Reply To: GPIO confusion

[Anonymous]

Alright, I got my SNES port wired up over the weekend, and it works wonderfully! I just had to go into RetroPie Setup and enable SNESdev to start on boot. I have another question, though.

I have not added a momentary switch yet, but I hope to in the future. I understand that the switch is able to do software functions like dumping a ROM or shutting down the unit. My question is… can the switch also turn the RPi back on? After I shut down, I always have to take the power cord out and plug it back in when I want to play again. Does the GPIO allow a power switch to turn the unit on?

Thanks!