BlinkTriggerGpioExample.java

// START SNIPPET: blink-trigger-gpio-snippet


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import com.pi4j.io.gpio.GpioController;
import com.pi4j.io.gpio.GpioFactory;
import com.pi4j.io.gpio.GpioPinDigitalInput;
import com.pi4j.io.gpio.GpioPinDigitalOutput;
import com.pi4j.io.gpio.PinPullResistance;
import com.pi4j.io.gpio.PinState;
import com.pi4j.io.gpio.RaspiPin;
import com.pi4j.io.gpio.trigger.GpioBlinkStateTrigger;
import com.pi4j.io.gpio.trigger.GpioBlinkStopStateTrigger;

/**
 * This example code demonstrates how to setup blinking triggers for GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi.
 * 
 * @author Robert Savage
 */
public class BlinkTriggerGpioExample {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
        
        System.out.println("<--Pi4J--> GPIO Blink Trigger Example ... started.");

        // create gpio controller
        final GpioController gpio = GpioFactory.getInstance();

        // provision gpio pin #02 as an input pin with its internal pull down resistor enabled
        final GpioPinDigitalInput myButton = gpio.provisionDigitalInputPin(RaspiPin.GPIO_02, 
                                                  PinPullResistance.PULL_DOWN);
        
        System.out.println(" ... complete the GPIO #02 circuit and see the blink trigger take effect.");
        
        // setup gpio pins #04 an output pins and make sure they are all LOW at startup
        final GpioPinDigitalOutput myLed = gpio.provisionDigitalOutputPin(RaspiPin.GPIO_04, PinState.LOW);
        
        // create a gpio control trigger on the input pin ; when the input goes HIGH, turn on blinking
        myButton.addTrigger(new GpioBlinkStateTrigger(PinState.HIGH, myLed, 250));

        // create a gpio control trigger on the input pin ; when the input goes LOW, turn off blinking
        myButton.addTrigger(new GpioBlinkStopStateTrigger(PinState.LOW, myLed));

        // keep program running until user aborts (CTRL-C)
        for (;;) {
            Thread.sleep(500);
        }
        
        // stop all GPIO activity/threads by shutting down the GPIO controller
        // (this method will forcefully shutdown all GPIO monitoring threads and scheduled tasks)
        // gpio.shutdown();   <--- implement this method call if you wish to terminate the Pi4J GPIO controller        
    }
}
// END SNIPPET: blink-trigger-gpio-snippet