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GPIO with IDLE/Windows - Raspberry Pi Forums
November 19, 2021 - mmkw43 wrote:Yes, but I need to import the GPIO module on IDLE. That's what I'm asking. RPi.GPIO is not compatible with Windows. Even if you can install and do an 'import RPi.GPIO' in IDLE / Python it will fail when you run the script in Win.
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Adding GPIO to a PC
So you want GPIO on a PC, but not a raspberry pi, because that doesnโ€™t count as a PC(?), even though it runs a full Linux kernel. You want to run it through a MCU that communicates over serial, which is exactly how everyone else does it, with an RS-232 COM port. So you made a device that communicates to a PC. The fact that it has GPIO internally is kind of irrelevant. More on reddit.com
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RS in Laptop o RPi? GPIO in laptop? - Repetier-Forum
I have an old laptop, with an AMD ... if I install RepetierServer there could I run a single instance and run all 9 printers there? I would have to use USB HUB as well but I think the laptop will be less sensitive to EMF. If I do this I would lose the GPIO ports, where I have the filament sensors connected. Is it a good idea to run RepetierServer on Windows or ... More on forum.repetier.com
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June 27, 2022
GPIO with IDLE/Windows - Raspberry Pi Forums
Every single piece of info on installing RPi.GPIO shows how to install using Linux but I'm using IDLE on my Windows 7 laptop. So, how do you install using Windows? I see a compressed file you can download and installed Peazip but would like it spelled out for me please. More on raspberrypi.org
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Pycharm. Programming for Pi in Python on PC. Are libraries required?
you need the RPI.GPIO package, installing it should be trivial. by PC you refer to Windows? How did you install python? python 2 or 3? More on reddit.com
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Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com โ€บ questions โ€บ 45942082 โ€บ rpi-gpio-library-on-windows
python - RPi.GPIO library on Windows - Stack Overflow
I've created my own rpi package with a custom gpio module within it. This gpio facade then attempts to import RPi.GPIO and falls back to default behavior if it can't. (I've only stubbed out the methods & props that I needed, you'll probably need to add more)
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PyPI
pypi.org โ€บ project โ€บ RPi.GPIO
RPi.GPIO ยท PyPI
Download URL: RPi.GPIO-0.7.1-py2.7-linux-armv6l.egg ... Uploaded via: twine/3.8.0 pkginfo/1.8.2 readme-renderer/30.0 requests/2.26.0 requests-toolbelt/0.9.1 urllib3/1.26.7 tqdm/4.62.3 importlib-metadata/4.8.1 keyring/23.2.1 rfc3986/1.5.0 colorama/0.4.4 CPython/3.10.2 ยท See more details on using hashes here.
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Version ย  0.7.1
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gpiozero
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1. Installing GPIO Zero โ€” gpiozero 2.0.1 Documentation
GPIO Zero is installed by default in the Raspberry Pi OS desktop image, Raspberry Pi OS Lite image, and the Raspberry Pi Desktop image for PC/Mac, all available from raspberrypi.org. Follow these guides to installing on other operating systems, including for PCs using the remote GPIO feature.
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SourceForge
sourceforge.net โ€บ home โ€บ browse โ€บ raspberry-gpio-python โ€บ wiki
raspberry-gpio-python / Wiki / Home
you can test the capital ones like this : python -c 'import RPi.GPIO as GPIO; print(GPIO.VERSION)' ... If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link: ... If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link: ... I just get that this cant be installed on my windows system even thought I just want to have it install so I can do coding on my windows system and known that it will work for my PI systems
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Reddit
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r/embedded on Reddit: Adding GPIO to a PC
February 26, 2025 -

So, the other day I was annoyed doing some debugging and started looking at data acquisition devices and other ways of adding GPIO to a PC. The ones that did what I wanted were crazy expensive, 50k+ USD for a complete expandable setup with 40+ pins and the API is annoying CSV based. I started looking at alternatives and found some old stuff on using a Raspberry Pi but GPIO on a Pi is ehhh at best. Right in front of me on my desk was a bunch of microcontrollers so I said why not and got to work. A few days and some head scratching later I present my PC GPIO project, https://github.com/ByronAP/PCGPIO , I tried to support as much functionality as I could in what little time I have spent on it so far. LED strip control is basic at best and there is still a lot to do and optimize but hey maybe someone else will find it a useful tool. Enjoy ByronAP

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GitHub
github.com โ€บ hmk3r โ€บ RPi.GPIO-def
RPi.GPIO-def
NO IMPLEMENTATION WHATSOEVER. You can't use RPi.GPIO under Windows/Linux anyway, it is meant to work only on the Raspberry Pi
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Phazertech
phazertech.com โ€บ tutorials โ€บ rpi-gpio.html
GPIO Python Guide
July 6, 2024 - If you previously installed ... rpi-lgpio. It can be installed with PIP or as a system package, but I suggest installing it as a system package: ... Next you'll need to give your user permission to access the GPIO regardless of which library you installed. ... Now reboot before continuing.
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Repetier-Forum
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RS in Laptop o RPi? GPIO in laptop? - Repetier-Forum
June 27, 2022 - No same gcode folder is only possible within one installation as the directory must be on same device. However you can store gcode in projects and start prints also from project. Here all instances can access same project if the server containing the project is listed in global config->connectivity. I'll try to run the server on a dedicated PC for that and use the documentation you posted above to use the RPi for the GPIO ports.
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Microsoft Learn
learn.microsoft.com โ€บ en-us โ€บ archive โ€บ msdn-magazine โ€บ 2017 โ€บ may โ€บ internet-of-things-working-with-raspberry-pi-and-windows-10
Internet of Things - Working with Raspberry Pi and Windows 10 | Microsoft Learn
Knowing Windows 10 programming, ... can create your programs the same way you create any Windows 10 program (in fact, UWP programs run with no change in the Raspberry Pi). The only difference is that you have the GPIO controller to set data and get data....
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Instructables
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Raspberry Pi Remote GPIO : 4 Steps - Instructables
May 17, 2022 - Raspberry Pi Remote GPIO: In this instructable, we'll see how to configure Remote GPIO for the Raspberry Pi and use a remote computer (Windows) to control LEDs and Servo motors connected to the GPIO ports of the Pi.
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Quora
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How to get GPIO pins for a regular desktop computer, similar to what the Raspberry Pi has - Quora
Answer (1 of 9): There are numerous companies that produce peripherals that do exactly that. You will find them generally described as data acquisition (DAQ) boards and modules. Typically, they will interface to the host computer through PCI backplane interfaces or something like a USB connector....
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Tom's Hardware
tomshardware.com โ€บ raspberry pi
How to Install Windows 10 on a Raspberry Pi 4 | Tom's Hardware
July 19, 2020 - Learn how to install a full Windows 10 on ARM desktop, tweak the configuration to get the best performance from your Raspberry Pi 4 and get online with a full Windows experience.
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YouTube
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Virtual Raspberry Pi with real GPIO pins on Windows laptop - YouTube
Here's the how-to:http://www.aoakley.com/articles/2018-06-26-virtual-gpio.phpIn this video, I demonstrate a Pi Zero being used as a GPIO Expander on Raspbian...
Published ย  June 27, 2018
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Packtpub
subscription.packtpub.com โ€บ book โ€บ iot_and_hardware โ€บ 9781838982461 โ€บ 2 โ€บ ch02lvl1sec06 โ€บ installing-python-gpio-packages-with-pip
Installing Python GPIO packages with pip
This script simply reports the ... print('GPIOZero Available') except: print('GPIOZero Unavailable. Install with "pip install gpiozero"') try: import pigpio print('pigpio Available') except: print('pigpio Unavaila...
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Quick-advisors
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Linux Hint
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How to Install and Setup RPi.GPIO Library on Raspberry Pi
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SourceForge
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raspberry-gpio-python / Wiki / install
$ sudo apt-get install python-dev python3-dev $ sudo apt-get install mercurial $ sudo apt-get install python-pip python3-pip $ sudo apt-get remove python-rpi.gpio python3-rpi.gpio $ sudo pip install hg+http://hg.code.sf.net/p/raspberry-gpio-python/code#egg=RPi.GPIO $ sudo pip-3.2 install hg+http://hg.code.sf.net/p/raspberry-gpio-python/code#egg=RPi.GPIO