ControlBlock, PowerBlock & Co.

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  ControlBlock LED continuously blinking and power button not working
  led controlblock2 power button • • kdbdallas  

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  @petrockblog Any luck finding anything in all that?
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  Powerblock Pi4 Power Supply Connector
  drivers pi 4b usb c • • garyt977  

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  @petrockblog Thanks so much!
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  ControlBlock not communicating with RasPi 3B+
  controlblock • • paulmalko  

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  @oddoink This fixed my issue! Thanks
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  Check if game is running using command line
  command line retropie 4.5 fan control • • hansiatisch  

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  I like that suggestion even more than mine :-)
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  Advice for wiring a button to PowerBlock
  powerblock wiring push button • • anuraj1  

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  Glad to hear that :-)
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  Gamepadblock not working
  gamepadblock • • Rakaan  

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  Can you please send me an email? We will arrange a replacement I we cannot solve the issue.
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  Undervoltage when using powersupply through ControlBlock
  controlblock undervoltage • • m2306  

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  The power switch on the ControlBlock lead to a small voltage-drop at the switching component (as does every electronically component). From other projects I know that especially additional USB devices can be problematic. I guess that when you disconnect, one or both USB devices (SSD, converter) the under voltage disappears. Alternatively, you could get an active USB hub that powers the additional USB devices and keep the connection between the RPi and the USB devices.
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  Installing on Blast16 image?
  install powerblock • • CopperCircle  

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  Glad to hear that! I have updated the instant scripts such that the libc6 and libc6-dev packages are also automatically installed.
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  Powerblock driver fails to install
  retropie powerblock • • Truthkeeper  

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  Glad to hear that!
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  PowerBlock install fails RetroPie v4.5.1
  powerblock • • LinuxArcadeGuy  

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  @BuZz Thanks a lot Jools! :-)
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  PowerBlock driver quick installation fails
  raspberry pi retro pi power block • • TacticalToast  

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  Worked for me too! Thanks!
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  Could not successfully build powerblock - PowerBlock Driver (opt/retropie.../build/powerblock not found)
  retropie 4.4 powerblock • • mikealves  

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  For future note: I removed the dependency to WiringPi now. Please see also https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/23328/powerblock-driver-quick-installation-fails/5.
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  PowerBlock will not instal on 4.5.1
  install powerblock • • Spazims  

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  It is fixed now. Please see https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/23328/powerblock-driver-quick-installation-fails/5.
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  PowerBlock at powerstrip with switch powers on unintendedly
  powerblock power supply power strip • • superpie3k  

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  @petrockblog Well, right now it is only my assumption that the power supply in combination with the powerstrip and other power supplies causes the problem. If you are interested in further investigations, I can send back the problematic PowerBlocks, or I could do a few simple measurements. Being a beta tester would be fine, I am used to work with hardware/software in development status. However, it depends on the timeframe as I have have an eye on an alternative solution. But if we talk about one, two, three months, I would be glad in acting as beta tester.
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  ControlBlock service won't start with v1.6 board
  controlblock install error • • EmbeddedMan  

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  @petrockblog It appears that I can get the service running by commenting out the line "[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0" and then starting the service. This also allows the service to run on boot. So, why does this line need to be commented out? I'm confused why this would work for everyone else and not my setup (even though I started from a completely fresh RetroPi 4.5).
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  Powerblock Pi4
  retropie powerblock pi 4 • • ezra84  

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  Good to hear all is working well! I still need to buy a Pi 4 so it will take some time for testing it out.. Thanks for the support!
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  PowerBlock stopped working ("t-t-t-t-t..." noise)
  powerblock boot problem power problem • • superpie3k  

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  So, I have mounted the PowerBlock and I have tested it for some days. It works almost as expected, spordically it shows unexpected behaviour. I will create a separate thread explaining my observations. Anyway, thanks for supplying me with a replacement device.
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  Struggling to get two controllers to work...
  controls player 2 player 1 • • m312  

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  I have the same problem, not know how to solve, also my start button becomes X (for example) any tip? Thanks
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  Retro PIE Control Block not working
  control block • • kaneo123  

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  Sounds as if something is going very wrong. Can you post a picture of your hardware setup here?