ControlBlock, PowerBlock & Co.

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  Nimbus steel series
  nimbus steel • • Andrenalin  

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  Best retropie Image to install controlblock ?
  installation compatibility imagepack • • piellick  

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  Here's a link - retropie.org.uk/download.
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  Flashing ControlBlock firmware
  controlblock2 firmware • • kevingham  

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  Hello, I was looking into the firmware flashing options too for my Controlblock. Have anyone tried to flash with Arduino Uno as ISP or with the Arduino Nano Every? As I have both it would be the fastest but I would love some help to do it right... Thanks
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  Problems with Zero Delay USB encoder
  joystick zero delay recalbox • • tetosan  

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  try twisting your flat cable round thats usually the culprit
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  ControlBlock not communicating with RasPi 3B+
  controlblock • • paulmalko  

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  @paulmalko I am having a very similar problem. When you say you "re-imaged the SD card". What did you reimage it with? RetroPi, Raspbian, ...??? Any help would be appreciated.
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  ControlBlock and HifiBerry Compatability
  • jimkill  

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  Following. I'd like to do this too. Anyone tried it yet?
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  # Reconfigure Powerblock pin usage - update
  powerblock gpio 18 pins 11 and 12 gpio 17 • • wifwaf41  

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  You could try and not connect the PowerBlock via the 2x6 pin header but connect the PowerBlock with jumper wires. You could then change the status and shutdown pins in the configuration accordingly.
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  Overclocking P3 B+ with ControlBlock
  controlblock overclock overheat • • nh81  

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  @SuperPitendo Thank you so much for all the info and effort. Much appreciated!
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  Arcade buttons, RetroPie 4.5, ControlBlock 1.5
  controlblock arcade controls • • woomfaw  

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  Glad to hear!
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  Powerblockling not shutting down
  retropie retropie 4.5 issues powerblockling • • XlSpudgun  

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  Glad to hear that!
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  PowerBlock at powerstrip with switch powers on unintendedly
  powerblock power supply power strip • • superpie3k  

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  @petrockblog Still interested. Sent you an e-mail. Thanks.
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  Powerblock
  power on power block stops booting • • bernard  

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  For me it is the first time to hear of such a behaviour. Does the PowerBlock work fine afterwards or has it become just unreliable at all? Maybe there was some sort of voltage transient that caused the malfunction of the PowerBlock IC.
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  ControlBlock Installed - But Doesn't shut down PI
  retropie issue controlblock ra • • k0zmir  

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  Glad to hear that!
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  ControlBlock LED continuously blinking and power button not working
  led controlblock2 power button • • kdbdallas  

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  Hello, we recently identified a bug in the ControlBlock driver. I am very sorry for that! Your observations see to match the symptoms caused by that. We released an update yesterday and that should also fix your problems.
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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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  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.