Accessing GPIO pins on the Odroid U3+ Linux in Bash/Python

Bash Tutorial

To learn how to access the GPIO pins on the Odroid U3+ on a Linux system, I added a red LED to the GPIO pins, and the objective is to light that on. Here are the steps to do that:

1. Connect a low voltage LED, red preferably. As shown in the photo:

   

2. Log in as root using su -.

3. Set the pins indicated in the photo above as output:

   cd /sys/class/gpio
   echo 204 > export
   cd gpio204
   echo out > direction
   

4. Write a bash loop to light on and off the LED:

   while true; do
   echo 0 > value
   sleep 1 
   echo 1 > value
   sleep 1
   done
   

GPIO Schematic

Simple schematic of the GPIOs as viewed from the angle of the photo above:

It would be great if someone creates a simple python or java library to access these, right?

Edit: I have created the simple python library, it is over at GitHub here:
https://github.com/zaiddabaeen/gpioU3P

Python Tutorial

A simple python library to control the three GPIO pins on the Odroid U3+.

Clone the library using:

git clone https://github.com/zaiddabaeeen/gpiou3p  

Usage

Simply import the library

import gpiou3p as gpio

Writing to the pin

1. Setup the pin directions

   gpio.setup(gpio.PIN.GPIO199, gpio.DIRECTION.OUT)
   

2. Write to the pin

   gpio.write(1, gpio.PIN.GPIO199)
   

Reading the pin

1. Setup the pin directions

   gpio.setup(gpio.PIN.GPIO199, gpio.DIRECTION.IN)
   

2. Read the pin

   gpio.read(gpio.PIN.GPIO199)
   

Check example.py file for an example case that blinks an LED.

You need sudo privileges to be able to edit the GPIO pins on the Odroid U3+

More: gpio, odroid, u3+, bash