GPIO ONOFF Powerswitch / Resetbutton Problem

[megakoni]

so i bought the cables, and unfortunately they didn't help. Bought one 1 meter long one and one cheap and short . Even used both together, no luck.
And even without using any hub, plugging in something into the original usb ports of the pi also triggers a shutdown.
Hell even when i plug another device (tried my ps4) to the power supply extension they both share, it shuts down xD

for the hub i couldn't find a fitting power supply, but i think it wouldn't change anything anyway.

Thanks for the help anyway, i'll have to avoid this issue by plugging in before booting and just live with that.
Even if its not recalbox related, maybe they can solve this some day. I mean only the shutdown command comes from recalbox, it's just the signals that are interfered with that current pike. Ignoring micro short signals (maybe) could help.

[supernature2k]

@megakoni

Hi, this is a known problem. A timer has been added to the script (need to push button for more than 1 second).

This script should be updated in next release.

[megakoni]

@supernature2k does this fix on/off switches too? Or just the momentary button (in my case reset)?

[lackyluuk]

@megakoni Sad to hear that it does not work..
Are you sure it's a recalbox command which triggers the reboot? Maybe it's a RPi function to shutdown/reboot if VCC drops a certain level? I don't know..
Because my shutdown / reboot scripts are not active

[megakoni]

@lackyluuk well, if i turn off the shutdown and reset scripts provided by the recalbox config, that issue dissappears. But i still want to use these buttons so i just have to wait and see if the next update can fix it

[supernature2k]

@megakoni here is the script if you want to test:

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
import os
import thread
import datetime
import socket
import sys
import argpa**e
from datetime import datetime
from configgen import recalboxFiles
# this last one retrieves emulators bin names

pa**er = argpa**e.ArgumentPa**er(description='power manager')
pa**er.add_argument("-m", help="mode onoff or push", type=str, required=True)
args = pa**er.pa**e_args()

mode = args.m

IPADDR = "127.0.0.1"
PORTNUM = 55355
# IP and port for retroarch network commands

POWERPLUS = 3
RESETPLUS = 2
LED = 14

GPIO.setwarnings(False)		# no warnings
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)		# set up BCM GPIO numbering 
 
GPIO.setup(RESETPLUS, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)
# GPIO on pin 3 is the GPIO 2 in BCM mode
#to Reset+

GPIO.setup(POWERPLUS, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)
# GPIO on pin 5 is the GPIO 3 in BCM mode
#to Power+

GPIO.setup(LED, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.output(LED, True)
# GPIO on pin 8 is the GPIO 14 in BCM mode
#to LED+

  
# Define a threaded callback function to run in another thread when events are detected  
def button_pressed(channel):
	if channel == POWERPLUS:
		speed=0.15
		shutdownstring="shutdown -h now"
		nwcommand="QUIT"
		
	elif channel == RESETPLUS:
		speed=0.05
		shutdownstring="shutdown -r now"
		nwcommand="RESET"
		
	timer = 0
	flag = True
	while flag:
		if GPIO.input(channel) == False:
			timer += 1
			print "Button pressed"
		elif GPIO.input(channel) == True:
		
			print "Button released"
			print timer
		
			#timer adds 1 each 0.1 seconds if timer = 10, button is pressed for 1s
			if (timer > 10):
				offreset(speed, shutdownstring)
				print "shutdown"
			elif (timer >1):
				retroarch(nwcommand)
				print "retroarch"
				killthats**t(channel)
				
			timer = 0
			flag = False
		time.sleep(0.1)
		
	
#	on power short press, trying to kill all listed emus 
def killthats**t(channel):
	if channel == POWERPLUS:
		for bin in recalboxFiles.recalboxBins:
				print bin
				proc = os.path.basename(bin)
				print proc
				os.system("killall -9 "+proc)

# 	on long button press clean stop	of ES then shutdown -h or -r		
def offreset(speed, shutdownstring):
	thread.start_new_thread( blink, (speed, ))
	flag=True
	pids = [pid for pid in os.listdir('/proc') if pid.isdigit()]
	os.system("/etc/init.d/S31emulationstation stop")
	while flag:
		flag = False
		for pid in pids:
				try:
					print pid
					commandpath = open(os.path.join('/proc', pid, 'cmdline'), 'rb').read()
					if "emulationstation" in commandpath:
						flag = True
				except IOError:
					continue
	os.system(shutdownstring)

# threaded blinking function for LED	
def blink(speed):
	while True:  
			GPIO.output(LED, False)
			time.sleep(speed)
			GPIO.output(LED, True)
			time.sleep(speed)


# 	sending network command to retroarch (only exit and reset atm)		
def retroarch(nwcommand):
	try:
		s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
	except socket.error:
		print 'Failed to create socket'
		sys.exit()
	s.sendto(nwcommand, (IPADDR, PORTNUM))
		

GPIO.add_event_detect(RESETPLUS, GPIO.BOTH, callback=button_pressed, bouncetime=2)
GPIO.add_event_detect(POWERPLUS, GPIO.BOTH, callback=button_pressed, bouncetime=2)
while True:
	time.sleep(0.2)

[megakoni]

@supernature2k how do i implement that? I've never done that. Is here a tutorial for that in the forums?
And i'm curious about the network commands. Does power/reset only work if my wlan or lan is connected to my network?

[supernature2k]

@megakoni

it works without network as we use the localhost loop (127.0.0.1)

[megakoni]

@supernature2k
couldn't get the script to work on startup. It just didn't do anything for me. I used this tutorial step by step https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Add-your-own-startup-script-(EN)

[megakoni]

@supernature2k so i got the new update, but nothing changed. Or is it coming in the next update?
I didn't change the recalbox config, is there a new default one?

[supernature2k]

@megakoni what is your issue?

[megakoni]

@supernature2k i still get the power button triggered with pluging something into usb or audio jack and it shuts down. This only happens when the system.power.switch=PIN356ONOFFRESET script is enabled. So i was wondering if there is a new script for power and reset function since the new update

[supernature2k]

@megakoni no sorry, the fix is ready and should be in the next release.
Meanwhile, you can try the script posted above.

[megakoni]

@supernature2k ok thanks i'll wait then. I tried to implement (i'm a noob xD) the script but it didn't seem to run, so i don't know yet if it works

[megakoni]

@supernature2k so i got the new update.
Can you explain me how exactly the new power switch works? Reset button is i guess like 3 seconds of pressing down to reboot.
But i don't know exactly how the power switch works to turn off.
Turning on is simple, just switch it to on.
But turning off it seems i have to switch 3 times, but sometimes it does not work.
Is there a specific period of time i have to wait for the 3 times switching?

[unik314r]

Also interrested here: looks like my power and reset buttons doesn't work anymore since the last update (X-MAS update)
Any hints?

[unik314r]

@megakoni said in GPIO ONOFF Powerswitch / Resetbutton Problem:

But i don't know exactly how the power switch works to turn off.

Well I managed to find out by myself: POWER button works the exact same way as RESET button: when Recalbox ON, push the power button during 3 seconds, release it --> shutdown launched.

So according to me, you don't have to push the button 3 times.

EDIT: to show they work the same way: they have the same code line:

# grep GPIO.add_event_detect /recalbox/scripts/rpi-pin356-power.py 
GPIO.add_event_detect(RESETPLUS, GPIO.BOTH, callback=button_pressed, bouncetime=2)
GPIO.add_event_detect(POWERPLUS, GPIO.BOTH, callback=button_pressed, bouncetime=2)

[megakoni]

@unik314r but i have a power switch, not a button. My Reset trigger is a momentary button. for power i use a switch (i build my raspberry into a snes case)
and i use the system.power.switch=PIN356ONOFFRESET that was commented in the recalbox.conf.

And by the way, how and where can i find this script? And can i simply edit it?

[NeeeeB]

Have a look here :
/recalbox/scripts/

[unik314r]

@megakoni To edit a file: have a look at https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Edit-the-config.txt-file-(EN)
The file you're looking for is /recalbox/scripts/rpi-pin356-power.py .

--
I Also use a modified SNES but don't like switch buttons (Recalbox python script looks for a status change --> going from on to off is the same as going from off to on and I find it not very convenient)
So I turned the original power switch button into a momentary one (inside the SNES, a simple spring makes the button go back) so that when I want to turn on (or off) the SNES, it pushes a momentary button (that I glued inside the snes) and automatically comes back: that way, even if there is a general power cut and then power restored (or something else that electrically unplugs/plugs the SNES), the system doesn't boot with a power button positionned to off.

But I suppose this is not what you're looking for^^