Power On/Off Button is in Reverse... Pushed-IN is OFF and Pushed-OUT is on.

AlexMurphy

@briandamico I doubt anyone is getting tired of helping. You just need to provide more info. BTW, Can you not put images on photob*cket, please. Images can be uploaded to the forum.

briandamico

can u tell me how to do that Alex?
is that taking the link from PB and inputting it. or is there literally an upload link

never mind, found it, accept it has an error

briandamico

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AlexMurphy

@briandamico When you hit REPLY there is a wee cloud with an up arrow. I just hate fighting through the adverts on PhotoFuckit.

radiofreero

That's a 4 prong switch. You will either need to wire it through the connector, use a bread board, or create your own PCB for it. Wiring directly to the button like that will not help.

briandamico

@radiofreero
the right button is a reset button and the left push button is for power which is what they were originally used for

now when you say wire it through the connector, what do you mean exactly?

at this moment its working, just in reverse.

AlexMurphy

@briandamico If it is working in reverse... Have you tried wiring it in reverse?

briandamico

@AlexMurphy I've tried every which way and nothing has changed it

AlexMurphy

@briandamico Ok, I was being facetious, You need, if you want help, to give some basic info, you need to start from the very start. No one can guess your set-up. Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

edmaul69

@briandamico can you post a link to your switch you bought? So it is probably a dpdt )double pole double throw) or spdt (single pole double throw) switch. You have it wired to normally open (up positition). You need to put it on a different pin set for the normally closed (pushed down)

edmaul69

@briandamico best way to test is to use a multimeter on the diode setting. ->|- With the button pushed down, find two pins the make the multimeter beep or show something close to 0.00 (zero). Then push it back up. Then if those two pins dont beep pushed up they are the ones you want. The two pins on the opposite side of what you wired to are probably correct pins.

briandamico

@AlexMurphy well my apologies Alex i was happy with my initial post as I thought it was pretty clear but i am happy to be extremely more in depth. so i will try to do so now

Pi Model - Raspberry Pi Model 3 B
Power Supply used: NorthPada Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Power Supply Charger AC Adapter 5V 3A PSU Micro USB 5 Feet with Power On / Off Switch
RetroPie Version Used - 4.2
Built From: Custom from scratch
USB Devices connected: 2 soldered USB female connectors
Controller used: Custom NES USB and Wii U Wireless
Mausberry Shutdown Circuit is being used and is properly set up via script to shut down properly

the problem: I have an NES mini (original) that i gut everything but the original Power On/off - reset - LED board.
I would like to use the original board and am pretty much am using it for the fact the power push button is in reverse. Out is ON and In is Off. plain and simply

I hooked up a sep LED to the Pie via the mausberry shut down LED tab and the ground to the Raspberry pis ground 3 GIO pin.

So if if this is too much to figure out, i am open to suggestions and part list suggestions to building a similar Bread board with a push button and reset button and led light if it will work properly. but if we can get the original to work in Non-reverse- id be forever grateful

hope this explains everything

edmaul69

@briandamico read my last two posts.

briandamico

@edmaul69 if you go to http://mausberrycircuits.com and click SHUTDOWN CIRCUIT (USE YOUR OWN SWITCH) and see the direct micro USB one thats what i have.

now you ask about it being wired normally and i don't know what double pole double throw means and single old double throw means.

so how to i change the pin set if i am blunt asking that. I'm sure i already know but you can always tell me again

briandamico

@edmaul69 ok i can try this with a multimeter

which you can see here.

what setting would u like me to use

edmaul69

@briandamico you see you have two wires soldered to one side of the switch. Move them to the pins on the other side of your switch. That will probably fix it.

briandamico

@edmaul69 well i did try that and it didn't not change.

i tried many many many many combos with the wires ed.

i did bottom 2 pins left side, bottom 2 pins right side
top right bottom right
top left bottom left

i really did but I'm happy to do the multi meter

edmaul69

@briandamico you need to put your multimeter on the 2k. That is where it shows the diode symbol ->|-. It should beep if you touch your test leads together or show 0.00 ish

briandamico

@edmaul69 ok should i desolder the wires i have on the back? or leave them.

and you say when i touch two pins and the button is pushed IN, then i have my ON function and when i push out i should not get a signal?

and should i have the power on for real doing this?

edmaul69

@briandamico with it set on 2k on your multimeter it should beep or show 0.00 ish when you touch your test leads together. Same if you have the switch pushed down and you find the correct pins. Then when you put the switch in the off position those two pins shouldnt beep when you touch them.