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This video demonstrates how to attach a breadboard to a Raspberry Pi 3 with optional touchscreen. LED lights are then installed on the breadboard and turned on/off via the WiringPi software.

Hardware tips:

• Disconnect power to your Raspberry Pi before attempting this tutorial.
• Do not connect LEDs directly to the breadboard rows that are already in use by the T cobbler. Use the lower rows that are free.
• The positive pin (longer leg) of the LED connects in the same numbered row (different letter) as the jumper wire.
• The negative pin (shorter leg) of the LED connects in the same numbered row (different letter) as one end of the resistor.
• The other end of the resistor connects in the negative column on the edge of the breadboard (any row).
• The other end of the jumper wire connects in the same row (any lettered column) as the desired GPIO pin as indicated on the T cobbler.

Example pins:

• Connect LED 1 positive leg to breadboard row 30, column E
• Connect LED 1 negative leg to breadboard row 29, column E
• Connect LED 2 positive leg to breadboard row 28, column E
• Connect LED 2 negative leg to breadboard row 27, column E
• Connect LED 3 positive leg to breadboard row 26, column E
• Connect LED 3 negative leg to breadboard row 25, column E
• Connect Resistor 1 leg 1 to breadboard row 29, column C
• Connect Resistor 1 leg 2 to breadboard 3V negative column, any unused row
• Connect Resistor 2 leg 1 to breadboard row 27, column C
• Connect Resistor 2 leg 2 to breadboard 3V negative column, any unused row
• Connect Resistor 3 leg 1 to breadboard row 25, column C
• Connect Resistor 3 leg 2 to breadboard 3V negative column, any unused row
• Connect Jumper 1 end 1 to breadboard row 30, column A
• Connect Jumper 1 end 2 to the breadboard row that aligns with GPIO 17 (pin 11) on the T cobbler, column C
• Connect Jumper 2 end 1 to breadboard row 28, column A
• Connect Jumper 1 end 2 to the breadboard row that aligns with GPIO 27 (pin 13) on the T cobbler, column C
• Connect Jumper 3 end 1 to breadboard row 26, column A
• Connect Jumper 1 end 2 to the breadboard row that aligns with GPIO 22 (pin 15) on the T cobbler, column C

To install wiringPi, follow the instructions at http://wiringpi.com/download-and-install/.

To change the orientation of the Raspberry Pi Touchscreen and to flip it upside down, add the following line to /boot/config.txt:

lcd_rotate=2

The commands to control the LEDs are as follows.

To set the pins to Output mode:

• gpio -g mode 17 out
• gpio -g mode 27 out
• gpio -g mode 22 out

To turn the LEDs on:

• gpio -g write 17 1
• gpio -g write 27 1
• gpio -g write 22 1

To turn the LEDs off:

• gpio -g write 17 0
• gpio -g write 27 0
• gpio -g write 22 0

Note: the ending 2 in the “gpio -g write 22 2” command in the video is a typo.