#!/usr/bin/env python2.7 # script by Alex Eames http://RasPi.tv # http://RasPi.tv/how-to-use-interrupts-with-python-on-the-raspberry-pi-and-rpi-gpio-part-3 import RPi.GPIO as GPIO GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM) # GPIO 23 & 17 set up as inputs, pulled up to avoid false detection. # Both ports are wired to connect to GND on button press. # So we'll be setting up falling edge detection for both GPIO.setup(23, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP) GPIO.setup(17, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP) # GPIO 24 set up as an input, pulled down, connected to 3V3 on button press GPIO.setup(24, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_DOWN) # now we'll define two threaded callback functions # these will run in another thread when our events are detected def my_callback(channel): print "falling edge detected on 17" def my_callback2(channel): print "falling edge detected on 23" print "Make sure you have a button connected so that when pressed" print "it will connect GPIO port 23 (pin 16) to GND (pin 6)\n" print "You will also need a second button connected so that when pressed" print "it will connect GPIO port 24 (pin 18) to 3V3 (pin 1)\n" print "You will also need a third button connected so that when pressed" print "it will connect GPIO port 17 (pin 11) to GND (pin 14)" raw_input("Press Enter when ready\n>") # when a falling edge is detected on port 17, regardless of whatever # else is happening in the program, the function my_callback will be run GPIO.add_event_detect(17, GPIO.FALLING, callback=my_callback, bouncetime=300) # when a falling edge is detected on port 23, regardless of whatever # else is happening in the program, the function my_callback2 will be run # 'bouncetime=300' includes the bounce control written into interrupts2a.py GPIO.add_event_detect(23, GPIO.FALLING, callback=my_callback2, bouncetime=300) try: print "Waiting for rising edge on port 24" GPIO.wait_for_edge(24, GPIO.RISING) print "Rising edge detected on port 24. Here endeth the third lesson." except KeyboardInterrupt: GPIO.cleanup() # clean up GPIO on CTRL+C exit GPIO.cleanup() # clean up GPIO on normal exit