Build a Simple Raspberry Pi LED Power/Status Indicator
This short guide will show you how to add an LED power indicator/status light to your Raspberry Pi, letting you know when it's powered and when it's safe to unplug your Pi. This LED will illuminate when your Pi is running and turn off when your Pi has been successfully shut down. The LED can then be mounted anywhere on your project—for example, on the outside of your PiCart's NES cartridge/case.
This guide will work with any Raspberry Pi model/version. In addition to the full guide below, I also made a Raspberry Pi power LED video version of this guide:
Watch the video:
Be sure to check out both!
Raspberry Pi | × | 1 | ||
Soldering iron | × | 1 | ||
330ohm resistor | × | 1 | ||
Solder | × | 1 | ||
LED, red, 3mm | × | 1 | ||
Jumper wires | × | 2 |
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