RPi GPIO Test #3 : Soft Wiring

In this system configuration (GPIO_TEST3), the GPIO "loopback" connection of the previous example is replaced with connections to real devices, which replace the Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements:

• Pin 3 is configured as an output connected to an LED (the yellow button) in series with a 100 Ohm resistor to ground.
• Pin 5 is configured as an input with an internal pull-up resistor, connected to a normally open pushbutton (the green button) to ground.
• The value of the pushbutton input (BUTTON.X) is passed to the LED output (LED.X) via the graphical connection, and the LED block is notified of the current pushbutton status by the BUTTON.CNF => LED.REQ event connection.

As a result of these "software connections", the state of the LED reflects that of the pushbutton:

• When the button is up (open), the state of pin 5 is HIGH due to the internal pullup resistor on the input pin, and this is passed to the LED on pin 3 as an ON condition, as shown in the picture on the left below.
• When the button is down (closed), it pulls pin 5 LOW and this is passed to the LED on pin 3 as an OFF condition, as shown in the picture on the right below (the green button is held down with transparent tape in order to take the picture).