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xorbit / LiFePO4wered-Pi

Access library, command line tool and daemon for the LiFePO4wered/Pi module
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Best configuration? #19

Closed rwood closed 6 years ago

rwood commented 6 years ago

I have an arcade box that I built that runs off a rpi3. The kids keep just shutting off the power and can't seem to grasp the concept of shutting down the system first. I discovered the LiFePo4wered and the clouds parted. I've installed it and set the auto_boot to 1. But when the power gets cut the rpi will still run for a while before shutting down. What's the best way to configure this to automatically shutdown a few seconds after power has been cut?

xorbit commented 6 years ago

Do you have a LiFePO4wered/Pi or LiFePO4wered/Pi3? The LiFePO4wered/Pi3 can sense the presence or absence of input power, the LiFePO4wered/Pi lacks the necessary circuitry for this function. If you have a LiFePO4wered/Pi3 you can set AUTO_BOOT to 3 or 4 (depending on whether you still want to be able to turn the unit off with the touch button) and AUTO_SHDN_TIME to 0 for immediate shutdown when external power is removed or a number of minutes if you want it to run through short power outages. These settings will cause automatic boot and shutdown based on presence of external power.

rwood commented 6 years ago

It's a LiFePO4wered/Pi3. AUTO_BOOT 3 and AUTO_SHDN_TIME 1 work great. Thanks.