01T03:56:36Z")
Hi David, Welcome to the forums 🙂 > [@David175264](#): > > Raspberry Pi NoIR camera (V2) (this is working but the colour is all tinted purple). Yes, that’s normal for that camera the NoIR is short for No InfraRed filter. The normal version has an IR filter to prevent the purplish tint, but the upside of letting the IR into the camera sensor is much better low light performance. > [@David175264](#): > > Also got the [2.8 Inch Touchscreen for Raspberry Pi (XC9022) - but all I see is the top left corner of a much larger desktop so I put it on a shelf for now (if anyone knows how to configure it to view the full screen that would be great). Do you have a link to the specific one you’re using? I did a quick google, but I couldn’t find it. You’ll usually have to do some simple manual configuration to get those to work. Re the car, this project is pretty similar: > **[SOLARBOI - Tutorial Australia](https://core-electronics.com.au/projects/solar-boi/)** > > Since I was young, I've always loved to explore. Over the years, I've tinkered with RC cars and played with planes, which were always plenty of fun. But I always dreamed of going out further - out into the real world, far beyond the confines of my... And I recall Jim (@James46717 ) built a little Pi powered car a while ago for his grandkids to play with: > [@Mini Robot Cart – Part One](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/mini-robot-cart-part-one/9440): > > Mini Robot Cart – Part One Introduction This is the third robot cart I have built and arguably the best and most versatile. I wanted to see what I could fit in the small Jiffy Box and still work as robot cart. (actually the term robot is technically incorrect, remote control would be better in this instance) In my opinion it was successful because the grandkids had fun playing with it for over 2 hours, taking pics, turning the lights on and off, driving it in the dark. The brains … You can also get pre-built kits - so they’re worth a look at to copy. Core sell a few and you can get them from other places online too, eg. > **[4tronix Pi2Go Mk2 Robot for Raspberry Pi](https://core-electronics.com.au/4tronix-pi2go-mk2-robot-for-raspberry-pi.html)** > > The Pi2Go Mk2 is the evolution of the very popular original Pi2Go, first shipped in April 2015. The major changes are... > [@David175264](#): > > Will I be able to run the ‘pi’, the ‘car’ and the ‘controller’ off the PiJuice? > > Also, the default battery for the PiJuice indicates around 4-6 hours of use, is there any benefit in getting a bigger batter for it? If you’re just using the pijuice to power your Pi and will have separate batteries for the motors the standard battery will be plenty. If you’re trying to run everything off the pijuice, that’s a bit different. You probably could run everything off it like they do in that example project you linked, but it’s more a UPS just for the Pi. If you’re only using small motors and making a small cart like they are it’s probably fine, but if you want to make something faster/more powerful you might need to go a different route - so the short answer is, it depends! Cheers, Oliver --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-car-first-project/11225)._