feature request: RPi.GPIO for python on R-Pi builds

[ghost]

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/RPi.GPIO It's a small library to permit using GPIO with python, it would be handy to have and it does not take up much space.

[mpgrimes]

this would be nice, then use the io pins on the pi to run maybe a PWM LED controller to auto dim theater lighting when a movie starts.

[kofu]

I agree, I want to drive some devices when I start a movie. (Dim light, close curtains ...) so we need an easy access to GPIO.

[mpgrimes]

I second this. Would be a great feature On Oct 25, 2013 12:53 AM, "kofu" notifications@github.com wrote:

I agree, I want to drive some devices when I start a movie. (Dim light, close curtains ...) so we need an easy access to GPIO.

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[gungam]

I need access to the GPIOs, too

[llamafilm]

I agree, this would be very useful. It's less than 100KB.

[espe23]

I would like to change my system to OpenELEC but without RPi.GPIO or wiringPi-Python I can't use it for my project. So I agree as well. Would be great to have this.

[ignalex]

that s an extremely necessary feature. both hands up for this

[Patrics83]

Hands and feets up for this...

[ignalex]

Hey Patric  don't know if you still need this but there is a (simple) way to make open Elec to run RPI.GPIO.  u need to put the RPi modules to any possible location and point your python to there with sys.path.append('path...') - after that you can import modules normally.  cheers  Alex 

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[mike-jl]

but i need to build the modules first, don't i?

[ignalex]

Technically yes. Practically I copied it from another raspberry pi (raspbian). Works smoothly for several months by now. (Temperature sensor, movement sensor, LED, set of 8 relays controlling lights and watering plants.) If u straggling to get RPI module I can put the one somewhere to grab it Alex

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On 26 Aug 2014, at 2:05, Michi Lehenauer notifications@github.com wrote:

but i need to build the modules first, don't i?

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[mike-jl]

thanks for the fast answer. got it running by taking the files from the .deb archive you can download. thanks a lot (:

[stefansaraev]

not going to happen in OE core. as no team member is interested in adding this. feel free to make a PR (better in unofficial-addons)

[littlej956]

Hi, it is no longer working in latest Openelec beta, no longer in the unofficial-addons, can anyone fix it? thanks