This is interesting news. I should mention that I don't have a SSD; I'm using a Toshiba hard drive, which is fortuitously similar in dimensions to a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive cartridge. I opened the cartridge slot up a bit and it sits there nicely, looking just like it belongs there. I'm contemplating...

Thanks for the help! I'll get working on the safe shutdown protocol.

Please quote a reference to that statement. Also on B+ and 2B the reset header is labeled RUN. P6 is only on the older B and A models. I can't post a reference to the statement because it's a totally conditional one. The hardware reset labeled RUN has been discussed here and elsewhere as the prefer...

I'm using a Pi2 to run Emulation Station, using an old Sega Genesis shell as a case. I've read the tutorials on how to use the P6 header for a hard reset, as well as how to create soft shutdown protocols that can be activated by using a button or switch. I have installed a momentary contact button f...

+5V and GND should not be reversed (and cannot be when adhering to USB standards). Doing so will immediately destroy your PI on older models, but newer models have protection (ideal diodes) to prevent this! see partial schematic of B+. all the metal connector shells on a PI are connected to ground,...

I'm using the Pi 2 to make an emulation machine. For various reasons(including creating a soft reset protocol and using LEDs external to the Pi's logic), I am using a beefy power supply and running the two conductors to a micro USB male jack. At the last minute, I realized the polarity might actuall...