/members-area/personalblogs/b/hardware/posts/pi-rackI was fortunate to get my hands on an early release of the PiFace PiRack. (I prefer to use the small i in the blog) This has been mentioned in the PiFace documentation, but there was little other information. The PiRack is designed to exten...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/hardware/posts/pi-rackFri, 21 Nov 2014 22:24:15 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5ecc5f21-9f04-48d9-8122-e00c977d3dd3Problemchild1<p>Nice Project there Mark amazed how I missed it it before...Almost a pimp my pi&nbsp; article <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-5ecc5f21-9f04-48d9-8122-e00c977d3dd3/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]</span></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15893&AppID=301&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/hardware/posts/pi-rackMon, 14 Jul 2014 22:30:36 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5ecc5f21-9f04-48d9-8122-e00c977d3dd3wymand0<p>I have a working Chicken Coop controller using the PiRack to stack boards.&nbsp; Since the entire project uses a large number of 5V devices</p><p>I use a single 5V supply and the 5V for the RPi is supplied by taking the top jumper of the Pi Rack and tying the three pins together and </p><p>running 5V to that.&nbsp; It has been working fine for months now.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15893&AppID=301&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/hardware/posts/pi-rackWed, 15 Jan 2014 23:51:25 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5ecc5f21-9f04-48d9-8122-e00c977d3dd3wymand1<p>Can the Pi Rack 5V supply also supply the Raspberry Pi with 5 Volts?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15893&AppID=301&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/hardware/posts/pi-rackTue, 06 Aug 2013 16:54:42 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5ecc5f21-9f04-48d9-8122-e00c977d3dd3shabaz0<p>I suppose in theory this could be sliced if people want (say) just a couple of slots. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>EDIT: removed my comment about two RPIs - just realized why that isn&#39;t possible!</em></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15893&AppID=301&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/hardware/posts/pi-rackTue, 06 Aug 2013 15:48:19 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5ecc5f21-9f04-48d9-8122-e00c977d3dd3jamodio2<p>You should widen the pcb traces carrying power, they are too thin to reliably work as a power bus.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My .02</p><p>Jorge</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15893&AppID=301&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">