[Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu [RETIRED]

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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by WoodMill » Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:34 pm

RxBrad wrote:@Woodmill

I can probably send you 2 for $2 shipped or 1 for $1.50. Since I've run into a dud in my "good" batch (ordered here), I'll want to test it out on the breadboard before I send it. Whether I really have spares also depends on how many good ones I have in the batch of 10 that I ordered.

PM me on Monday if I don't get back to you before then. Or you can order from that same supplier I used. It took a little over 2 weeks to get to Michigan, and that was with it getting stuck in customs in Chicago for about 5 days.
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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by RxBrad » Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:43 pm

@Woodmill I didn't get a chance to check my stock this weekend, but should get it done in the next day or two. I'll PM a PayPal link to you once I'm good to go.
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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by fdeluxe » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:14 am

Sorry if this has been asked before: Do I need the power monitoring script in order to make the Pi shutdown when I set the switch to off? I've added "dtoverlay=gpio-poweroff,gpiopin=22,active_low="y" to my config.txt, but my Pi just stays on when I use the switch :(

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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by SidSilver » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:24 am

Yes you need it.

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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by lordalex » Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:14 am

RxBrad wrote:
BREAKTHROUGH!!!!! (Urk. Most of the time, at least. It occasionally still insta-kills the power.)

In the battery monitor script:

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25. GPIO.setup(powerGPIO, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)
64. if GPIO.input(powerGPIO) is 0:
87. if GPIO.input(powerGPIO) is 1:
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dtoverlay=gpio-poweroff,gpiopin=22,active_low="y"
Wire it up like this:
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It frickin' WORKS!!!! Tested with a Fairchild 2N5460 and a Fairchild 2N5461.

Reminder that this is the pinout on the Fairchild FET:

Hi, can anyone help me. Im running out of ideas. Tried almost every configuration shown in this post and i dont know how to get it to work.

With this configuration above i am able to use the power switch the right way. Pins above, left off, right on. I installed the power monitor. After the boot it wants to shut down immediately, saying im out of capacity. The thing is, the cable is plugged in.

Have to test it with charged battery, but this shouldn´t behave so, right?

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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by jsawhite » Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:07 am

lordalex wrote: Hi, can anyone help me. Im running out of ideas. Tried almost every configuration shown in this post and i dont know how to get it to work.

With this configuration above i am able to use the power switch the right way. Pins above, left off, right on. I installed the power monitor. After the boot it wants to shut down immediately, saying im out of capacity. The thing is, the cable is plugged in.

Have to test it with charged battery, but this shouldn´t behave so, right?
if you installed Camble's power monitor as it is (from github), it's expecting 3.3V on one of the GPIO pins (don't remember off the top of my head) from the battery monitor. If you don't have the battery monitor hardware, you'll have to either modify the python script to remove the battery monitor or tie low battery gpio pin on the zero to 3.3v (read: NOT the lbo pin on the 1000c)...

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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by lordalex » Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:03 pm

jsawhite wrote:
if you installed Camble's power monitor as it is (from github), it's expecting 3.3V on one of the GPIO pins (don't remember off the top of my head) from the battery monitor. If you don't have the battery monitor hardware, you'll have to either modify the python script to remove the battery monitor or tie low battery gpio pin on the zero to 3.3v (read: NOT the lbo pin on the 1000c)...
Can you tell me the last part?

Im running this configuration now. Same behavieur. Like you said right? But isnt working at all

Edit: switch is the other way. Off, when EN and GND are connected


Beside this: Graceful shutdown isnt working either. Just switched to off and it immediately went off. :/
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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by Camble » Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:43 am

@lordalex The switch behaves that way by design. When you break the connection between EN and GND, the PowerBoost turns on.

If you don't have the low battery connection, you need to remove this line from the script:

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GPIO.add_event_detect(batteryGPIO, GPIO.FALLING, callback=lowBattery, bouncetime=300)
Please make sure you're running the latest version of the script.

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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by fdeluxe » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:50 am

I already asked this on Youtube, but Ill repeat my question here so anyone can read it:

I noticed that the Powerboost never really turns off (blue LED keeps shining). @Camble answered that "this issue can be resolved with a JFET in series with your power switch."

Does anyone have a guide on this? Does this mean I need two JFETs?

Thanks

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Re: [Guide] Graceful shutdown switch without Pololu

Post by Camble » Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:11 am

@fdeluxe No, just one. Follow the guide to build the circuit, but be mindful there are counterfeit JFETs in the Chinese market. We originally thought some brands didn't work in the same application, but I suspect most of the trouble people have had are due to counterfeits. If you need help sourcing, or identifying a JFET, give me a shout.

You may have reached Popcorn's video from my github clone of his power monitor. Maybe that's where the confusion lies? His original solution used a Pololu switch and the PowerBoost would remain enabled.

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