Power Button For RPi V1.02 SKU: EP-0077: Difference between revisions

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-=Power Button For RPi V1.02=
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-==Description==
-As everyone at some point will recognize the Raspberry Pi doesn't include any kind of shutdown button. <br>
-So the only way to power it off is by unplugging it from the power supply.<br>
-To make sure you get no corruption of your data files on the SD card you should shutdown the Raspberry before powering it off.<br>
-So the whole procedure can be a bit annoying especially if you want to use the Raspberry as some kind of embedded PC . <br>
-e.g. a media server or an internet radio.<br>
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-==Features==
-Power Button provides a small circuit that includes the features:<br>
-*Sending a shutdown signal to the Raspberry if the Shutdown Button is pressed
-*Waiting for the Raspberry to shut down
-*Powering off the Raspberry after save shutdown
-*Powering on the Raspberry after the Button is pressed again
-*LED light indicating the current state: On / Shutdown / Off
-*Easy to setup
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-==How to set it up==
-*1. Remove your TF card and connect it to your PC or laptop with TF card adapter.
-*2. Modify /boot/config.txt file as following:
-<pre>
-device_tree=bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb
-dtoverlay=gpio-poweroff
-</pre>
-*3. Download shell script:
-<pre>
-cd ~
-git clone https://github.com/yoyojacky/rpi-pwrbtn.git
-cd ~/rpi-pwrbtn
-chmod +x rpi-psu_client.sh
-sudo ./rpi-psu_client.sh
-</pre>
-*4. Reboot your Raspberry Pi and plug power button on your RPi, press the button to test.
-Have fun.
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 7 February 2017