Pimoroni Pirate Radio - Pi Zero W Project Kit

After spending several hours trying to make this work I have given up in defeat. The product, in the present configuration, while a good idea, should not have been released without documentation and instructions. The only real instructions, which are quite good, relates only to the mechanical aspects of assembly. After that you are left to guess what is next and how to set the radio up.There is not even an indicator to advise that the Pi and audio amp are receiving power .... nothing lets you know that your mechanical assembly was done correctly and the worst aspect is there is nothing that gives a clue what to do next.The box includes adapter for a monitor and a usb bridge to hook up a keyboard and mouse but no where can I find a reason for them on either their web site or in any of the write-ups. There is no tutorial on how to make the software you are expected to download work. No mention of the need for formatting an SD card, no instructions on how to load the card and that if you do not have a spare monitor, keyboard or mouse that you can not get it to work. Unless you are a raspberry pi "geek" this is not anything you will want to try to make work.I expected to assemble this kit, and it would work. Ok so i would need to add an SD card but this was as much as their advertisement and web site indicated. They discuss a one line bit of code but do not bother to advise that you need a monitor, keyboard and mouse to do anything with that bit of information.This is clearly not ready for "Prime Time" and is in need of a clear set of guidelines to make it a project that anyone can put together. Their tech support is not at all helpful. I asked for help and received a terse one line response that I was to look on their site for my response and answer. Not really helpful.I would give it no stars except amazon requires at least one but I do not think it deserves even that.

Great little project, takes 30-45 minutes to get up and running, and it works like a charm! My wife is very happy.

This is a fun project that works very well indeed. The acrylic parts were cut accurately. Apart from the feet which wiggles a bit (not serious), I cannot think of a single bad thing to say about the hardware.

Der Zusammenbau geht tatsächlich schnell vonstatten (ca. halbe Stunde), wenn man sich an die Anleitung hält. Die Installation der Software dauert etwas (auch etwa eine halbe Stunde); hier sollte man nicht ungeduldig werden!Nach dem finalen Reboot war auch der erste vorkonfigurierte Sender zu hören, allerdings verzerrt bzw. übersteuert. Nach kurzer Recherche im Netz folgende Abhilfe gefunden: # sudo systemctl stop pulseaudio # sudo apt-get -y purge "pulseaudio*" # sudo rebootDanach war der Klang sauber.Noch ein Hinweis: die vorkonfigurierten Sender (Stream-URLs) befinden sich in der Datei /etc/vlcd/default.m3u und können hier überschrieben und durch andere ergänzt werden.

Une mise à jour logicielle est indispensable pour qu'il fonctionne correctement.Problème d'afficheur (les leds ne fonctionnent pas)Problème de son (inaudible la première minute)Je ne recommande ce produit qu'à un utilisateur expérimenté qui pourra corriger ces bugs de lui même.Le matériel fonctionne parfaitement, ce n'est que le logiciel qui est à revoir.

まずは開封して絶句しました　説明書がない部品が入っているだけですさっそくネットで検索しました　組み立て用のマニュアルがあり良くできています　半田付けが必要ですハードウェアが完成したらOSのディスクを挿入しますディスクを入れるとウインドウズが立ち上がるのでWIFIが使えるようにしますここまで来たらラジオのソフトをインストールしますPIMORONIのサイトにアクセスすると手順が分かりますソフトをインストールすると自動で再起動がかかり突然と音が出ます感動の瞬間です基板の完成には半田付けが必要ですOSは出来合いのものがあり便利ですラジオのソフトのインストールが大変ですがPIMORONIのサイトは親切ですインターネットラジオの入門に最適なキットです