Pi Desktop power on

https://raspberrytips.com/autostart-a-program-on-boot/

Hi !

What do you mean ?

Usually when the PI receives power, unless some HAT is connected (the Pironman case is an example - you need to press the power button) the RPi starts booting...

Again, what do you mean ?

Hi, my raspi is in the element14 desktop case  /products/devtools/product-pages/w/documents/22485/desktop-computer-kit-for-raspberry-pi with a button on top. If I switch on power via USB the raspi is not booting. I have to press the button.

I want to know if there is a configuration possibility that the raspi is directly booting without the need to press the button.

The confusion is because the case you're using has a microcontroller-based power circuit. So, there isn't a "Pi-based" solution to forcing it to turn on.

Page 16 of the case's manual talks about the power circuit.

So you would need to investigate that (non-standard) circuit further to force it to an on-state.

You could remove the Pi from the desktop enclosure. This removes the constraints from the desktop enclosure. Why the necessity for immediate power up? That is typically something you don't want in a desktop.

I use it as a server (nextCloud, piHole), but we switch the power strip off during night.

Yes, I thought so too, but I hoped there is a more simpler solution...

So, the documentation page you linked to has a link to the product's GitHub repo.

There, someone opened an issue for powering on after power loss (for example, after someone turns the power strip off and then back on.)

It looks like a very small modification with a 10 uF electrolytic capacitor works for others.

(Also, the code for the STM8 in the power control unit is there too. But not much about how to build and program the microcontroller, so that might be a tougher route.)

Great dumpster dive to find the details baldengineer!

Thanks, that made my day !