Eletronics/Pi Questions

[chris-red]

I'm making a RPi project, I have a power switch I need to use, I also want a LED to light up when the power is on.

I have little experience so just wanted to check before I start hacking things apart. It's going in a case so I have a Micro USB extender I'm going to fix a slot in the case to run power into the pi.

My plan to use the switch is to intercept the power wire in the cable and run it through the switch. I then plan to tap into the power and ground after the switch to power the LED.

Any reason that won't work?
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[P.]

I'm probably just a spastic, by any reason you can't use the -ve wire?

I remember my old Clio had a big switch to manually turn on the fan cos sensor was fucked, it burnt through about 4 switches before I put it on the -ve side rather than +ve.

However... you could also use a switch with an LED on it to save the faff?

Following however, as my Pi and Win10 device are in the garage and control CCTV and I still find myself walking out to check they are on...

[chris-red]

[Pjay]

Can you do a wiring diagram so I can understand what you are doing?
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[RhynoCZ]

1) LED = use the GPIO: ground + 5V/3.3V (I don't remember the pins, google it) There are at least 2 maybe 3 ''rails'' on the Pi, that stay powered ON when the Pi is booted up. It's mostly used for fans, but you may stick a LED on it too.
2) Switch = turning the Pi ON is alright, turning off requires a script. If you don't use a script to turn the Pi off, you may corrupt the data on the SD card. Oh, and yet again, use the GPIO, don't break the power lead to the USB.
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[RhynoCZ]

I said it may corrupt the data.
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[Pjay]

[chris-red]

No good it needs a momentary switch, the case switch isn't.

I'm not bothered about 'maybe' corrupting the data, it hasn't happened in all the years I've been using Kodi, it literally turned on and off every time my TV does. Once I finalize my build I'll make a backup, if it goes tits up I'll be back up and running in ~15 mins.
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[Pjay]

[benvanwell]

The only issue I see is that the LED will need something to limit the current flowing through it. If it's a standard 2-legged 'bare' LED then simply putting a resistor in series should do it.

Just look at the voltage drop (across the resistor) and the current through it to work out what resistance you need.

As an example, if you have a 5V supply, and a 2V LED requiring 25mA then you'd need to drop 3V across the resistor so you'd need a 120Ohm resistor (3V/25mA).

Some packaged LED's have this resistor built in - in which case your proposal will be fine.
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[chris-red]

It works

PiStation. Original Controller ports work as does the power switch and the led lights up when it comes on.

It's overclocked and runs well It's not gone higher than 55c that's with the lid shut.

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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[P.]

Now that is cool.

[DrSnoosnoo]

So? When are you going to post a guide for this?

I want to make one...
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[Pjay]

That's wonderful and pisses on my retropie consoles :/

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