
Add a tiny yet convenient power switch to your Pi with Pimoroni's On-Off SHIM!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
| Pin | Position | Type | Function | Voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro-USB power input | power | 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. | ||
| Raspberry Pi 40-pin GPIO header | connector | 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. | ||
| BCM17 | BCM17 | signal | 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. | |
| BCM4 | BCM4 | signal | 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. | |
| Push button | control | 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. |