Controlling my Pi via bash script on buttonclick

WDTG

Thanks for reading my post. I want to understand how to make a simple application that will run shell script on the local system. For example, I've written a simple bash to control specific pins on my pi.

@
while : # Loop forever
do

Start Pin 12
Stop Pin 12
Start Pin 16
Stop Pin 16
Exit prog
!

echo -n " Your choice? : "
read choice

All the scripting goes here

sta_pin12 () {
echo "12" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/direction
echo "0" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/value
echo "GPIO 12 started"
echo "12" > /sys/class/gpio/unexport
}

sto_pin12 () {
echo "12" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/value
echo "GPIO 12 stoped"
echo "12" > /sys/class/gpio/unexport
}

sta_pin16 () {
echo "16" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio16/direction
echo "0" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio16/value
echo "GPIO 16 started"
echo "16" > /sys/class/gpio/unexport
}

sto_pin16 () {
echo "16" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio16/value
echo "GPIO 16 stoped"
echo "16" > /sys/class/gpio/unexport
}

menu order

case $choice in

sta_pin12 ;;
sto_pin12 ;;
sta_pin16 ;;
sto_pin16 ;;
exit ;;
*) echo ""$choice" is not valid "; sleep 2 ;;
esac
done
@

And this works just fine. However I want a simple pushbutton gui, so I created a project in Qt. I created a button, right click, Go to slot and I see this coding:

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#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
QMainWindow(parent),
ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
ui->setupUi(this);
}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
delete ui;
}

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{

}
@

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What coding do I enter between the brackets above to achieve the following commands below?

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echo "12" > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/direction
echo "0" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/value
echo "12" > /sys/class/gpio/unexport
@

I program vb.net for windows and am totally new at Qt, any help is most appreciated!

[edit: added missing coding tags @ SGaist]

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

You need to write to these files so QFile should be your friend

Hope it helps

dheerendra

Welcome to the forum. Do you want run the shell script from Qt or you want to write the commands to file ? Question heading was different from what you are asking inside the question. If you want to write into file SGaist has already answered it. If you want to run the shell script, look at the QProcess or system call.

WDTG

system call works but not with the syntax I have. I use system to call a bash sript it works fine but if I use

system&#40;"echo “12” > /sys/class/gpio/export"&#41;;
system&#40;"echo “out” > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/direction"&#41;;
system&#40;"echo “0” > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/value"&#41;;
system&#40;"echo “12” > /sys/class/gpio/unexport"&#41;;

I get nothing, is it because of the quotes after echo. I know in vb,net you must double quote, but that didn't work either. :(

WDTG

sorry for formatting

system(“echo “12” > /sys/class/gpio/export”);
system(“echo “out” > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/direction”);
system(“echo “0” > /sys/class/gpio/gpio12/value”);
system(“echo “12” > /sys/class/gpio/unexport”);

SGaist

AFAIK, the formatting of your echo lines are invalid in bash.

Have a look at QProcess, it should make things easier

WDTG

yup removed quotation from 12 and out, works just fine. I had quotes originally because part of the bash was calling variable from menu. thnx guys

SGaist

You're welcome :)

Since you have it running now, please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)