--- title: "Project 25a Raspberry PI Zero W board - Shutdown and restart buttons" url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/abdul/projects/Project-25a-Raspberry-PI-Zero-W-board-Shutdown-and-restart-buttons/" markdown_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/abdul/projects/Project-25a-Raspberry-PI-Zero-W-board-Shutdown-and-restart-buttons/md" type: "UCC: User Created Content" author: "abdul" author_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/abdul/" original_author: "abdul" original_url: "https://acoptex.com/project/4532/raspberry-basics-project-25a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-board-shutdown-and-restart-buttons-at-lex-c/" published: "2022-03-01" language: "en" hardware: ["Raspberry PI Zero W board", "Micro SD card with NOOBS and SD card adapter", "Micro USB power supply (2 A 5V or 5V 3A)", "USB keyboard", "USB Mouse", "TV or PC monitor", "HDMI cable", "T-Cobbler Breakout and GPIO Cable", "Micro USB 2.0 OTG Cable", "Mini HDMI to HDMI Adapter (HDMI to Mini HDMI Adapter)"] likes: 0 views: 192 comments: 0 source: "WIZnet Makers (https://maker.wiznet.io/)" --- # Project 25a Raspberry PI Zero W board - Shutdown and restart buttons > Project 25a Raspberry PI Zero W board - Shutdown and restart buttons Original author: abdul (source: https://acoptex.com/project/4532/raspberry-basics-project-25a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-board-shutdown-and-restart-buttons-at-lex-c/) ## Components - **Raspberry PI Zero W board** x 1 - **Micro SD card with NOOBS and SD card adapter** x 1 - **Micro USB power supply (2 A 5V or 5V 3A)** x 1 - **USB keyboard** x 1 - **USB Mouse** x 1 - **TV or PC monitor** x 1 - **HDMI cable** x 1 - **T-Cobbler Breakout and GPIO Cable** x 1 - **Micro USB 2.0 OTG Cable** x 1 - **Mini HDMI to HDMI Adapter (HDMI to Mini HDMI Adapter)** x 1 ## Article [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="700"]![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW1.jpg) Raspberry PI Zero W board[/caption] ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW4.jpg) ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW5.jpg) [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="614"]![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW138.jpg) Wiring[/caption] *Step by Step instruction* We recommend using a high-performance SD card for increased stability as well as plugging your device into an external display to see the default application booting up. ***1. Setup and preparation*** We assume that you have?**Windows 10?**installed on your PC and?**Raspbian OS**?installed on your Raspberry Pi Zero W?board. 1. Do wiring. 2. Insert your micro SD card with?**Raspbian OS?**into the TF card slot on the Raspberry Pi Zero W board. It will only fit one way. 3. Connect Raspberry PI Zero W board mini HDMI port to your TV or Monitor HDMI (DVI) port (use HDMI cable and mini HDMI to HDMI adapter and/or HDMI to DVI adapter). 4. Make sure that your monitor or TV is turned on, and that you have selected the right input (e.g. HDMI/DVI,? etc). 5. Plug in micro USB 2.0 OTG Cable to USB data port of Pi Zero and 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub to micro USB 2.0 OTG Cable. 6. Plug in your USB mouse and USB keyboard to 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub. 7. If you intend to connect your Raspberry Pi Zero vers 1.2 or vers 1.3 to the internet, connect a WiFi dongle to one of the 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub ports. 8. Connect Micro USB power supply to Raspberry PI Zero board micro USB input. 9. The Raspberry PI desktop will start up. 10. Open?**Terminal?**window**?**and type the command:***?sudo apt-get update*** 11. Then type the command:?***sudo apt-get upgrade -y*** 12. Adding -y to the end of apt-get commands instructs the program to automatically answer yes to any questions rather than waiting for you to type Y or N 13. ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW6.jpg) 14. ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW124.jpg) 15. Open the Raspberry Pi Configuration tool from the main menu. Go to?**Raspberry icon**->?**Preferences**?->?**Raspberry PI configuration.** 16. **![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspiCamNode_2.jpg)** 17. Select?**Interfaces**?and make sure that all settings are enabled so you will not need to come back to these configuration tool again. 18. ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW93.jpg) 19. Click on?**OK**?button. 20. We need to reboot our Raspberry PI. If it will not reboot automatically go to?**Terminal**. Type this command in the Terminal:?***sudo reboot2. Making the program* After restart of Raspberry Pi go to the **Terminal**?and type this command:?*sudo nano?shutdownreboot.py* 21. ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW134.jpg) 22. Copy and paste the code from?*[shutdownreboot.py](https://acoptex.com/uploads/shutdownreboot.py)*?to opened window.?Since it is a Python code, you need to be careful with the Tab characters as it is important to group the instruction as blocks in Python. ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW135.jpg) 1. Press Ctrl+X, Y, Enter buttons to save the file. 2. Type the command in the Terminal:?*sudo python?shutdownreboot.py* 3. ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW136.jpg) 4. 1. When you press first button your Raspberry Pi will be turned off. 2. When you press second button your Raspberry Pi will reboot. *3.?Modifying the rc.local* 1. One of the methods to run a script on your Raspberry Pi at startup - use the file?**rc.local**. In order to have a command or program run when the Raspberry Pi boots, you can add commands to the?**rc.local**?file. This is especially useful if you want to power up your Raspberry Pi in headless mode (that is without a connected monitor), and have it run a program without configuration or a manual start. 2. Type this command in the?**Terminal**?to open the?**rc.local**?file if you need to modify it:?***sudo nano /etc/rc.local*** 3. ![](https://acoptex.com/uploads/RaspberryPiZeroW139.jpg)*Summary* We have learnt?how to shutdown or reboot your Raspberry PI Zero W board without LAN or WiFi or SSH. *Libraries in use* - RPi.GPIO - time - os *Script* - Look for attached code on the begining of this project --- Source: https://maker.wiznet.io/abdul/projects/Project-25a-Raspberry-PI-Zero-W-board-Shutdown-and-restart-buttons/