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    Temp check in emulation station?

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      Dochartaigh @edm203
      last edited by

      Have you SSH'd into your Pi before? If so, you can check the temperature with

      /opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp

      OR, if you want an auto-updating temperature reading (think every 2 seconds?)

      watch /opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp

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      • AlexMurphyA
        AlexMurphy Banned @edm203
        last edited by

        @edm203 It can only be done via SSH or VNC, ie a remote connection You have no way of getting at this info whilst RetroPie is running. Try this command watch -n 5 vcgencmd measure_temp replace the 5 with the number of seconds you want to use. CTRL & C will end it.

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        • edm203E
          edm203
          last edited by

          Thanks for the reply, everyone. I know I can ssh into my pi to get a temp reading. Still wish there is a way to check the temp in emulation station. All well. Thanks again.

          Pi Model or other hardware: Pi3B
          Power Supply used: 2.5 amp power supply
          RetroPie Version Used: 4.2.10
          Built From: Premade from Retropie website
          USB Devices connected: 4x ibuffalo snes controllers

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          • mediamogulM
            mediamogul Global Moderator @edm203
            last edited by mediamogul

            @edm203

            Still wish there is a way to check the temp in emulation station.

            You could do this by launching a script from a menu in Emulation Station that will list shell scripts, such as the RetroPie menu. You can try this and if you don't like it, I'll also include the command to delete it.

            If in RetroPie, drop to the command line (F4) and type:

            nano /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu/Check\ Temperature.sh
            

            This will open a text editor where you will then type:

            #!/bin/sh
            vcgencmd measure_temp
            sleep 5
            

            Then press 'ctrl+o' to save, 'enter' to confirm and 'ctrl+x' to exit back to the command line.

            Now you make the script executable by typing:

            chmod +x /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu/Check\ Temperature.sh
            

            All that's left is to restart Emulation Station by typing:

            emulationstation
            

            After it loads, there will be a new listing in the RetroPie menu of Emulation Station that reads 'Check Temperature'. Select it and the current temperature will be displayed for five seconds and then return to Emulation Station.

            If you find you don't like this approach after all, drop back to the command line and type the following line to delete the script:

            rm /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu/Check\ Temperature.sh
            

            RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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            • edm203E
              edm203 @mediamogul
              last edited by

              @mediamogul wow, thanks. I'll try that tonight. Can I do it from ssh? I don't have a spare usb keyboard for my raspberry pi.

              Pi Model or other hardware: Pi3B
              Power Supply used: 2.5 amp power supply
              RetroPie Version Used: 4.2.10
              Built From: Premade from Retropie website
              USB Devices connected: 4x ibuffalo snes controllers

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              • mediamogulM
                mediamogul Global Moderator @edm203
                last edited by mediamogul

                @edm203

                Can I do it from ssh?

                You can indeed.

                RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                • edm203E
                  edm203 @mediamogul
                  last edited by

                  @mediamogul Sweet. I just tried it and it works like a charm! Thanks fo your help mediamogul!

                  Pi Model or other hardware: Pi3B
                  Power Supply used: 2.5 amp power supply
                  RetroPie Version Used: 4.2.10
                  Built From: Premade from Retropie website
                  USB Devices connected: 4x ibuffalo snes controllers

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                  • mediamogulM
                    mediamogul Global Moderator @edm203
                    last edited by

                    @edm203

                    Not a problem. Glad it worked for you.

                    RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                      gold64
                      last edited by

                      Just wanted to add my thanks to @mediamogul for this script, works great, thanks for sharing!

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                        Swagman89
                        last edited by Swagman89

                        echo -e "CPU => $(echo "scale=1; $(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp)/1000" | bc)'C\nGPU => $(/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp | sed "s/^.....//g")"
                        

                        This is an alternate script that will show both GPU and CPU Temps that you could use in place of the one listed above.

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