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echo: rberrypi
to: RICKMAN
from: FRANK MILES
date: 2017-04-14 22:17:00
subject: Re: Shutdown time for RPi

On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:19:33 -0400, rickman wrote:

> On 4/14/2017 5:09 PM, A. Dumas wrote:
>> On 14/04/2017 22:09, Frank Miles wrote:
>>>   What's the easiest way to detect when shutdown is complete?
>>
>> A GPIO pin state? Is it 14 or 15 that's reliably hi/lo depending on run
>> state?
>
> If it's set by software, it's not reliable.  Since this is part of a
> power down circuit, why not measure the power consumption.  I'm pretty
> sure the numbers I've seen will make a clear distinction between running
> in a low power state and OFF.  Power measurement is not so hard.

Hmmn, interesting idea.  I have a hall-effect current probe that would
probably do the job.  Just have to hack the power connector.

Thanks ... seems like that should work!
  -F

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