clignotante.py
The getting-underway script on an SBC: an LED on the GPIO header blinks at 1 Hz. python3-gpiod drives the GPIO chip straight through the kernel, with no proprietary library.
Hardware required
A BeaglePlay (TI AM625) on the official Debian image, powered by 5 V/3 A USB-C, with its mikroBUS socket, Grove connector and five user LEDs. 1 LED + 330 Ω resistor (the pins are 3.3 V on all these boards).
Wiring
LED anode on the chosen GPIO pin (see the board schematic and gpioinfo) through 330 Ω, cathode to GND.
How it works
The script sets the pin as output, alternates high/low with sleep(1), and cleanly releases the pin (finally) even on Ctrl-C. On Debian: the five user LEDs (USR0-4) are driven by gpio-leds with triggers (heartbeat, disk…); for raw I/O use libgpiod (gpiochip0) on a free mikroBUS line.
Going further
Replace sleep with a pattern (PWM ramp via gpiozero PWM / gpiod + threads), or wire several LEDs in a ring.
clignotante.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Clignotement LED avec python3-gpiod (API 1.x, Debian/Armbian).
# Installation : sudo apt install python3-gpiod gpiod
# Puce disponible : gpiodetect ; broches : gpioinfo <puce>
import gpiod
from time import sleep
PUCE = "gpiochip1" # a verifier avec gpiodetect (varie selon la carte)
LIGNE = 17 # numero GPIO du schema de la carte
chip = gpiod.Chip(PUCE)
line = chip.get_line(LIGNE)
line.request(consumer="clignotante", type=gpiod.LINE_REQ_DIR_OUT,
default_val=0)
print("Clignotement (Ctrl-C pour arreter)")
try:
while True:
line.set_value(1)
print("LED ON")
sleep(1)
line.set_value(0)
print("LED OFF")
sleep(1)
finally:
line.release()