Keymap trigger GPIO output

Question

Hello is there a way to edit the keymap of a usb keyboard on the pi so that i can configure it so that when alt+f1 is pressed it runs a python script which turns on a GPIO channel ?

shabaz · Answer

There may be several ways to achieve what you want, but more info would be needed (e.g. for your use-case, can the Pi be dedicated to running just one application that waits for a keypress to execute the Python script).

Otherwise, this might help (I've not tried it, but they give an example where a keyboard combination will run a browser, so the principle is similar):

https://askubuntu.com/questions/254424/how-can-i-change-what-keys-on-my-keyboard-do-how-can-i-create-custom-keyboard