Questions tagged [relay]
Electrical device which, when energised by a small electrical current (low-power, control circuit), safely switches a larger electrical current (controlled circuit).
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How can I wire a Raspberry Pi to an 8-relay board in a tidy professional manner?
I want to connect a Raspberry Pi to an 8-relay board, such as this one.
Together with ground and power this amounts to ten wires. One option to connect the two is by using female to female jumper ...
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How does the relay work?
I have a SRD-05VDC-SL-C relay (that is, a 5V controlled relay). Inputs, on relay, are VCC,IN and GND.
Now, I wanted to try if it is working. So I plugged RPi's 5V to VCC, and GND to GND. Relay's ...
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How to toggle a 1 Channel Relay 5V
So. I have a 1 Channel 5V relay from a starter kit and I cant turn it on or off.
I saw a bunch of tutorials but in every one the labels on the relay are such as VCC, GND and so on.
My relay its ...
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What is the highest amount of relays Pi 3 can handle?
I'm looking to do something interesting with 16-20 laptop and computer fans. I was wondering if this was possible to just connect them to a large battery and then use a trigger to control some power ...
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Connecting a PIR and Relay Module to a Raspberry Pi causing 2 Minute False Alarms
I am building a small home automation system, and one node has a PIR to detect motion, and a Relay Module to control a 240v light with a Raspberry PI 3.
The PIR is connected to 5v, and has a ...
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Wiring that won't damage my pi [closed]
A while ago, I decided to wire up a Raspberry Pi (Zero W) to a few peripherals, but it stopped working shortly afterward (not entirely, but I think it was undervolting the power rails). I had ...
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Raspberry Pi's Ethernet cable port suddenly stopped working after connecting 4-channel Relay board
I am having trouble with my Raspberry Pi's Ethernet and USB ports. I was using Ethernet port usually for my experiments with pi. But I tried to connect 4-channel relay board to my pi. According to my ...
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Help needed with GPIO and a remote controlled gate relay switch
I am very confused and hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
What I would like to achieve is converting an external relay switch (from a normal everyday gate receiver) into a signal ...
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External 12v power supply to relay
I have a 12v 8 channel relay https://www.modmypi.com/raspberry-pi/relays-and-home-automation-1032/relay-boards-1033/8-channel-12v-relay-module which I want to connect to my RPi3 so I need an external ...
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Relay Bluetooth keyboard out as a USB keyboard
I have a bluetooth keyboard that's originally connected to my desktop PC. The problem is that I can't use it in BIOS or to select different boot options at grub because the bluetooth drivers aren't ...
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4 relay board weird behavior
i'm new to this platform, I hope I'm doing everything right. I bought a 4 relay board some time ago to use it with my pi. When I tested it with the pi, it worked well. After a while I decided to use ...
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5v relay led comes on and off but relay doesn't switch (no clicking)
channel SunFounder 5V 8 Channel Relay, which stopped working and I'm not sure if because something I did:
The first time I connected to my pi everything worked, I powered the board from 5v pin of the ...
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Will connecting a photoresistor module affect a mains relay in anyway?
I have a raspberry pi connected to a mains relay, which is connected to an ac lamp and outlet onto a breadboard. I want to add a photoresistor module to the raspberry pi/breadboard but I'm afraid it ...
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Small pulses - DHT11 relay triger
I'd like to trigger my relay to turn on my lamp when the humidity level measured is greater than 85. Here's the code I've been using.
import Adafruit_DHT
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
sensor = ...
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Relay stays on when toggling GPIO pin between LOW / HIGH
I've got a small 5v relay board ("Ontengfei" JQC-3FF-S-Z) connected to my Raspberry Pi 3 B+. When I set the GPIO pin mode to OUTPUT, the relay turns on. When I toggle the GPIO pin between HIGH / LOW, ...
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Pi 3 and SainSmart 8 channel SSR - Not able to turn on all 8 relays
Pi 3 and SainSmart 8 channel SSR - Not able to turn on all 8 relays
Environment: Raspberry Pi 3
OS: Raspian
Language: Python3 and Java/Pi4J
Control: SainSmart 8 channel Solid State Relay
Issue: ...
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Node-Red does not turn off the relay
In Node-Red, whenever I put a single status type for reading the GPIO status or GPIO in/out in the flow, it turns on the relay. I cannot turn of it by injecting 0 value as string. When I delete all ...
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Trying to make a timer script with Python but I can't seem to get it working
So I'm trying to make a timer script that will run one relay (on/off) at a given time everyday, then the other seven to perform a function over time or (once started) to be interrupted by a switch ...
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Detecting electricity via a relay board
First of all: I'm still learning about electronics, so please be patient with me and help me when I use wrong vocabulary. I am sure this question has already been asked but I cannot quite find what I ...
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Sending RPi data over network [duplicate]
I have 3 Pi's on a network that need to scan one GPIO on each, and if that GPIO changes, broadcast to the other two so they can trigger another GPIO as an output to trip a local relay. HELP??
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why GPIO.LOW is used to turn the switch on?
I am learning raspberry pi and somewhere i found the tutorial of turning the bulb on when clap is heard and off the bulb when clapped again. The following code was written for this to work
#!/usr/bin/...
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Raspberry Pi Relay Protection [closed]
I took a picture of my mock setup to give a better idea of what I'm working with.
Basically, I'm will be using relays connected to my Raspberry Pi that I intend to use to control a series of lights (...
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Protecting Raspberry Pi from Relays
I took a picture of my mock setup to give a better idea of what I'm working with.
Basically, I'm will be using relays connected to my Raspberry Pi that I intend to use to control a series of lights (...
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Relay for controlling backlight of touchscreen not reacting after a while
I connected my rpi3 to a 10" touchscreen. I connected the backlight of the touchscreen to a relay which I'm controlling via the GPIO pins. This is working fine for the first couple of minutes. But ...
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Raspberry Pi Zero W - freezes after switching a relay connected to an AC motor [closed]
I'm working on a home IOT using Rpi to run script that controls opening/ closing window's shade ( switching its electric motor up or down ).
1) Code is very simple and working fine - switching gpio "...
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Sync 5 Raspberry Pi3 B+
Hi I'm new to programming and Raspberry Pi. What I am looking for is what platform I need to play in sync a unique video-loop for each RPi (off a USB). I have installed Raspian. Each is connected to ...
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Using a Relay to command solenoids
Power to solenoids through relay
Hi, I'm newbie and I'm trying to drive solenoids through Pi. I'm not sure about the connection between Pi and Relay and also from Power source to relay and solenoids. ...
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Triggering Peristaltic Pump with GPIO
This seems really basic but I've tried googling many different ways and can't seem to find the right answer, so I'm sorry for what may be a tired question, but:
How can I mimic a footswitch press ...
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Powering RPI 3 and using relay from same source
I want to build something of a smart home device such as a smart switch /outlet for example that controls something like a light. However, I don't know what the wiring should be Like, if it's possible....
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Turn on and off 5V to 12V Relay
I want to use my Raspberry Pi to turn on and off a 12V current for a certain amount of time. I've read a lot on this forum and I've understood that the 5V GPIO Pin is... Not GPIO, meaning that I ...
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Check relay module state
I found a few good answers and guides about how to control a relay module from the pi, however, I want to find a way to check its state/status from the pi, is there a way to determine if the relay is ...
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Open/Close Sliding Gate Using Raspberry Pi and Python
This is my first Raspberry Pi project. I’m a bit of a noob at the Pi, Python and other types of programming languages, as well as circuits and such. I’m trying to open my sliding gate to the entrance ...
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GPIO relay signal cross turns to all relays staying on after Darlington added
I have 4 Sunfounder 2 channel relays 7 of which that I'm using to control some things on my aquarium. I suspect that I may have wired them up wrong somehow though. The behavior I'm seeing is as ...
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Monitor problem when turning on relays
i'm new to this part of the forum and the raspberry. Hope my way of questioning is appropiate and that you can get a picture of what i'm talking about. Otherwise please be merciful.
I have a little ...
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Failed to initialize PiFace Relay+
When trying to initialize the Piface Relay+ with:
pfr = pifacerelayplus.PiFaceRelayPlus(pifacerelayplus.RELAY)
I get these errors:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/pi/Documents/...
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Raspberry PI Relay power motor [closed]
Does anyone happen to have a similar example for a python code when pressing a button a relay is turned on which is powering a motor to open a gate for 5 seconds and then closes by giving a signal to ...
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Raspberry pi 12v relay
I have bought this relay:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F262722739443
In the '1 channel 12v relay' variety
I am going to be using it to power ...
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GPIO pin LOW not LOW enough (aka how to ZERO the tension on a low pin?)
This question was asked before here, but there was no answer 1 year ago. I'm facing the same issue:
I'm switching the same 5V relay (SONGLE SRD-05VDC-SL-C) using a GPIO on HIGH and this works, but ...
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No audible click from 5V relay when using Raspberry Pi Zero W [closed]
I am trying to use a 5v relay (SunFounder Relay Module for Arduino and Raspberry Pi 5V DC Trigger by HIGHLO (HIGH Trigger) to be exact) and I am running into some issues. I have a python script
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How can a simple NPN step up from 3.3 to 5, without 5V in picture?
I've come across this circuit to common pi problem of stepping up 3.3 GPIO to 5V, so it could drive a relay module (Link here). I've one doubt, most circuits online also have a 5V input in the circuit,...
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Controlling High voltage devices with Raspberry Pi
Can I control high voltage (here 5V) to power a led lamp and a fan(both operating at 5v) from Raspberry Pi GPIO only using a transistor . Or should I isolate both the circuits using a relay or octo-...
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Sending RF codes to 433 learning relay
I have this RF learning relay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuFzDcIiDxQ this is how relay learns codes.
However I don't have remote and want to control it using Pi. I've tried sending various ...
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Relay switches but no power
I am trying to connect my Raspberry Pi 3 to a relay and power a small pump with that.
The relay I use: 8-Relay.
I can use the water pump with 3V to 12V and I want to connect a 5V external power ...
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Simple Relay Control Pi Zero W
I have a Pi Zero W and a Velleman VMA406. Wired like this
Pi Pin 2 (5v) - Relay "+"
Pi Pin 6 (GND) - Relay "-"
Pi Pin 11 (GPIO 17) - Relay "S"
When I run the following script I see a faint flicker ...
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3.3v to GPIO input using relay
I'm exploring various ways to detect higher voltage using the Pi and have come up with a circuit where the 5v would energize the coil of a relay which would switch 3.3v from the Pi's internal 3.3v ...
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Issue with Vixen Seq - Pi3 - FPP- relay board
I'm trying to wire my Pi 3B to the relay (octocoupler). I'm wiring the 5V (pin 2 and 4 on the Pi) to the relay, also the grounds. I'm using the following GPIOs from the Pi (Pin numbers): 7(GPIO4)-11(...
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Real time alteration of delay times between multiple lights turning on/off using button inputs
I'm having some trouble changing how long lights are on/off for within a loop. I'm using one of the standard 8 relay boards to do this. What I currently have is 2 buttons (momentary push buttons) that ...
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“Blinking” relay by toggling pins between input and output
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This question is about using a 5v relay with Raspberry Pi GPIO pins that outputs 3.3v.
There are a number of great questions below, read them through to understand whats going on. ...
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Raspberry, relay and GND
I have a relay that I can activate it with a PIN to GND.
I have connected that relay to a separate power supply, different from the used for the raspberry. As I have read, I can't supply GND using ...
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Relay and Raspberry Pi connection advice?
I have read quite a few threads regarding this same subject with varying answers.I plan on using the relay to turn on and off a 3d printer.I have read a few threads stating that the 3.3v from the ...
