aikaramba / rpi-fan-controller

External fan controller program for Raspberry Pi

About

This program controls the external fan for Raspberry Pi. It uses temperature sensor to change the output value on a selected GPIO pin.

How to use

0. Install python3

sudo apt-get install python3

1. Copy 'fan_controller.py' file to a RaspberryPi's SDCard
2. Add the application to the '/etc/rc.local' for auto-launch on startup

For example:

python /home/pi/fan_controller.py &

This line should be inserted before 'exit 0' line.

References

1. Original code and fan wiring guide - https://hackernoon.com/how-to-control-a-fan-to-cool-the-cpu-of-your-raspberrypi-3313b6e7f92c