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PostPosted: 13:48 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Eletronics/Pi Questions Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: 13:53 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

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...
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PostPosted: 14:03 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paddy. wrote:
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...


The Switch is part of the case, so I can't change it. I am using the neg wire?
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PostPosted: 14:46 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can you do a wiring diagram so I can understand what you are doing?
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PostPosted: 14:54 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: 15:23 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pjay wrote:
Can you do a wiring diagram so I can understand what you are doing?


There is one attached to the first post.
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PostPosted: 15:27 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

RhynoCZ wrote:
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.


I've had it running as a KODI box for years, that has only been shut down by yanking the power. I've never had a problem. I've been playing with my build and must have yanked the power 30+ times in the last couple of days, no problem.

I don't want to run the LED from the GPIO logistically it doesn't make sense.
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PostPosted: 15:30 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

I said it may corrupt the data.
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PostPosted: 15:31 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

chris-red wrote:
Pjay wrote:
Can you do a wiring diagram so I can understand what you are doing?


There is one attached to the first post.


Ah yeah dead simple.
Just follow this guide https://pie.8bitjunkie.net/retropie-shutdown-and-startup-switch-the-easy-way

It's important to have it shutdown correctly as per RhynoCZ's advice.

You can just put 5V + LED to the +V and GND GPIO pins as suggested.
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PostPosted: 15:56 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: 16:44 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

chris-red wrote:
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.


Then just connect yours to the GPIO, job jobbed.
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PostPosted: 22:10 - 11 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: 21:41 - 14 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

It works Cool

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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PostPosted: 11:03 - 16 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now that is cool. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 12:18 - 23 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

I want to make one...
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PostPosted: 12:28 - 23 Apr 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

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