Yes, its all Python.

I have posted a bit of an update on my blog here:
http://nickhills.com/wp/2013/12/raspber ... ontroller/

This shows how I have evolved the project into my Christmas Lights Controller.

I have exactly the same issue, but i cant figure out what is causing this.

Did you solve the problem?

Right now I have two power supplies, but in the video they were running from the same PSU. Power was supplied to the +5v and Gnd Connector on the PiFace (i don't use the micro USB at all) and to pins GND & JDVCC of the jumper header - I removed the jumper completely. (the VCC pin is NOT connected) O...

Hi guys,

I have mine too, and it works perfectly.

Triggers on Low, so can be interfaced directly with the PiFace outputs. - I'm using the additional power supply (remove the jumper, and send 5v on pins 1&3) instead of relying on the Pi-face.

I have a video i can post if anyone wants to see!

Gordon whilst I fully appreciate your suggestion, and I broadly understand your last sentence, I wouldn't have a clue where to start with building my own. Its been over 10 years since I have done any electronics, (but its slowly starting to come back :) I bought the PI-Face to see if i could drive s...

Update:

Just ordered one, will let you know how it goes!

The board you have posted activates when the pins are taken to gnd, so I think that board will work with the piface without any modifications. (You may need to power it seperatly if you want to run all 8 relays at once-I assume there is an aditional power connector) The relays I have all need +5v to...

I would like to add a relay board which has 8x SPDT relays with a +5v trigger.

Given that the PiFace is open collector, can anyone suggest how to make these outputs drive my relay board?

Its been a while since I did any electronics

Is it possible to read the state of an output? I'm very new to python and the Pi, but at present i am trying to keep tack of my outputs using variables to record the state of each pin. What i want to do is instead query (somehow) the state so that I can have multipul processes updating the outputs o...