On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:04:06PM +0100, Dominique Goncalves wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to add a switch on/off on GPIO port (JP5 User I/O from
> the soekris documentation) on my net4801 board to see its status (on
> or off) in FreeBSD 8.2.
> I've been reading the PC87366 datasheet and different source code
> (OpenBSD and env4801.C) to understand the GPIO usage without success.
> 
> Could someone point me to the right direction if possible with an
> example ? (my knowledge in electronics and C code are basic.)

you can get sample schematics how to connect a button in google.
for example:
http://www.freewebs.com/maheshwankhede/ports.html
basically you need a 10k resistor hooked to +5V and a button (:

then gpioctl(8) is your friend.
set pin as an input:
# gpioctl -c <pin number> in

read pin state:
# gpioctl <pin number>

cu
-- 
    paranoic mickey       (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)
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