Built-in project · Raspberry Pi 4 Model B

RPi.GPIO BCM and BOARD numbering on a Raspberry Pi 4

RPi.GPIO on a Raspberry Pi 4 with GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD): two LEDs on header pins 11 and 13, which are GPIO17 and GPIO27 in BCM numbers. The whole build, a Raspberry Pi 4 and 4 more parts, runs here in your browser on the Python below; open it in the editor to change the wiring or the code and run it again.

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The parts retail for about $58. On Mokxi they're free.

RPi.GPIO BCM and BOARD numbering · Raspberry Pi 4 Model Blive0.000 s 0.00x
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The circuit itself, running here on the simulator. Press what can be pressed; click anything else to open it in the editor.

The code

The Python exactly as the editor opens it. Change a line there and press Run: the board runs main.py in a Python engine in the page, with gpiozero and RPi.GPIO, and nothing to compile.

main.py · Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
# RPi.GPIO with BOARD numbering: pins by their place on the header.
# Header pin 11 is GPIO17 and pin 13 is GPIO27. With GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
# the same two LEDs would be 17 and 27.
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
LEDS = [11, 13]
GPIO.setup(LEDS, GPIO.OUT, initial=GPIO.LOW)

try:
    while True:
        for pin in LEDS:
            GPIO.output(pin, GPIO.HIGH)
            print("header pin", pin, "on")
            time.sleep(0.5)
            GPIO.output(pin, GPIO.LOW)
finally:
    GPIO.cleanup()

Parts list

6 parts, plus the jumper wires. They retail for about $58; on Mokxi they're free.

How it is wired

6 connections, pin by pin, read from the circuit itself. Each line is one set of pins joined together, by a jumper wire or a breadboard strip.

  • Ground: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B pin GND; LED, red pin C
  • Raspberry Pi 4 Model B pin GPIO17; Resistor, 330 Ω (1) pin 1
  • Raspberry Pi 4 Model B pin GPIO27; Resistor, 330 Ω (2) pin 1
  • Ground: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B pin GND; LED, yellow pin C
  • Resistor, 330 Ω (1) pin 2; LED, red pin A
  • Resistor, 330 Ω (2) pin 2; LED, yellow pin A

Change it and keep it

Open it in the editor, change the circuit or the code, and keep your version in a free account.