Frequently Asked Questions
General
- What is the best way to contact the Pi4J project?
- What level of permissions is required to run software using Pi4J?
- Why does Pi4J use a pin numbering scheme that does not match the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins numbers?
Licensing
Installation
General
- What is the best way to contact the Pi4J project?
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Click here to see the contact methods for the Pi4J project.
- What level of permissions is required to run software using Pi4J?
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Software using the Pi4J library must be run with ROOT level permissions.
- Why does Pi4J use a pin numbering scheme that does not match the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins numbers?
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Pi4J implements an abstract pin number scheme to help isolate consuming program from hardware changes on the Raspberry PI boards. Pi4J implements the exact same pin number scheme as the WiringPi project. (Click here for more details). The GPIO pin changes that occurred between board revisions 1 and 2 serve as a perfect example as to why an abstract pin number scheme is warranted.
Click here to see the pin numbering scheme used by Pi4J.
Licensing
- The project license requires attribution on all derived works, is a commercial attribution free license available?
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Yes, a commercial non-attribution license is available. Please contact us for more information.
Installation
- How do I install Pi4J?
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Click here to see the Pi4J installation instructions.