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Pimoroni OnOff SHIM for Raspberry Pi

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Pimoroni OnOff SHIM for Raspberry Pi — Adafruit — 3581

Add a tiny yet convenient power switch to your Pi with Pimoroni's On-Off SHIM!

Offers

  • Adafruit$8.50

Offers

  • Adafruit$8.50

Pinout

  • Micro-USB power input

    Power input to the OnOff SHIM from a micro-USB power supply; the product page says to plug the micro-USB power supply into the micro-B connector, then press the button to switch on power and boot the Pi.

    Type · power
  • Raspberry Pi 40-pin GPIO header

    Soldered/stacked connection to compatible 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO header; the product page says the SHIM can be soldered straight onto the GPIO pins and is compatible with 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models.

    Type · connector
  • BCM17BCM17

    Shutdown-button sense line watched by the Pimoroni clean-shutdown daemon; product page says BCM pin 17 is watched and when pulled low by a button press it initiates clean shutdown.

    Type · signal
  • BCM4BCM4

    Power-cut control line used by the Pimoroni daemon; product page says BCM pin 4 is pulled low just before shutdown to completely cut power to the Pi.

    Type · signal

Start wiring

SPI

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: Micro-USB power input, BCM17, BCM4. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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Push button

On-board push button: press once to switch on power, press and hold for one second after software install to initiate clean shutdown and power cut.

Type · control
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
Micro-USB power inputpowerPower input to the OnOff SHIM from a micro-USB power supply; the product page says to plug the micro-USB power supply into the micro-B connector, then press the button to switch on power and boot the Pi.
Raspberry Pi 40-pin GPIO headerconnectorSoldered/stacked connection to compatible 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO header; the product page says the SHIM can be soldered straight onto the GPIO pins and is compatible with 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models.
BCM17BCM17signalShutdown-button sense line watched by the Pimoroni clean-shutdown daemon; product page says BCM pin 17 is watched and when pulled low by a button press it initiates clean shutdown.
BCM4BCM4signalPower-cut control line used by the Pimoroni daemon; product page says BCM pin 4 is pulled low just before shutdown to completely cut power to the Pi.
Push buttoncontrolOn-board push button: press once to switch on power, press and hold for one second after software install to initiate clean shutdown and power cut.