So you just got your new Red Pitaya

Congrats! make sure to ping us and let us know about your next interesting project!

Here is a quick reference guide for the most Frequently Asked Questions:

How to get started with RP? -
https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickStart/quickStart.html

How can I start using RP measurement applications?
https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickStart/first.html

Video tutorial: How to connect to Red Pitaya board - YouTube

How to control RP remotely using LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python?
https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/appsFeatures/remoteControl/remoteControl.html

How to start with FPGA development?
https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developerGuide/software.html

Problems connecting to RP?
https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickStart/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.html

How to upgrade OS?
https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickStart/SDcard/SDcard.html
Video tutorial: How to install/update Red Pitaya OS - YouTube

How to report a bug?
Feedback icon is present inside the web main GUI.

How to connect the external clock to RP?
https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developerGuide/125-14/extADC.html
https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developerGuide/122-16/extADC.html

Web interface not functioning properly or experimenting freezing.
Please check if Ad blocker has been disabled on your browser and also check your proxy settings. For local connection to Red Pitaya unit proxy settings should not be required.

Red Pitaya not booting anymore.
Possible cause can be a corrupted card, and the recommendation is a manual OS re-write: 1.5. Prepare SD card — Red Pitaya 0.97 documentation

Video tutorial: How to install/update Red Pitaya OS - YouTube

Is there a hardware difference between the STEMlab125-14 and the ISO17025 versions.
No, the hardware is identical, the only difference is that the later would have been sent to a certification lab and the appropriate measurements were made.

Undesired disconnections.
We recommend testing on a different computer, check the state of the Ethernet cables and power supply, proxy settings, re-write OS.

Red Pitaya not booting even after OS update.
Please use the BalenaEtcher application to re-write manually the OS. Disk imager is reported broken by the latest windows update.

https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickStart/SDcard/SDcard.html

Video tutorial: How to install/update Red Pitaya OS - YouTube

Red Pitaya failing to update.
Please use the BalenaEtcher application to re-write manually the OS. Disk imager is reported broken by the latest windows update.

https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickStart/SDcard/SDcard.html

Video tutorial: How to install/update Red Pitaya OS - YouTube

Wifi dongle not detected.
Please note that not all are compatible, list is in the documentation:

https://redpitaya.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developerGuide/os/network.html?#supported-usb-wi-fi-adapters

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