The example below is only one way how to set up the Relay Module.
In this examples we have connected a Raspberry Pi 4 to the BEVRLink Manager HAT V2 with BEVRLink 4 Channel Relay and 4 manual test buttons 12V. With this relay module board you need the BEVRLink Power Supply 12V 2A.
Optional for a safe setup we recommend to use case for both the manager and relay boards: BEVRLink Cases
Install Raspberry Pi OS
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3. This example uses Raspberry Pi OS Lite
4. Choose Storage
5. Set hostname, enable ssh (and WiFi credential if needed)
6. Press Save
7. Press Write
8.
ssh pi@bevrlink.local
replace “pi” with the user you wrote in the settings earlier, “bevrlink” with the hostname you wrote earlier.
Enable i2c
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sudo raspi-config
10. Select 3 Interface Options and then I5 I2C. A prompt will appear asking Would you like the ARM I2C interface to be enabled?, select Yes, press Enter, Press enter to OK and navigate down to <Finish> press Enter and reboot.
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sudo reboot
Install i2c and Python libraries
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sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-smbus python3-dev i2c-tools
13. test if it works
sudo i2cdetect -y 1
14. Example with chip 9554A used in 4 ch relay
nano relay.py
Each relay is a bit in the sent byte, so 0x05 converted to binary number 00000101 turns on relay 1,3
Add a jumper to position 1 on the expander to increase the address to 0x39
Remove or add lines contaning the i2c address for each relay board removed or added
from smbus import SMBus # Import the i2c library
import time # Import time library to use sleep
i2cbus = SMBus(1) # Create the i2c bus object
i2caddress_Relay_1 = 0x38 # Address of relay card 1
i2caddress_Relay_2 = 0x39 # Address of relay expansion card
# Registers
INREG = 0x00 # Input read register
OUTREG = 0x01 # Output write register
IOCONF = 0x03 # Configure IO as Input or Output register
# Config 4 first pins as outputs and 4 last as inputs
i2cbus.write_byte_data(i2caddress_Relay_1, IOCONF, 0xF0)
i2cbus.write_byte_data(i2caddress_Relay_2, IOCONF, 0xF0)
while (True): # Loop
# Read the inputs and copy it to the output
input1 = i2cbus.read_byte_data(i2caddress_Relay_1, INREG)
input2 = i2cbus.read_byte_data(i2caddress_Relay_2, INREG)
i2cbus.write_byte_data(i2caddress_Relay_1, OUTREG, ~(input1 >> 4))
i2cbus.write_byte_data(i2caddress_Relay_2, OUTREG, ~(input2 >> 4))
python relay.py
15. CTRL+C to stop script