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title: "Raspberry PI GPIO switch"
description: "Instructions how to integrate the GPIO of a Raspberry PI into Home Assistant."
date: 2015-08-07 14:00
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The rpi_gpio switch platform allows you to control the GPIOs of your [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/).

To use your Raspberry Pi's GPIO in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  platform: rpi_gpio
  ports:
    11: Fan Office
    12: Light Desk
  invert_logic: false
```

Configuration variables:

- **ports** array (*Required*): Array of used ports.
  - **port: name** (*Required*): Your username for the Edimax switch.
- **invert_logic** (*Optional*): If true, inverts the output logic to ACTIVE LOW. Default is false (ACTIVE HIGH).

For more details about the GPIO layout, visit the Wikipedia [article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#GPIO_connector) about the Raspberry Pi.

<p class='note warning'>
If you are not running Raspbian Jessie, you will need to run Home Assistant as root.
</p>
