Sense Hat Detection?

Question

I posted a question yesterday about a SenseHat error message that Python couldn't detect the device;

Python 3.4.2 (default, Oct 19 2014, 13:31:11)

[GCC 4.9.1] on linux

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>>> from sense_hat import SenseHat

>>> sense = SenseHat()

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module>

sense = SenseHat()

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sense_hat/sense_hat.py", line 36, in __init__

raise OSError('Cannot detect %s device' % self.SENSE_HAT_FB_NAME)

OSError: Cannot detect RPi-Sense FB device

>>>

I have since done some research, and if I do a i2cdetect 1 command, I get in response 1c, 46,6a, 5c,and 5f! Is this what I should see? I am ready to return the device for another one if I can't sem to get this one to work, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Former Member · Answer

Those are the correct i2c addresses for the sensors. 0x46 should have shown up as UU (that's the bus master)

Have you tried to make sure all updates are installed?

Have you tried this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/3yg0rz/sense_hat_and_jessie/

There are many threads online about the Sense Hat. I've got an entire class of students using them successfully. I followed the directions at: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/sense-hat/

and created a micro SD image for the students. Worked first time, every time.