🔒 Problem With Pi Pico (Using Thonny)

[worldly nymph]

Hi!, im trying to make my pi pico work as a switch to turn on a pc, the code works and i named the file main.py to the root of the pi but it does not start automatically after losing power.

[prisma bridge]

@worldly nymph

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[worldly nymph]

if i do
import main
the code starts, but it dosn't do it automatically

[celest cobalt]

that input() function waits for user input so im not sure if thats the "automatic" you are looking for

otherwise its not clear to me what youre doing here like what do you expect to happen vs what is actually happening

does the pico turn on the pc when you input "on" into that shell?

[celest cobalt]

maybe you just want to move the input() to before the while loop so it only asks for the input once and then loops forever? cuz when its inside the loop is is asking for it over and over again so it wont be automatic if you have to answer it every time

[worldly nymph]

this is my code

from machine import Pin
import time

Define the GPIO pin where the base of the transistor is connected

transistor_base = Pin(1, Pin.OUT)

Function to momentarily turn on the transistor

def momentary_on(duration=1):
transistor_base.value(1)
time.sleep(duration)
transistor_base.value(0)

Main loop to listen for serial commands

print("Ready to receive commands...")
try:
while True:
command = input().strip()
if command == "on":
momentary_on(1)
print("Device ON for 1 second")
elif command == "off":
print("Momentary switch does not support 'off' command")
except KeyboardInterrupt:
# Clean up if the script is interrupted
transistor_base.value(0)
print("Program interrupted and terminated.")

[sour pulsar]

You are running it in the thonny shell, when you run it manually.

When it powers on, it's probably running your code, but there isn't a shell for you to input something as it's expecting.

If it's a pico W you can connect it to your wifi and control it in a few different ways.

If it's not a pico W you could use something as a button to turn it on/off

[prisma bridge]

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