Yet annother Retroflag NESPi case with Mausberry, Softshutdown, DUO-LED, Momentary switches

[lostless]

Oh and all, final build. My own mini NES

[Heyoeyo]

@lostless said in Yet annother Retroflag NESPi case with Mausberry, Softshutdown, DUO-LED, Momentary switches:

@heyoeyo well that was a read. LOL

Haha, ya sorry about that! I kinda got carried away by the Mausberry thing :/

There's probably a few ways to have it respond to double pressing the reset button. One of the simplest (but not exactly prettiest) is by placing some extra code in the interrupt to watch for another button press (by polling it). You'd probably have to play around with the bouncetime setting on the interrupt as well as playing with delays while polling to get it to feel right, but it could definitely work.

Otherwise, glad to hear everything's working!

[cyperghost]

@heyoeyo said in Yet annother Retroflag NESPi case with Mausberry, Softshutdown, DUO-LED, Momentary switches:

I don't know anything about the reliability of the internal pull-ups, but the situation @cyperghost is describing is exactly what you'd expect from a pin without pull-ups, so if they were enabled and it stills does that, I'd agree that they're unreliable! The main benefit of an external resistor is that it's something you can see and test, so it's definitely an option worth considering.

I never used python for coding. But I never saw a tutorial yet, that says that there is no external or no external power feed needed.

Thank you for talking about the two resistors. AFAIK there is an internal resistors available (round about 50k) that splits voltage. So truely you need only one resistor outside ... it's value isn't really a great deal ... 500R up to 50kR.
But please correct me if I'm wrong....

Great explaination btw... thanks

[Heyoeyo]

@cyperghost said in Yet annother Retroflag NESPi case with Mausberry, Softshutdown, DUO-LED, Momentary switches:

So truely you need only one resistor outside ... it's value isn't really a great deal ... 500R up to 50kR.

If the internal pull-up resistor is enabled, you don't need any external resistors (just the switch connected from the GPIO to ground). However, if you're going to be sharing this with others (especially someone who might modify or try to copy the connections) then having the external resistor might be a nice courtesy since it makes the wiring much clearer.
Here's a set of possible connections from your button to the Raspberry Pi GPIO input:

If you use an external resistor, then anything around 10k is a good value to aim for (though as you say, going as low as 500 ohms will work, it will just draw more current when the button is pressed).

And just to be sure, here are some bad connections, maybe useful for anyone who wants to double check they haven't accidentally wired up this way:

[cyperghost]

@heyoeyo Wow... that was a good lesson. Thank you.

But can the internal resistor only enabled via python via PULLUP _ PULLDOWN-command as additional value to the GPIO setting? That's the only language that stays clear to enable/disable the commands.

[lostless]

@heyoeyo those diagrams confirm what I was suspecting. Thanks.

[Heyoeyo]

@cyperghost said in Yet annother Retroflag NESPi case with Mausberry, Softshutdown, DUO-LED, Momentary switches:

But can the internal resistor only enabled via python via PULLUP _ PULLDOWN-command as additional value to the GPIO setting? That's the only language that stays clear to enable/disable the commands.

It can definitely be done with languages other than python. I only know of the wiringPi C library, which provides the same kind of functionality, but there are probably other options as well.

It might also be possible to do it with bash, though I'm not familiar enough with it to know for sure. The actual (low-level) required steps are listed in the datasheet for the BCM chip the pi uses, which I've copied here for reference (from page 101):

The GPIO Pull-up/down Clock Registers control the actuation of internal pull-downs on
the respective GPIO pins. These registers must be used in conjunction with the GPPUD
register to effect GPIO Pull-up/down changes. The following sequence of events is
required:

1. Write to GPPUD to set the required control signal (i.e. Pull-up or Pull-Down or neither
   to remove the current Pull-up/down)
2. Wait 150 cycles – this provides the required set-up time for the control signal
3. Write to GPPUDCLK0/1 to clock the control signal into the GPIO pads you wish to
   modify – NOTE only the pads which receive a clock will be modified, all others will
   retain their previous state.
4. Wait 150 cycles – this provides the required hold time for the control signal
5. Write to GPPUD to remove the control signal
6. Write to GPPUDCLK0/1 to remove the clock

That's as technical a description as you'll find, but that's what python/wiringPi are doing 'under the hood'. As far as I can tell, it basically boils down to:

• Write a value to a register (special memory location): 0 Disables pullup/down, 1 enables pull-down, 2 enables pull-up
• Wait a short period of time
• Write another value to another register, which specifies the pin you are using (the value you set in the first register is mapped onto the pin selected by this register)
• Wait a short period of time (this is where the resistor is physically connected)
• Write something (say a value of 0) to both of the previous registers to reset them so they can be used for another pin

I'm not 100% sure of that last step though!
Anyways, this is only a little more complicated than setting the pins as regular inputs/outputs, which bash seems capable of doing based on what I've seen from the code that was posted. So it seems entirely possible that it's just a matter of writing an appropriate value into the correct file/folder to enable the internal resistors with bash.

[jmcfsu13]

so i finally had time to get mine wired. you guys have come a long way with the script. @cyperghost @lostless what are you now using for your completed shutdown and reset scripts?

[lostless]

@jmcfsu13 look further up. I’ve done a whole explanation of my power and reset button programming. I have my reset exit back to Es. And power exits retroarch and properly shuts down Es.

[jmcfsu13]

@lostless so you are still using the bash one? not the python?

[lostless]

@jmcfsu13 i am. If you want to try a python one and report back, give us the details of what you did

[caver01]

@lostless said in Yet annother Retroflag NESPi case with Mausberry, Softshutdown, DUO-LED, Momentary switches:

If you want to try a python one and report back, give us the details of what you did

I use a python script as shown in the first post on THIS THREAD. I simply replaced the call at startup in /etc/rc.local with a python /path-to-python-script &

This creates a more efficient shutdown, and @meleu's killes.sh script does all of the heavy lifting with respect to finding the emulator and ES processes and exiting.

[lostless]

@caver01 I was reading that thread, is there any rewireing of the mauseberry, as far as what pins to use or adding a transistor? And also does it solve the mauseberry not turning off if you shutdown via software?

[caver01]

@lostless said in Yet annother Retroflag NESPi case with Mausberry, Softshutdown, DUO-LED, Momentary switches:

@caver01 I was reading that thread, is there any rewireing of the mauseberry, as far as what pins to use

Of course, you would need to update the script to cover whatever pins you are using for IN/OUT, but the version I posted in that thread uses the recommended/example values from Mausberry (although it is using Broadcom pin numbering instead of GPIO numbers). Think of it as a direct replacement of the script from the Mausberry site.

or adding a transistor?

We can get into the transistor details, which comes to fruition in this post. That's the point at which I actually installed the transistor on another PIN and triggered it inside the more complex version of the BASH version (getting convoluted I know) of the mausberry script. Of course, I am now using python. The transistor trick (which could also be an opto-coupler MOSFET--Solid State Relay, or even just a diode as described above) does work, but it is not handled by this simplified python script. See below.

And also does it solve the mauseberry not turning off if you shutdown via software?

The key with the python solution is to replace the BASH "sleep loop" with a more efficient edge-detection method for watching GPIO. The python script achieves this quite easily, but of course, none of the extra stuff is included. It merely duplicates original mausberry shutdown.

For the ES and emulator exit, I have all of those commands conveniently separated from the trigger loop. The graceful exiting of emulators now resides in the killes.sh script coupled with the service. Another method could be to simply call the killes.sh script from the python script. That way, you still are letting the python edge detection handle the GPIO trigger, but keeping enhancements to the shutdown routine separate. I prefer the service, personally, as it is shutdown-agnostic (works with any shutdown request).

Finally, to finish the answer with respect to the transistor, my transistor trigger is now part of my killes.sh. So, when ever a shutdown is initiated, whether UI/software initiated or via the mausberry switch, the killes.sh gets called, closing down ES, emulators, and for me, tripping the transistor. That way, if the shutdown was triggered by the UI/software, the mausberry circuit still thinks the button was pressed.

There is one downside to this--no soft reboots. A reboot would still close the service, and trigger killes.sh which would tap the transistor and the mausberry circuit will cut power while the PI goes down. For me, no soft reboot (becomes shutdown instead) is a small price to pay for coverage of all other shutdown scenarios. My mausberry circuit no longer locks into a powered state, and I get the benefit of safe shutdown no matter how it was requested--all while doing python-based GPIO edge-detection for the switch.

[lostless]

@caver01 ok so the transistor just allows the mauseberry to shut down properly in any situation. But then python script is literally just a functionally identical script to the original, other then it being python?

[cyperghost]

@lostless

ok so the transistor just allows the mauseberry to shut down properly in any situation

Yes... the any situation is exacatly one situation. If you use sudo poweroff or sudo shutdown -h now and do a software poweroff, then the mausberry does not respond on any keypress (you can't power on your Raspberry) and you have to reset the MB circuit :(

But then python script is literally just a functionally identical script to the original, other then it being python?

It's the same. Only the detection of the GPIO event is different as @caver01 wrote.
It's better to use the shutdown service that @meleu introduced. It's a more solid solution except of the shutdown/reboot failure if you use the MB-circuit and the transistor/diode trick.

But you can easily solve it if you use this sniplet. I don't know any better solution so far :(

[lostless]

@cyperghost I may experiment with the python to get rid of that loop, but I rarely if ever use a software shutdown.

[cyperghost]

OUTDATED: Take a look at this code piece

This is the full working bash script

1. Working Reset button
   1.1 if an emulator is running it will end this
   1.2 if ES is running (without emulator) a restart of ES will be made
2. Working shutdown button
   2.1 We need to make a small addition to annother script
   2.2 Software shutdown works with this

sudo nano /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh
add a sleep timer before the rm-command

....
    if [ -f /tmp/es-shutdown ]; then
        sleep 5
        rm -f /tmp/es-shutdown
        sudo poweroff
        break
...

#!/bin/bash

# Mausberry shutdown script
# extended by cyperghost for
# Yet annother NESPi case
# Tested version 12/07/17

# Function to initiate Restarts and Shutdown
# and to achive PID numbers via "es_action check" command
# PID number fuction by cyperghost and meleu
es_action()
{
    case $1 in
        check)
                [[ -f "/dev/shm/runcommand.info" ]] && \
                #emu="$(sed -n 4p /dev/shm/runcommand.info | tr -d '\\"' | tr '^$[]*.()|+?{}' '.')" && \
                emu="$(sed '4!d; s/\([\\"]\|[[:alnum:]_]\+=[^ ]* \)//g; s/[][(){}^$*.|+? ]/\\&/g' /dev/shm/runcommand.info)" && \
                [[ -n "$emu" ]] && emupid="$(pgrep -f "$emu")"
                espid="$(pgrep -f "/opt/retropie/supplementary/.*/emulationstation([^.]|$)")"
             ;;

        restart_es) #"
                touch /tmp/es-restart && chown pi:pi /tmp/es-restart
                [[ -n $emupid ]] && kill $emupid && es_wait $emupid && sleep 2
                [[ -z $emupid ]] && kill $espid && sleep 5
            ;;

        shutdown_es)
                touch /tmp/es-shutdown && chown pi:pi /tmp/es-shutdown
            ;;
    esac
}

# Smart wait function
# use es_wait PID number
es_wait() #Wait function for finishing running emulators
{
    while [[ -e /proc/$1 ]]
    do
        sleep 0.25
    done
}

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Initiate Mausberry GPIOs
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------


#this is the GPIO pinconnected to the diode/transistor
GPIOpinTRANS=16

#this is the GPIO pin connected to the duoLed RED 
GPIOpinLED=21

#this is the GPIO pin connected to NESPi RESET switch
GPIOpinRESET=20

#this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled OUT
GPIOpin1=19

#this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled IN
GPIOpin2=26

#This is the Transistor/Diode hack for software shutdowns
echo "$GPIOpinTRANS" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinTRANS/direction


#SWITCH LED ON
echo "$GPIOpinLED" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinLED/direction
echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinLED/value

#Initiate RESET
echo "$GPIOpinRESET" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinRESET/direction

#Initiate MAUSBERRY SWITCH
echo "$GPIOpin1" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/direction
echo "$GPIOpin2" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/direction
echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/value

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Initiate Mausberry Loop funtion
# This is a bit modified with an until loop and no if statement!
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------



power=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value)
reset=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinRESET/value)

until [ $power = 1 ] || [ -f /tmp/es-shutdown ]; do
    power=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value)
    reset=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinRESET/value)
    [ $reset = 0 ] && es_action check && es_action restart_es
    sleep 1
done

# Power button pressed?
if [ $power = 1 ]; then
    es_action check
    [[ -n $emupid ]] && kill $emupid && es_wait $emupid && sleep 2
    es_action shutdown_es
    kill $espid && es_wait $espid
    exit #Give back maincontrol to emulationstation.sh
fi

# Perform Software Shutdown
# 1. Check for es-shutdown existance ;)
# 2. Send logical 1 to GPIO connected to software switch
# 3. Wait 1 second
# 4. Send logical 0 to GPIO (to hinder reset by MausBerry)
# 5. Give control back to ES via exit command
# EDIT /opt/.../emulationstation.sh 
# and wait for switch.sh close before rm es-shutdown!
[ -f /tmp/es-shutdown ] && echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinTRANS/value && sleep 1 && echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinTRANS/value && exit

poweroff

You may ask... Why do you not use @meleu's shutdown service?
The simple answer is... I need a loop to detect the keypress of the reset button so why not just make full use of the old version?

[cyperghost]

How to perform a software shutdown with the Mausberry and the diode/transistor hack?

NOTE: This does only work on momentary switches!

1. Prerequisites
You need to solder a diode (1N400x type 1N4001 or 1N4002) or a transistor (NPN-Type, 2N3904, BC547 or BC337) to the Mausberry on/off switch.
For the diode: Connect it between a GPIO and the mausberry button ground.
The transistors needs to soldered between ground and positive to the switch and the base line is connected to the GPIO (maybe you need a resistor to control current flow)

Therefore I strongly recommand the DIODE hack!

Don't be afraid the Raspberry is in both ways protected against current backdraws! Use the diode or the right direction as shown in the box above....

  GPIO                               MAUSBERRY
from Pie          DIODE            switch ground
   O---------------->|----------------O
                  1N4002

More to read here

2. Software part

1. Create gpio-shutoff with sudo nano /lib/systemd/system-shutdown/gpio-shutoff
2. Enter code from box below
3. Make the script executable with sudo chmod +x /lib/systemd/system-shutdown/gpio-shutoff

GPIO16 (or PIN 36 ) is just an example here and is my real setup

#!/bin/sh
# Perform Software Shutdown with Mausberry switch
# cyperghost for retropie.org.uk

# This is the GPIO pinconnected to the diode or transistor
GPIOpinDIODE=16

if [ "$1" = "poweroff" ]; then

    echo $GPIOpinDIODE > /sys/class/gpio/export
    echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinDIODE/direction
    echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinDIODE/value
    sleep 0.5
    echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinDIODE/value
    sleep 0.5

fi

3. Software script with proper Reset and Shutdown
This is the full working bash script
Installation:

• add it to /etc/rc.local/
• add it to /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh`
  • whatever case you select make the script executable with chmod +x scriptname.shand add sudo yourscript.sh & to choosen autostart

This script adds:

1. Working Reset button
   1.1 if an emulator is running it will end this
   1.2 if ES is running (without emulator) a restart of ES will be made
2. Working shutdown button

#!/bin/bash

# Mausberry shutdown script v3
# 
# extended by cyperghost for
# Yet annother NESPi case
# Tested version 15/01/18

es_action()
{
    case $1 in
        check)
                [[ -f "/dev/shm/runcommand.info" ]] && \
                emu="$(sed '4!d; s/\([\\"]\|[[:alnum:]_]\+=[^ ]* \)//g; s/[][(){}^$*.|+? ]/\\&/g' /dev/shm/runcommand.info)" && \
                [[ -n "$emu" ]] && emupid="$(pgrep -f "$emu")" && \
                rcpid="$(pgrep -f -o runcommand.sh)"
                espid="$(pgrep -f "/opt/retropie/supplementary/.*/emulationstation([^.]|$)")"
             ;;#"

        restart_es)
                touch /tmp/es-restart && chown pi:pi /tmp/es-restart
                [[ -n $emupid ]] && kill $emupid && es_wait $emupid && es_wait $rcpid
                [[ -z $emupid ]] && kill $espid && sleep 5
            ;;

        shutdown_es)
                touch /tmp/es-shutdown && chown pi:pi /tmp/es-shutdown
            ;;
    esac
}

es_wait() #Wait function for finishing running emulators
{
    while [ -e /proc/$1 ]
    do
        sleep 0.15
    done
}

#this is the GPIO pin connected to the duoLed RED 
GPIOpinLED=21

#this is the GPIO pin connected to NESPi RESET siwtch
GPIOpinRESET=20

#this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled OUT
GPIOpin1=19

#this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled IN
GPIOpin2=26

#SWITCH LED ON
echo "$GPIOpinLED" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinLED/direction
echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinLED/value

#Initiate RESET
echo "$GPIOpinRESET" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinRESET/direction

#Initiate MAUSBERRY SWITCH
echo "$GPIOpin1" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/direction
echo "$GPIOpin2" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/direction
echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/value


power=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value)
reset=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinRESET/value)

until [ $power = 1 ]; do
    power=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value)
    reset=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpinRESET/value)
    [ $reset = 0 ] && es_action check && es_action restart_es
    sleep 1
done

# Power button pressed?
if [ $power = 1 ]; then
    es_action check
    [[ -n $emupid ]] && kill $emupid && es_wait $emupid && es_wait $rcpid
    es_action shutdown_es
    kill $espid && es_wait $espid
    exit #Give back maincontrol to emulationstation.sh
fi

poweroff

4. Why are you doing this?
The Mausberry gots a little design issue. If you performing a software shutdown (maybe via ES > Shutdown system or via SSH sudo poweroff) the PI will shut down but the Mausberry will stay active (LED is on). Furthermore it won't respond to a power button press anymore - it's stuck! So you have to switch it off completly by removing your wall plug or by resetting the Mausberry.

The diode or transistor just simulates a button press and the Mausberry will properly shutdown ;)

5. Closing words
It would be better to use @meleu's nice shutdown service in addition with the gpio-shutdown in section 1 and 2. The great benefit of this is you don't need to modify any scripts that are part of ES or to edit any script in meleus package.

The button-script is intended to give an example how to perform faster shutdowns (by bypassing sleep timers) and to show the difference between a while-loop with enclousured if-clause in it and a better choosen until-loop with external if-clause ;) - I recommand a script that is python powered ;)

Link to meleus shutdown service is here